5th Grade World History Centers

Bring Prehistory to life in your class with this centers bundle! Have students practice vocabulary recognition with a ready to print and cut matching game, integrate ELA in a prehistory story assignment, work on geography skills while mapping cave paintings online, and use the tools of historians and anthropologists while analyzing primary sources.

Centers are a great way to keep students engaged while introducing a variety of information and skills.

In addition to the four activities included, this bundle introduces a Prehistory Centers Teaching Guide which includes:

1. An overview of the centers as activities working together
2. A planning guide describing the skills, knowledge, materials, and grading for each center
3. A plan for introducing the centers along with directions for the INCLUDED fully editable centers introduction powerpoint slide
4. A guide on timing of centers based on class schedules
5. Center Rotation Suggestions for using four or five centers
6. Printable Title Pages for the Centers

****** Also included is a list of 15 Suggested Reflection Questions to use as closure for the centers

Do you want to integrate writing skills in your Ancient World History class? This writing activity bundle offers three different activities to include in your classroom!

This bundle includes:

• Writing Prehistory Fairytales - using prehistory vocabulary to create prehistorical fairytales.
• Ancient Mesopotamian: Writing Myths Activity - writing myths based on prompts regarding nature and natural phenomena
• Writing Ancient Greek Myths - writing myths based on explanatory, entertainment, or morality myth storyboard structure.

This is a scavenger hunt using task cards that is based on Greek Gods which are part of what that are studied in the 6th grade curriculum within Comparative Classical Civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere for Ancient Greece. This resource begins by challenging students with a mission, complete the tasks to solve the mystery word and four digit code to have the Greek Gods offer you immortality and a seat in Mount Olympus. Students will read about Zeus, Poseidon, Hermes, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus and Demeter. This activity will have students reading about each Greek God; their symbols, what they were god of, and their importance to Ancient Greek. Check out the preview to see what each task card entails. Students will need to walk around the room reading the task cards. Each task card has a code word on the bottom which is the answer to the question/fill in the blank. The answer will NOT be found on that same task card. For example, the answer to task card #1 is found by reading the passage on task card #8. Students MUST record which task card they found the answer on in their answer sheet under the “FOUND CARDS #” column. That column will be used at the end for the 4 digit lock code. They will follow the clues to find the correct 4 digit code. Once they have completed the scavenger hunt they will receive a half sheet of paper stating that they have received immortality and their seat in Mount Olympus.

This activity would be a great review before assessments, as a center activity, a group activity, etc. Students will be engaged with the learning while having a fun time trying to solve all of the clues!

This is a scavenger hunt using task cards that is based on the Inca, Mayan & Aztec civilizations which is studied in the 5th grade curriculum under the following standards:

• 5.1 The first humans in the Western Hemisphere modified their physical environment as well as adapted to their environment. Their interactions with their environment led to various innovations and to the development of unique cultures.
• 5.1a Various forms of scientific evidence suggest that humans came to North America approximately 25,000 to 14,000 years ago and spread southward to South America.
• 5.1b Human populations that settled along rivers, in rainforests, along oceans, in deserts, on plains, in mountains, and in cold climates adapted to and made use of the resources and environment around them in developing distinct ways of life.
• 5.1c Early peoples living together in settlements developed shared cultures with customs, beliefs, values, and languages that give identity to the group. These early peoples also developed patterns of organization and governance to manage their societies.

This resource begins by challenging students with a mission, complete the tasks to solve the mystery word and four digit code to collect ancient treasures lost in these civilizations. Check out the preview to see what each task card entails. Students will need to walk around the room reading the task cards. Each task card has a code word on the bottom which is the answer to the question/fill in the blank. The answer will NOT be found on that same task card. For example, the answer to task card #1 is found by reading the passage on task card #8. Students MUST record which task card they found the answer on in their answer sheet under the “FOUND CARDS #” column. That column will be used at the end for the 4 digit lock code. They will follow the clues to find the correct 4 digit code. Once they have completed the scavenger hunt they will receive a half sheet of paper stating that they have found and collected the treasures!

This activity would be a great review before assessments, as a center activity, a group activity, etc. Students will be engaged with the learning while having a fun time trying to solve all of the clues!

This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to grade 12. Modifications can be made as needed.

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Students will find this Australia Scavenger Hunt activity fun and motivating, and it will encourage students to examine the physical, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of Australia. This is the perfect introductory activity and begin your Australia unit.

For this activity, provide each student with a student activity sheet. Students will work in groups of two to four, depending on your class and ability and experience in working in cooperative groups.

INCLUDES:

• Student Scavenger Packet with map and graphic organizer
• Teacher Guide and Answer Sheet

Requires use of computer stations, textbooks, library books, atlases, etc.

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Geography teachers, are you always looking for a great Getting To Know You back-to-school geography icebreaker activity for the beginning of the year for all ages? This activity will encourage your students to become familiar with their classmates as they work in groups and rotate through various stations. What a great introduction to basic geography skills such as graphs, charts, maps, and the concept of culture. It truly teaches geography skills all the while allowing students to collaborate, have fun, and get to know one another.

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