Primary Topic Shop is a team of two people. Richard is a primary teacher and Christa is a graphic designer and photojournalist. Between them, they have the unique ability to create original material for their units. It doesn't hurt they are both very interested in the subject matter! In fact, Richard and Christa lived in Egypt where Richard worked at a British School. Now they live in Scotland and are researching UK history.
Primary Topic Shop is a team of two people. Richard is a primary teacher and Christa is a graphic designer and photojournalist. Between them, they have the unique ability to create original material for their units. It doesn't hurt they are both very interested in the subject matter! In fact, Richard and Christa lived in Egypt where Richard worked at a British School. Now they live in Scotland and are researching UK history.
The Great Wall of China was built over 2000 years, from the 3rd century BCE until the 17th century CE. This resource includes reading pages about the Great Wall, a vocabulary guide, differentiated worksheets and a fun puzzle activity, perfect for early finishers.
Pages: 14 (including 5 answer sheets)
Contents:
2 Information Handouts
Vocabulary Page
Antonym Matching Vocabulary Worksheet
True or False Worksheet
Multiple Choice Worksheet
Comprehension Questions Worksheet
Differentiated Great Wall Puzzle Activity
Answer Sheets
Terms of Use
Ancient Greek philosophers introduced a new way of thinking to the ancient world. Instead of explaining the world through mythology, philosophy was about exploring ideas using logic and reason, inspiring a new way of thinking about big questions.
This resource explores the ancient Greek philosophers, from the Presocratics including Thales, Democritus and Pythagoras to the classic philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. The worksheets are geared towards comprehension, and the activities encourage creative thinking, debate and exploring wellness issues like happiness and friendship.
Pages: 18 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
5 Information Handouts
Comprehension Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Write a Dialogue Activity
Golden Mean Activity (Differentiated)
Discussion Activity
Philosophical Debate Activity
Answer Sheets
Fu Hao was one of the most powerful women in the Shang Dynasty in Ancient China. Not only was she a queen and a high priestess, but she was a successful military general. After the Shang dynasty ended, Fu Hao’s name was forgotten, until the nineteenth century, when caves of oracle bones were discovered, and her tomb was unearthed.
This printable pdf resource explores Fu Hao as queen, priestess, military commander and goddess, as well as the excavation of her tomb. The Shang Dynasty is covered briefly, as well as some detail about oracle bones.
Number of Pages: 13 (including 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
4 Information Pages (including key events summary and vocabulary)
Differentiated Comprehension (Reading Response and Multiple Choice Questions)
Synonym Activity
Oracle Bones Activity
Early Finisher Cryptic Crossword Activity
Answer Sheets
Olympias was a queen in the kingdom of Macedon, north of Greece. She is known as the mother of Alexander the Great, but she was a powerful woman in her own right, using politics, religion, and cunning to keep her family in power in a world ruled by men.
This printable PDF resource covers the life of Olympias, from when she met Phillip II until she was executed after ruling two kingdoms. Information pages are followed by differentiated worksheets and activities.
Number of Pages: 16 (including 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
7 Information Pages (including key events summary and vocabulary)
Differentiated Comprehension (Reading Response and Multiple Choice Questions)
Synonym Activity
Interpretation Activity
Crossword Activity
Answer Sheets
In this lesson, students learn about Ancient Greek myths. The PDF includes information handouts about myths including the myth of Pandora’s Jar, Echo and Narcissus and Juno and the First Frogs, with differentiated reading response questions. The activities include making a comic strip, word origins, vocabulary, and remaking the myth.
Pages: 27 (including 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
5 Handouts (Information page and reading pages)
2 Comprehension Questions
1 Multiple Choice Questions
Vocabulary Activity
Word Origin Activity
Class Discussion Activity
Create-A-Comic Activity
Remake a Myth Activity
Answer Sheets
Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 20 years of peace and prosperity. She was not the first female pharaoh, or even the most famous, but she was the most successful and powerful. After her death, evidence of her reign was erased, and she was forgotten for thousands of years.
This printable pdf resource explores Hatshepsut as daughter, wife and mother of a pharaoh, her reign as a queen regent and pharaoh, her trade and building projects, the attempt to erase her from history and the restoration of her temple and statues.
Number of Pages: 13 (including 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
5 Information Pages (including key events summary and vocabulary)
Multiple Choice Questions
Comprehension Questions
Synonym Activity
Timeline Activity
Answer Sheets
This resource delves into the ancient Egyptian beliefs and practices surrounding the afterlife, including the origins of mummification, the process of mummification, the use of canopic jars, funerary rituals, the Book of the Dead, and the Underworld. It includes worksheets with various types of questions, such as multiple-choice, crossword, and an activity where students must arrange the steps of mummification in the correct order.
Pages: 9 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
3 Information Pages
1 Crossword
1 Steps of Mummification Activity
1 Multiple Choice
3 Answer Sheets
This resource explores the workings of sight, including the nature of light, the human eye, and the role of rods and cones. It covers topics such as the diagram and size of the eye, eye movement, depth perception, and the parts of the eye, including the blind spot. The resource includes a variety of interactive activities, including labeling the parts of the eye on a diagram, matching parts of the eye, a fun activity to discover the blind spot, depth perception experiments, and a true or false activity.
Aimed at KS2 Y4-6.
Pages: 11 (including 2 answer pages)
Contents:
5 Information Pages
Fill in the Labels Activity
True or False Worksheet
Matching Worksheet
Find Your Blind Spot Activity
Depth Perception Experiments
Answer Sheets
This printable PDF includes an information handout, differentiated comprehension worksheets, and an art activity. The information consists of a brief passage on the life of St. Patrick, the early celebrations, as well as symbolism and colors associated with the holiday.
