Ancient History Intermediate Teacher Guide (Grades 5-8)

Discover the mysterious and fascinating ancient world, when humankind was making leaps and bounds as the written word was established, the wheel invented, and ziggurats and pyramids arose amid societies typically thought of as rudimentary. This open-and-go teacher's guide makes it easy to use the best children’s literature to teach history from Ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia to Ancient Rome in 500AD.  This guide includes reading lists full of carefully chosen titles that delve into historical background, geography assignments, vocabulary, discussion and narration prompts to encourage critical thinking, research and creative writing projects, many supplemental book recommendations, hands-on activities, website links, and much more. Character Connections in each lesson helps students connect their history studies with biblical principles. The 97 lessons cover one year of history at a rate of 3 lessons per week. 81 pages, softcover. Grades 5 – 8.