Impact of history on our lives Y3
Collected Resources for Year 3
PAST CIVILIZATIONS
-Components of Civilisations and societies (Form)
-Connection between the past and present (connection)
-How relevant information is found to answer questions (reflection)
Chronology, civilizations, innovation
ANCIENT CIVILIZATION WEBSITES:
You will LOVE the Timelines on World Book: - look for: TIMELINES!!
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
Brainpop! has numerous videos on ancient civilizations, check them out!
Oddizzi - Ancient Egypt -
http://www.oddizzi.com/
Greek, Roman, Egyptians, Ancient China, and more:
Ancient Greece:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/videos#the-peloponnesian-war
Greek Myths and Legends
Myths around the world
Starfall has some great "easier" Greek Myths:
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/greek-myths/load.htm?f
Ancient Rome:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome.php
Egyptians:
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/253-ancient-egypt.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/art/ancient_egyptian_art.php
Discovering Ancient Egypt: http://www.discoveringegypt.com
Pyramid: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
Planning a pyramid readers theater script: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/pyramid.pdf
Specific one from this site could be Pandora's Box... http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/playstory562-pandoras-box.html
Ancient China:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/china/ancient_china.php
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/china/daily-life-in-ancient-china/2380
http://www.kidinfo.com/world_history/china_history.htm
Other ones- Mayan, Aztec, Japan, India
http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php
Mayan
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/256-ancient-mayan.html
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/southamerica/before1500/history/maya.htm
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0274-mayans.php
Maya Adventure: http://www.smm.org/sln/ma/
Aztec
Ancient Japan
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/japan/history-timeline
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0252-japan.php
Ancient India
Favorite Webpages:
Here are some useful sites:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
Why do civilizations collapse?: http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/
Interesting resource collections: http://www.mrsruss.com/ancientciv.htm
Interesting webpage: http://www.taisei.co.jp/kodaitoshi/civil_e/civilization.html
Favorite book series- actually think Y3 should read these books to accompany the unit: http://www.timewarptrio.com/teachers-parents/lessons/
This is an interesting webpage specifically with myths ready to read:
You might like to link to Internet Public Library where there are myths, books right there ready to read: (good books ready to read in dual languages):
Archaeology
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/ten-cool-sites/
http://archaeology.mrdonn.org/
Timeline creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline/
Vikings
Viking Myth Webpage: http://www.literacyshed.com/the-inspired-minds-shed.html
Free online books to read:
http://www.only2clicks.com/pages/BradburyLibrary/604066
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Wooly mammoth discovery
TIME CAPSULES - see Blue Peter video on Time Capsules below!
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Time-Capsule-(for-Kids-and-Pre-Teens)