Pages: 6 including 2 answer sheets
Contents
1 Information Handout
1 Comprehension Questions
1 Multiple Choice
1 Art Activity
2 Answer Sheets
This reading resource contains the text from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes, broken up with comprehension questions, illustrations, colouring/doodling sections, followed by vocabulary activities, comprehension questions and reading response, a class discussion on conformity and a writing challenge.
Pages: 14 (including 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
4 Reading Pages (interspersed with comprehension questions and colouring sections)
2 Vocabulary Activities
Comprehension Multiple Choice
Reading Response
Theme - Class Discussion on Conformity
Writing Challenge
Drawing Challenge
4 Answer Sheets
Terms of Use
This lesson includes a labeled illustration of a longship, definitions of the parts of a longship, unique properties of longships and information about the Knarr. There is a reading response worksheet as well as a dragon’s head design activity. Aimed at KS2 Y4-6
Pages: 7 (including one answer sheet)
Contents:
Information Sheet
Reading Response
Label the Ship Activity
Art Activity
All photos, illustrations and text are original by the author. This is part of a complete unit on Vikings.
This introduction to the Ancient China Resource Bundle explores the five Ancient Chinese dynasties; the Xin, Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties. There is a brief about dynasties and the Mandate of Heaven, followed by a short reading passage about each dynasty. Vocabulary words are highlighted in the text and vocabulary word definitions are included, along with a synonym wordsearch. There are differentiated comprehension questions and two activities.
Pages: 14 (including 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
3 Information Handouts
Vocabulary Page
Synonym Wordsearch
Multiple Choice Worksheet
Comprehension Questions Worksheet
Timeline Activity
Fact File Activity
Answer Sheets
Terms of Use
Confucius was a philosopher, teacher and politician who lived about 2,500 years ago in Ancient China. This resource includes reading pages about the life of Confucius and his legacy. A vocabulary guide and activity is provided, as well as differentiated activities and worksheets. A simple info sheet accompanied by a True or False activity is included for further differentiation.
Pages: 21 (including 6 answer sheets)
Contents:
5 Information Handouts
Comprehension Questions Worksheet
Multiple Choice Worksheet
True or False Worksheet
Synonym Unscramble Worksheet
Virtue Chart Activity
Virtue Art Activity
Class Discussion
Answer Sheets
Terms of Use
This bundle includes all of our resources on Ancient China. Each resource is a PDF file that contains illustrated reading passages, definitions of vocabulary words, vocabulary and comprehension worksheets, activities and answer sheets. The materials are easy to understand and are ideal for use as a no-prep, self-directed work packet. The bundle includes resources on Ancient China’s dynasties, the Chinese calendar, Terracotta Warriors, the Great Wall of China, Confucius, and the Silk Road, as well as a resource from our Women of Ancient History set on Fu Hao.
The Viking Sagas lesson covers a brief history of sagas and examples of a legendary saga, and a historical saga. It includes a write your own saga activity.
Pages: 8 (including 2 answer sheets)
Contents:
Information Pages
Comprehension Questions
Write Your Own Saga Activities
Color Puzzle
Creation Saga Drawing
Answer Sheets
All photos, illustrations and text are original by Christa Galloway, Primary Topic Shop.
The Rosetta Stone lesson includes facts about the Rosetta Stone and the story of the Rosetta Stone. The activities included are a reading response, find the definition, find the synonym and crack the code.
Pages: 10 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
Information Page
Story of the Rosetta Stone (Close Reading)
Reading Response Questions
Find The Definition Activity
Find The Synonym Activity
Crack The Code Activity
More Decoding
Answer Sheets
Reviews from teachers:
*Attractively done, with great content and engaging activities! -Martha S.
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Challenging and helpful for studying with my 3rd grade gifted students -Jen W.
This is a fantastic resource for sixth grade Social Studies! -Meghan D.
Teach your students about Roman Mythology with these three PDFs about legends and myths, Romulus and Remus & gods and goddesses. The resources include information handouts, a vocabulary exercise, differentiated reading response questions, a comic strip activity,a fact file activity, a matching activity and a printable card game. In the gods and goddesses resource, fifteen of the main Roman gods are explored in listings, each with an original illustration, the Greek names, role, symbol, a myth and a combination of other fun facts.
48 Pages (including 6 answer sheets)
Contents:
Reading Handout
Information Handouts
Antonym or Synonym Worksheet
Differentiated Reading Responses (Comprehension Questions / Multiple Choices / True or False)
Fact File activity
Printable Memory Card Game
Match the Roman and Greek God Activity
Making a Comic Activity
Answer Sheets
This free resource is a great introduction to the Aztecs. The reading pages cover who the Aztecs were, where they were, the time period of the Aztec Empire, population, language, what they ate and includes a map of the empire. For reading comprehension, there is a true or false activity and a differentiated cryptic wordsearch with a fill in the blanks activity.
If you find this resource useful, please check out our other Aztec resources!
Pages: 8 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
2 Information Handouts
True or False Worksheet
Cryptic Wordsearch with a Fill In The Blank Activity
3 Answer Sheets
Terms of Use
This set of 21 digital task cards will teach students about the papyrus plant in Ancient Egypt. There are reading passages as well as true or false, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice and matching activities.
Click here to try a playable preview.
These cards make a great add-on to our printable Ancient Egyptian Papyrus resource.
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