EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

K-5 Activities

Activities | Lesson Plans | Resources

Levant K-5 Activities:

• Zenobia and Heroines: Background reading and social media activity
• Building a Phoenician trading ship
  
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Mesopotamia K-5 Activities:

• First Farmers: Activities related to land and farming in ancient Mesopotamia
• Write on Clay: Hands-on activity about the invention of writing
• The Epic of Gilgamesh Activities
• Ancient Law in Mesopotamia Activities
• From Soap to (Cylinder) Seal: Learn how to make your own cylinder seal inspired by those from the Ancient Near East
• From Soap to (Stamp) Seal: Learn how to make your own stamp seal inspired by those from the Ancient Near East

Egypt K-5 Activities:

• Wadi el-Hudi Activities (coloring pages, mazes)
• Make a Miniature Cartonnage Mummy Case
• A click-through guide explaining mummies
• Prepare a Mummy for Burial
• Write Your Name in Egyptian Hieroglyphics
• Play the Egyptian Game Senet
• Egyptian Mad Libs

Roman K-5 Activities:

• Ancient Rome Coloring Pages
• Create and Wear a Roman Toga
• Latin Words and Their Meanings
• Cartoon Guide to Roman Gladiators

Greek K-5 Activities:

• A Story on a Vase: Students examine a scene depicting Herakles and the Hydra on the face of a black-figure hydra, then read Greek myths and choose one to depict in the style of the vase painter known as the Eagle Painter.
• Interpreting Greek Vase Paintings
• Make a Lyre
• Make a Cup for a Modern-Day Symposium
• Deciphering Boustrophedon Writing
• Ancient Olympics: True or False Questionnaire 
• Writing Mythological Narratives