This free lesson covers the papyrus plant, uses of papyrus, papyrus paper, and making papyrus paper. There is a reading response activity and a making papyrus activity. This lesson is being offered free for as a sample of the Ancient Egypt bundle, but it can be used alone as a lesson. If you like this free resource, please take a look at the rest of the Ancient Egypt bundle. Thanks! Pages: 5 (including answer sheet) Contents: 2 Information Handouts 1 Reading Response Worksheet 1 Making Papyrus Activity Answer Sheet All photos, illustrations and text by Christa Galloway.

The Ancient Romans were people from Rome and the Roman Empire. The city of Rome was founded in what is now Italy in the eighth century BCE. It grew to rule in Europe, Britain, Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East until the fifth century CE. This resource is an introduction to our Ancient Romans topic. Contents: 2 Information Pages Cryptic Word Search Answer Sheet

Original illustrations accompany this lesson which covers the early Olympics, Olympic events, prizes, the last ancient Olympics, modern Olympics and vocabulary. There is a vocabulary activity, differentiated reading response activities and an art activity. Pages: 11 (including 3 answer sheets) Contents: Two Information Handouts Find The Word Activity Reading Response Questions Multiple Choice Fill in the Blanks Design a Vase Questions or comments? Contact me at admin@primarytopicshop.co.uk All text and illustrations are by Christa Galloway, Primary Topic Shop.

In this lesson, students learn about Greek mythological creatures. Twelve of the main Greek beasts, creatures and monsters are explored in listings, Centaur, Cerberus, Chimera, Cyclops, Harpy, Hydra, Medusa, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix, Satyr and Siren. Each listing features an original illustration, facts and a short myth. The introduction includes interesting facts about ancient Greek mythological beasts including heroes, natural phenomena, animal attributes and powers. There is also a page exploring three constellations named after mythological beasts. Activities include differentiated reading response, create a monster activity, match the beast activity, constellation task cards and a printable memory card game. Pages: 38 (including 7 answer sheets) Contents: 12 Illustrated Listings Research a Beast Activity Constellation Page Constellation Task Cards Star Charts Create a Monster Activity Match the Beast Activity Printable Memory Card Game Questions / Multiple Choice / True or False (Differentiated Reading Response) Questions or comments? Contact me at admin@primarytopicshop.co.uk All text and illustrations are by Christa Galloway, Primary Topic Shop.

Teach your students about the Latin alphabet and ancient Roman writing with reading, worksheets and a fun activity. The PDF resource includes information about Roman writing including the Latin language and alphabet, old italic, classical Latin and modern Latin alphabets, Roman Cursive. There is also a key of the Roman cursive alphabet and a visual timeline showing the evolution of the Latin alphabet. Multiple choice questions test reading comprehension and students get to try out reading and writing Roman cursive with a variety of fun activities. Suitable for KS2. Pages: 13 (including 4 answer sheets) Contents: 2 Information Handouts 1 Timeline 1 Discussion Page 1 Decipher the Sentence Activity 1 Writing Fun Activity 1 Secret Message Activity 1 Multiple Choice 1 Matching Activity 4 Answer Sheets

The Romans were great at improving the technologies of other cultures. While they were not the first people to use cement, an aqueduct or a road, they advanced these inventions with their own innovations. Explore seven Roman inventions and innovations, including aqueducts, cement, the Julian calendar, the pilum, roads, Roman numerals and sewers with illustrated handouts, accompanied by worksheets and activities. Pages: 13 (including 5 answer sheets) Contents: 3 Information Handouts Comprehension Questions Multiple Choice Who Am I? Activity Roman Roads Math Aqueduct Angles Answer Sheets Terms of Use

The Egypt Today lesson covers facts about Egypt today including geography, size, population, currency, capital city, language and landforms. The lesson gives context to the Ancient Egypt unit, showing how the country has changed over more than 4000 years. The map activity is a fun way for students to understand where Egypt is in relation to other North African countries and the Mediterranean Sea using a globe or an atlas as a reference. Pages: 6 (including two answer sheets) Contents: 2 Information Handouts Multiple Choice Map Activity Answer Sheets

This printable hieroglyphs resource covers the history of hieroglyphs, types of glyphs, the hieroglyphic alphabet, the cartouche and hieroglyphic numbers. Pages: 9 (8 student pages and one answer page) Contents: information pages decode the hieroglyphic message reading response questions decode the cartouche design your own cartouche interpret the hieroglyphic numbers answer key All photos, illustrations and text are original by the author. This is part of a complete unit on Ancient Egypt.

