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Ancient Israel Teacher Resources
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Sixth graders create an ABC book about Mesopotamia and ancient Israel. In this ancient cultures lesson, 6th graders create a picture dictionary and a travel brochure for an imaginary trip to these destinations. A good, creative lesson!
Sixth graders investigate how David conquered Jerusalem and examine archaeological and Biblical evidence regarding the fortifications of ancient Jerusalem. They explore the Israeli Foreign Ministry Photographic Exhibits website, complete a student project sheet, and read and present their narrations from their project sheet.
Students realize Greece's location in relation to the previously learned civilizations and learn the vocabulary needed for this unit of study. They use the interactive SMART board to locate places and learn necessary information of ancient Greece.
Students create a three dimensional map of Israel and mark the travels of the Ark as indicated by the text in 1 Samuel. They create graphic symbols to represent how the Ark was treated in each of the cities it visited.
Students explore Greece. For this introduction to ancient Greece lesson, students locate and circle the names of the bodies of water surrounding Greece, then underline the names of important cities in Greece on a world map displayed on a Smart Board. Students define and discuss key vocabulary, then write it in a notebook. This lesson is appropriate for high school special needs students studying geography and world history.
Students discover the role of God in Israel's government and create a timeline of the significant events during a given biblical era. In this Israel's history lesson, students research seven major events of a given era and write them on notecards to create a timeline. Students react to what they learn in their journals.
Students build a timeline to further understanding of historical sequence and explore simultaneous developments in ancient cultures.
Students read and analyze classical literature of the ancient Hebrew prophets dealing with societal injustices. They identify present-day prophets, and write an essay about how the common good would be affected if people listened to the prophets.
Students investigate the symbolism of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and evaluate modern "wonders of the world." In small groups, they complete a data chart on a selected Wonder, create a poster from the data, and prepare a poster of a present day wonder.
Eighth graders research the ancient cultures of India, China, Egypt, Greece, or Rome to identify their characteristics and civilizations. In this ancient cultures lesson, 8th graders work in groups to research one of the ancient civilizations and write an informative essay for their topic. Students turn their essays into speeches and multimedia presentations.