Through several organized and attractive worksheets, your learners will make a deduction about tally marks and hieroglyphics to determine what they represent in the ancient numeral system. This is a well-designed, interdisciplinary...

Students read a story called Scientists Discover Oldest Mayan Mural and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Mayan mural lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions,...

Students become familiar with the sport that became a social ritual in ancient American cultures, examining its importance. They gain an understanding of how contemporary sports have acquired importance within modern American culture.

Students compare basketball to Mayan ring-ball. They write a newspaper article that may have been published during Mayan times.

Fifth graders complete activities with Chapter 9 of the book The Fastest Pig in the West by Randi Hacker. In this literature instructional activity, 5th graders discuss the concept of saving face and how it affects the main...

Students make an ancient Maya travel guide. In this ancient Maya lesson plan, students use knowledge from previous lessons to design a travel guide. They include important information for a traveler who wants to visit an ancient Maya...