In this lesson, students learn about ancient Roman myths. The PDF includes information handouts about myths including the myth of Romulus and Remus, Echo and Narcissus and Juno and the First Frogs, with differentiated reading response questions. The activities include making a comic strip, antonyms and synonyms, and remaking the myth. 27 Pages (including 6 answer sheets) Contents: 5 Information and Reading Handouts Differentiated Reading Response (2 Comprehension Questions / 2 Multiple Choice / 1 True or False) Making a Comic Activity 4 Comic Template Cut-out Pages Remake the Myth Activity Answer Sheets

This resource introduces the Ancient Greek topic with brief reading passages about city-states, religion, language, the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic time periods and the legacy of Ancient Greece. Pages: 4 (including 1 answer sheet) Contents: 2 Information Handouts Cryptic Crossword This resource is a free introduction to our Ancient Greece bundle. Please take a moment to view our terms of use.

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 PDF includes differentiated information handouts and worksheets. Pick and choose what is appropriate for your students. You can focus on Roman numerals from 1-10, 1-30 or continue up to complex numbers. There are also differentiated math worksheets and reading response worksheets. There are two versions of the printable dominoes game, one where the numbers can be matched by color, and one where the student would need to know the numbers from 1-6. The game can be played in small groups from 1-6 players. (The dominoes need to be cut out to use them.) 26 Pages (including 8 answer sheets) Contents: 5 Information Handouts Differentiated “What’s The Number” Worksheets Differentiated “Greater Than or Less Than” Worksheets Differentiated Reading Response (Comprehension Questions / Multiple Choices / True or False) Printable Roman Numeral Dominoes game with instructions (2 versions) I’m working on adding to the Romans topic. Please let me know what ancient Roman subjects you are looking for. christa@primarytopicshop.co.uk All photos, text and illustrations are by the Primary Topic Shop.

This lesson covers Roman battle tactics, recruitment, training, daily life, weapons, organization, legionaries and auxiliaries. There is a differentiated reading response including Comprehension Questions, Multiple Choice and True or False. In the activity, students write a Pros and Cons for joining the Roman army as an auxiliary soldier. Suitable for Year 3-6. Pages: 11 (including 3 answer sheets) PLUS a black and white version Contents: 4 Information Pages 1 Pros and Cons Activity 3 Pages of Differentiated Reading Response (Comprehension Questions, Multiple Choice and True or False) 3 Answer Sheets (Plus the same again in black and white)

Teach your students about the ancient Roman city of Pompeii with reading, worksheets and a fun activity. The PDF resource includes facts about Mount Vesuvius, the story of Pompeii, discoveries from the excavation including the city, trade, food, religion, writing and people. There is a vocabulary page with definitions. Worksheet include find the synonym, multiple choice, comprehension questions. In the newspaper article activity, students write a newspaper article about the eruption using interviews with Pliny the Younger and the ghost of Pliny the Elder. The interview notes are based on real accounts of the eruption. This activity is differentiated with four different task cards and several newspaper template options and can be done in groups or individually. Suitable for KS2 Contents: 4 Information Handouts 1 Vocabulary Handout 1 Find the Synonym Activity 2 Pages of Differentiated Reading Response (Comprehension Questions & Multiple Choice) Newspaper Article Activity with task cards, templates and example 3 Answer Sheets

In this lesson, students learn about Roman mythological creatures. Twelve of the main Roman gods are explored in listings, Centaur, Cerberus, Chimera, Cyclops, Faun, Harpy, Hydra, Medusa, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix and Siren. Each listing features an original illustration, facts and a short myth. The introduction includes interesting facts about ancient Roman mythological beasts including the influence of the Greeks, heroes, natural phenomena, animal attributes and powers. There is also a page exploring three constellations named after mythological beasts. This PDF includes information handouts, differentiated reading response, create a monster activity, match the beast activity, constellation task cards and a printable memory card game (24 cards). Pages: 36 (including 7 answer sheets) Contents: 12 Illustrated Listings Constellation Page Constellation Task Cards Star Charts Create a Monster Activity Match the Beast Activity Printable Memory Card Game (24 cards) Questions / Multiple Choice / True or False (Differentiated Reading Response)

Gladiators were fighters who battled each other in contests for the entertainment of Romans. This resource briefly covers who gladiators were, gladiator school, the Colosseum, gladiators as celebrities, politics, animals, armor, weapons and Spartacus. Two worksheets and an activity are also included. Pages: 8 (including 2 answer sheets) Contents: 2 Information Handouts Comprehension Questions Multiple Choice Armor Designer Activity Answer sheets