Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Social Studies: Aztec Calendars and Culture Lesson PlanSocial Studies: Aztec Calendars and Culture Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Social Studies: Aztec Calendars and Culture

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Social Studies: Aztec Calendars and Culture lesson plan also includes:
  • Project
  • Rubric
  • Join to access all included materials

Sixth graders analyze the Aztec calendar and create their own examples of them. They determine the meaning of the symbols used in the calendars and record their ideas in journals. Students host a parent breakfast for them to observe their QuickTime Virtual Reality projects.

21 Views 42 Downloads
Concepts

symbols, literary devices, artifacts, the aztecs

Additional Tags

artifacts, aztec, symbols, english language arts
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
5 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Usage Permissions
Fine Print

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

My Symbol

Curated OER
Students paint a symbol representing themselves. In this painting lesson students discuss symbols and view the Interpretive Wall. Students write a poem to generate their personal symbol.
4th - 7th Visual & Performing Arts
Activity

The Wednesday Wars: Calendar Timeline

Novelinks
Here's a calendar that helps readers keep track of the major events in The Wednesday War.
3rd - 8th English Language Arts
Activity

Touching Spirit Bear: Final Novel Project

Pinecrest Preparatory Middle and High School
Close up your study of Touching Spirit Bear with any of these assessment options. Each of the four project options is described in detail. Also included is a page that learners can use to portion out their time to make sure they fulfill...
6th - 8th English Language Arts
Printables

The Aztecs

Teaching Ideas
Did you know the Aztecs had two different calendars? Or that Aztec men could have more than one wife? Find out more about this ancient civilization including how they lived, what they ate, and their cultures and beliefs with a set of 20...
3rd - 6th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Call to Arms: A Service Project

Curated OER
Sick of selling candy and washing cars? How about hosting a Digital Day or a Learning Lunch? The suggestions here make fund raising fun and rewarding. Raise money to preserve important maps and other primary source documents.
6th - 8th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Aztec Sun God Sculpture

Curated OER
Students create their own Sun God Sculptures. In this Aztec art lesson, students create their own Sun God Sculpture. After finishing the project sudents compare and contrast their sculpture to the pictures of the Aztec's sculpture.
5th - 8th Visual & Performing Arts
Lesson Plan

The Symbolism of Sneakers in Ghost

PBS
As part of a study of Jason Reynold's Ghost, readers take a close look at sneaker culture and how Reynold uses sneakers as a symbol in his award-winning young adult novel. Groups explore links to "Sneakerology 101", a Carnegie...
6th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Creating a Personal Symbol

Curated OER
Students inquire about visual arts by creating an artistic etching. In this symbolism lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring by researching the web and analyzing images. Students utilize linoleum or wood to create an etching...
6th - 8th Visual & Performing Arts
Instructional Video

The Teotihuacan Fire Ceremony

PBS
Fire and light play an almost universal role in world religions, and the predecessors for the Aztecs were no exception. Using an animation, the enlightening video recreates the Teotichuacan Fire Ceremony with rich details and features...
2 mins 6th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

The History Project: Aztec Life as Revealed in the Codex Telleriano Remensis

University of California
The Aztec pictorial manuscript later known as the Codex Telleriano-Remensis was created in sixteenth-century Mexico, about a generation after contact. It is considered one of the most beautiful and informative remaining works by the...
6th - 8th Social Studies & History
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use