This excellent Early Humans and Hominids lesson includes a visually engaging PowerPoint on early human origins, including Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon man, and Homo Sapiens! Each of the 30+ slides includes fantastic images and easy-to-follow notes that focus...
Kid-Friendly Paleolithic 'Cave' Art: This is a fun and easy educational art project geared towards elementary school aged kids that teaches about about the beginnings of art (that occurred during the Paleolithic). The Paleolithic is otherwise known as the "Stone Age" to some and spans …
Learn what life was like in the Mesolithic Stone Age. Find out facts about what prehistoric people hunted and what hunter-gatherers ate in the Bitesize guide.
Visualise defining historical moments with this beautifully illustrated timeline.
Prehistory unit activities for upper elementary and middle school history and social studies classes with reading passages and activities.
We’re currently studying early humans, from the origins of man to the prehistoric stone ages to the Neolithic revolution of agriculture. Here are a few fiction and non-fiction children’…
A little dramatic of a title, huh? Well, since we are studying early exploration, I thought it fitting. :) We have moved into our unit on Early European explorers and this time around I thought I would start off a bit general before we moved into specific explorers. So we did two things to introduce the era that I thought I would share with you. Reasons for Exploring Flipbook We started out by reading an informational article about the various reasons WHY explorers would venture out into the new land. There were basically 5 reasons: seeking adventure, the lure of gold, searching for spices, gaining new land, and to spread Christianity. We found information in our article (though if you read this post a few days ago, you will know that there was little bias to be had in that article!) and in our social studies text. Then, each of those five reasons became one flap on our flipbook. The students summarized each section, finding key words, and then wrote the information in their own words on the flipbook. This really turned out to be a great, general intro to the unit. Here is a close up view of one of the inside paragraphs once you lift up the flap Sea Monster Map Since we were talking about generalities, we discussed how many of the Europeans at the time believed the world to be flat. They thought that if you sailed out far enough, you would no doubt encounter sea monsters of all kind. Because of that, early cartographers would draw monsters (which we discussed were most likely inspired by real sea creatures, mixed with the "telephone" nature of sailors' stories.) We also discussed how this was used to instill fear in people as well, so as to not encourage them to venture out too far. I showed them the Carta Marina and we looked at the monsters on there. If you do a simple google search, many pictures will come up. There is also quite a bit of information if you google "Here Be the Dragons" (a phrase that appeared on one map that now has become synonymous with unknown territories and the era) She chose to make her monsters huge! Then here is where it got fun. The students traced the known world of long ago. (so basically Europe, Asia, and Africa) Then, in the open space they had on their maps, they had to draw 5 sea creatures that they envisioned would have been around. Afterwards, they then needed to write descriptive paragraphs of those monsters. What would they do if a human was encountered? What made them special? Why were they to be feared? The students really got into this and were able to let their creative juices flow! Click here to access the recording sheet we used. It isn't anything special, but it is already made for you ;) Now, we are moving into actual explorers and their contributions (and the Walking Classroom actually is great for this...there are four podcasts on different explorers so we have already started listening to them!) What do you do to introduce the Age of Exploration?
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Nitty Gritty - Vinyl LP *Original 1969 Tamla Motown Release Vintage - 6th Studio Album *NEW-LIKE* Condition Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American R&B, soul and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early 1950s. The group reached commercial success after signing with Motown Records in 1966. After a year and a half, the group recorded the first hit single version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in 1967, which led to several hit singles for Motown, including "Nitty Gritty", "Friendship Train", "If I Were Your Woman", "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" and the Grammy-winning "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)", before leaving the label for Buddah Records in 1973. Gladys Knight & the Pips are multiple Grammy and American Music Award winners and are inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1996 and 2001 respectively. Label: Tamla Motown – SS 713 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Canada Released: 1969 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Tracklist: A1 Cloud Nine 3:05 A2 Runnin' Out 2:15 A3 Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime) 3:20 A4 (I Know) I'm Losing You 2:33 A5 The Nitty Gritty 2:57 A6 Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone 3:20 B1 All I Could Do Was Cry 2:57 B2 Keep An Eye 2:48 B3 Got Myself A Good Man 2:58 B4 It's Summer 2:18 B5 The Stranger 3:07 B6 I Want Him To Say It Again 2:58 **All VINYL Records/Laser Discs/VHS & BETA Movies are from a well kept, extensive Private Collection, some have ONLY BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE, and some have NEVER BEEN OPENED. All are inspected and condition confirmed prior to shipping. If you are LOOKING for any particular Album/Record/Movie, CONTACT me to see if I have it. **NOTE: This album is in *NEW-LIKE* Condition...Practically *MINT* if not for Manufacturer's Punch-Hole & Some LIGHT EDGE/SHELF WARE. **SEE PHOTOS For detail Shipped PROPERLY and PROMPTLY (Same Day Shipping)
I am always looking for ways to blend subject areas together to get more bang for my buck! 🙂 This FREEBIE file can be used to teach students about culture and our human fingerprints. It can also be used in tandem with Tanny McGregor’s trash can inferencing lesson! Hope you can use it!!! 🙂 CLICK …
School project, Mezophotamia temple
Could stone toolmaking and meat eating be more common in our evolutionary history than we thought? Let's take a look.
15 books about The Ice Age and The Stone Age for children
This download features 9 Interactive Notebook pages all about early humans and prehistory! These amazing Interactive Notebook pages include graphic organizers, creative foldables, pop-ups, timelines…
Make your own stone age paint with this tutorial for kids.
World History Middle Ages, Feudalism, Crusades I Have Who Has Game Cards, World History Test Prep, Print & Digital Distance LearningThese student matching vocabulary cards are a great way to engage all students in groups for a fun whole class or group game. This includes a print set, instructio...
15 books about The Ice Age and The Stone Age for children
Jack Churchill
