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FREE Ancient History Activities and Project Ideas for 6th Grade

FREE Ancient History Activities and Project Ideas for 6th Grade

September 4, 2023 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

6th grade is a hard age to teach! Students are between not wanting to admit they need help but not quite ready to work independently. So, they need classroom materials that allow them to receive instruction but show their knowledge through exciting lessons. Honestly, this blend can make teaching the

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List of Engaging Ancient History Projects

List of Engaging Ancient History Projects

September 3, 2023 by Melissa Seideman Leave a Comment

Students often have a favorite subject. For instance, some love science because they learn about the world and how it works. Additionally, some love language arts because they love to travel the world through stories. There are so many creative ways to teach each subject! Similarly, students often love learning

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Bell Ringers for 6th-Grade History

Bell Ringers for 6th-Grade History

March 22, 2022 by StudentSavvy 1 Comment

  Bell ringers, warm-ups, morning work, brain activators…Whatever you call them, these beginning of class tasks can, in fact, be classroom management game-changers! Bell ringers for 6th-grade history can be used to assess and activate student learning, calm the chaos, establish a predictable routine, and make transitions easier. Not to

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Ancient Civilizations Map and Timeline Activities

Ancient Civilizations Map and Timeline Activities

July 27, 2020 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

This post contains fun and interactive timeline and mapping activities for upper elementary or middle school students who are learning about Ancient Civilizations and Ancient History! These teaching resources are great for homeschool, distance learning, and/or in the classroom! Most of the activities in this post contain both DIGITAL (Google

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Mesoamerica STEM Activity Challenges!

Mesoamerica STEM Activity Challenges!

November 12, 2018 by StudentSavvy 1 Comment

  I’ve been busy creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Medieval Times &/or Ancient Civilizations.  Next stop, is the home of the Incans, Aztecs, and Mayans, featured here in the Mesoamerica STEM Activity Challenges!    Activity #1: Floating Gardens Challenge! The Aztec built floating gardens

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Early Byzantine STEM Challenges!

Early Byzantine STEM Challenges!

June 7, 2018 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

Hi teacher friends, I’ve been busy creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Medieval Times & Middle Ages.. First stop, the Early Byzantine Empire!  Challenge 1: The Hagia Sophia Marble Run!    The famous Hagia Sophia church was built under the direction of Emperor Justinian I. During

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Ancient Israel STEM Challenge!

June 1, 2017 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient Israel!   I never heard of Masada until I began researching Ancient Israel for this project. Masada is described as King Herod’s desert fortress in the sky. It was built

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Ancient India STEM Challenges

Ancient India STEM Challenges

May 22, 2017 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient India! 🙂   During the summertime in Ancient India (and still to this day), a monsoon would come every year, raining buckets and buckets of water. In Eastern

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Ancient Egypt STEM Ideas!

May 18, 2017 by StudentSavvy 1 Comment

Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient Egypt!   I had been really looking forward to designing projects for this unit! I had so many different ideas for Egypt STEM challenges, it was hard to narrow

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Ancient Mesopotamia STEM Ideas!

May 13, 2017 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

  Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. First stop, Ancient Mesopotamia!         Ancient Civilizations has to be my favorite curriculum to teach. I find the ancient world fascinating, with all the different traditions, inventions, rituals,

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