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Daily Life and Schooling
Young scholars compare the ancient Greek method of schooling and writing to contemporary methods and learn the Greek alphabet on wax tablets.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Lesson 4: The Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans, and Us
Learners review knowledge gained in the three-part unit on the history of the alphabet. Using maps and images, learners consolidate their understanding of ancient Greece, the Romans and the Phoenicians, and their respective impacts...
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Getting the Best out of Book Buddies
Students explore the best approaches to reading with book buddies (younger students). Students create a student-friendly definition for "mentor" and identify traits of a success that a mentor displays. They examine literature for...
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Cracking Codes and Ciphers
Students explore different codes and ciphers including Morse Code, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, and the Alphabet. They discuss how and why codes are used. Students create their own code and message to exchange with classmates.
University of Florida
Language Change
The English language is complex and sometimes counterintuitive. Guide young grammarians through a brief overview of the history of the English language with a presentation that includes lecture notes.
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The History of Writing
The history of written communication can be an interesting addition to history lessons.
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Regular Plural Nouns
In this plural nouns worksheet, students write the plural forms of the nouns given to them. Students write the plural forms of 21 nouns.
Curated OER
Colonial Life
In this colonial life worksheet, students read a 1 page article on colonial life, make a Venn diagram that shows how life for colonial children was different from and similar to theirs and discuss what part of colonial life they liked...