Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Popol Vuh
This unit is geared towards grades 4-8, but could be used with ESL high school students. Contains lesson plans integrating language arts and social studies, with a bibliography, a play, recipe, and a reading list for students.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Archaeological Investigations in the Homul Region (2003)
Several PDF reports offered at this site offer insights to the sequence of construction by various cultural groups. Very descriptive details of each step of the excavation process and photographs are provided.
Yale University
Yale: Mexicans: Mythology, Movement & Masterpiece
This drama curriculum unit features a bibliography, information about storytelling, mythology, oral readings, and the like--suitable for grade school students in the 5th grade and adaptable for other grades.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Study of Classic Maya Ritual at Copan (2002) [Pdf]
Analysis of burial deposits offer insights into ritual behaviors.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Architectural Transformation in Quexil Petenxil (2003)
Archaeological research and inferences are made through an architectural lens, offering a nine century history of the Quexil-Peterixil Basin.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive
The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, presents hundreds of biographies of famous mathematicians, histories of math in various cultures, and interesting facts on the development of important math concepts. This is a huge reference....
Scholastic
Scholastic: Junior Scholastic: Jungle of Secrets
Check out this site to discover more about the Ancient Maya culture. An article and video are provided. [2:19]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Maya: The Yaxchilan Lintels
Yaxchilan was a significant Maya center during the Classic period and a number of its buildings stand to this day. The carved stone lintels above their doorways, commissioned by the rulers of the city, provide a lengthy dynastic record...
Sacred Text Archive
Internet Sacred Text Archive: The Popol Vuh
This is an extract from an English translation of the Popol Vuh, the mythic and heroic sagas of the Kiches of Central America.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Cultures and Histories of the Americas
An online exhibit of a vast array of documents, artifacts, and maps detailing cultures in the Americas including the indigenous groups as well as Europeans after contact. From the Library of Congress.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Guatemala History
Lonely Planet presents a history of Guatemala from which we explore the country from cities of the ancient Mayas, the arrival of the Spaniards and the culture of today.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Maya Script
Detailed information on the Maya system of writing. The article explains the history of Maya script and how it was deciphered.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tzolk'in
The Tzolkin is another name for the Maya calendar. The meanings of the symbols on the Tzolk'in and various interpretations that are given to the calendar are outlined here.
Other
Jaguar Sun: The Maya
A large amateur collection of pages on all the major areas of Maya life and culture.
Other
Villanova University: Ancient Maya Architecture
View photographs of pre-Columbian Maya architecture in the regions from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate and Civilization: The Maya Example
Learners use geophysical and geochemical data collected by the Ocean Drilling Program to examine climate in Central America during the recent past. They also have the opportunity to investigate the link between climate change and...
Other
Global Exchange: Guatemala, a Brief History
What a rich history Guatemala has. Study it on this Global Exchange page, from the Maya civilization to the conquest of Spain, to the independence of the nation and its civil war.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology
Enhance your study of world mythology with these articles from Encyclopedia Mythica. Learn about mythic locations, creature, deities, and phenomena from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
Scholastic
Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendars & Time Measure
Study the math and history involved in the development of the 12 month calendar. There are lots of links to informative time and calendar websites to assist you.
Read Works
Read Works: Secrets of the Past
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and...
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Mythology Hangman
Test your knowledge of world mythology by playing Mythology Hangman, a Java applet and website that features images, maps, and descriptions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. It is a great resource to supplement mythology...
abcteach
Abcteach: Social Studies: History
[Free Registration/Login Required] A directory of history resources (games, activities, puzzles, graphics) to be used as part of elementary study of Ancient Egypt and Greece, the Middle Ages, the Revolutionary War, and other topics....
NumberNut
Number Nut: Numbers and Counting: Numeric Symbols
Briefly describes some of the ways that numbers can be represented, including using a few other number systems, such as Roman and Mayan.
