Maya Teacher Resources

Explore different ancient civilizations to learn about some of the reasons these civilizations collapsed. Looks at Maya, Mesopotamia, Chaco Canyon, Mali and Songhai. Includes interactive activities.

Students will explore and discuss modern acts of genocide, including the factors leading to genocide, by following the story of Dominga, a Maya who was just nine years old when her family was massacred in Guatemala.

Official site of the local government of the state of Quintana Roo. Very good details about the Mayas and their long-lasting impact on the area.

Discover how literary techniques like figurative language, imagery, and symbolism contribute to the overall meaning of a poem. Explore how a poet establishes and builds on a theme and the difference between tone and mood. Through a close...

This resource recounts how the Maya Jaguar God defied death by becoming the Sun God each morning. It also discusses the artistic achievements of the Maya people.

This site from the Virtual Sun gives a detailed account of the geographical region once inhabited by the Maya People. It describes the landscape, climate, and altitude.

This profile of Maya Angleou reveals her life and art as a poet and includes links to selected poems.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Maya Map."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Maya Sport."

A history teacher shares ideas as well as lesson and unit plans for teaching about the Mayans.

After researching ancient and contemporary Mayan culture, students each write and illustrate a page to add to a class alphabet book.

Map shows the locations of Mayan sites in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.

Part of a larger site from PBS on Mayan culture, this page refers specifically to the Mayan form of writing through hieroglyphs.

Gives the Mayan days and months. In addition, a Java Applet is included which will convert any date (Gregorian calendar) to its corresponding Mayan date.

Detailed information on the Maya system of writing. The article explains the history of Maya script and how it was deciphered.

Detailed information on the Maya system of writing. The article explains the history of Maya script and how it was deciphered.

This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.

This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.

This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.

This article describes different forms of Maya art - ceramics, painting, sculpture and writing.

An image of Maya Lin.

An image of Maya Lin.

This stone Maize God was discovered on the site of a major Mayan city in present-day Honduras and is wearing a headdress in the shape of a giant corn cob. Maize was not only worshipped at that time but the Maya also believed that their...

After a historical introduction, this site from the University of St. Andrews provides information about the mathematics of the Maya Civilization and shows just how advanced they were.