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Following the Leaders

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Examine the historic election of Pope Benedict XVI and reflect on the challenges he faces as the new leader of the Catholic Church. This New York Times lesson investigates how other world leaders are chosen in different forms of...
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Ancient Americas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compare artifacts used by archaeologists to theorize the first inhabitants of the Americas migrated from Asia across the Bering Land Bridge.
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Egyptian Diary Project

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a journal activity in conjunction with a study of ancient Egypt. In this history and writing instructional activity, 7th graders write a journal entry based on the life of an ancient Egyptian pharoah they create.
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Class, At-ten-tion!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore alphabetical and chronological organization through geography. In this instructional activity on ancient India, students use computers to create and publish autobiographical time lines to illustrate important events in...
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Enduring Influence: Rome, Greece, and Byzantium

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore ancient cultures. In this ancient history lesson, students view programs that depict the ancient Roman, Greek, and Byzantine cultures. Students consider how archaeologists, geologists, and scientists have uncovered the...
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Egyptian Civilization

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore facets of ancient Egyptian life. In this instructional activity on ancient civilizations, 5th graders find the location of ancient Egyptian nations on a world map and describe the climate and features. They explain...
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The Anasazi

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings. They...
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Decipher This!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the Rosetta Stone and asked to consider the difficulties of translating ancient texts. They write a message in hieroglyphics and translate each other's work. They evaluate their translations.
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Draw Like an Egyptian

For Teachers K - 12th
Students craft their own Egyptian art. In this ancient Egyptian art lesson, students explore Egyptian art and create their own work following the 4 guidelines presented in the lesson.
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Civilization Pie

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students define civilization as it was in ancient times.  In this world history lesson, students work in small groups to write a recipe that has all the combined ingredients of early civilized societies and share their results with...
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The Anasazi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region.
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Seven Wonders of the World: The Great Pyramids

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the Great Pyramids. In this lesson on Egyptian culture, students use primary sources to examine Egyptians. Students will design and draft blue prints of their own pyramid.
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Comparing the Confessional traditions that Emerge from the Reformation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the Protestant Reformation.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders research various places of worship.  Students comapre and contrast the different sects of religion that resulted from the Protestant...
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Using Word Processing to Create Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils create a graphic organizer and instructional rubric using word processing software. They conduct Internet research at the History Alive website, and publish an essay.
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Ancient History Cyber-Journalists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a major historical event from the ancient world and write a newsletter about the event.
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Ancient Abstraction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compare and debate how an ancient Greek sculpture is similar to modern art. Then they orally describe the cultural contributions of early Greek civilization and their relationship to the modern world.
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A Day in the Life of an Egyptian

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the daily lives of ancient Egyptians from every social class. They use creative means to present what they have learned about the lives of Egyptians from all social classes.
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Rome: Republic to Empire

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss the rise of Rome from a republic to a dictatorship. In small groups, they role-play as congress people debating whether or not to give the president more powers. In another activity, 6th graders produce television...
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Akhenaton

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars look into the development of religious beliefs. In this ancient civilization lesson, students research the founders of several world religions including Akhenaton. Young scholars use their findings to create world religion...
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Mesopotamia Mesopotamia

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover details about Mesopotamia. In this ancient civilizations instructional activity, 6th graders view a PowerPoint presentation about Mesopotamia and then play a review game based on the details. Several support...
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The Rise of the City States in Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine Ancient Greece and its development of democracy. In this Greek History lesson, 6th graders explore the rise of city-states in Greece and its overall effect on the development of democracy. The class continues with...
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Newsworthy Journey

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research about ancient civilizations to produce a newspaper that reflecting the cultural, political, economic and religious views of the ancient civilizations of Egypt or Mexico.
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Indulgences and Salvation Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine different perspectives regarding indulgences and salvation. In this Reformation lesson, 10th graders watch video clips about the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and Martin Luther on indulgences and salvation....
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Great Wall of China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the construction of the Great Wall of China. In this Chinese history instructional activity, students research print and Internet sources about the contributions of the Qin, Han, Tang, and Ming Dynasties....

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