Ancient History Second Semester Curriculum: Hands-On History for Kids and Teens

Continue your students’ journey through the wonders of the ancient world with the second semester of our Ancient History Curriculum. This creative, hands-on program takes learners through nine more fascinating civilizations, from Alexander the Great’s empire to the mighty kingdom of Ancient Ghana.

This stand-alone package includes nine themed boxes, each packed with fun, educational activities, lesson plans, reading lists, and educator resources. Perfect for homeschool families, classrooms, co-ops, and history clubs, this curriculum makes it easy for students of all ages to connect with the people, cultures, and stories that shaped the ancient world.

What’s Inside?

This package includes nine engaging boxes, each featuring age-appropriate activities and thoughtfully curated materials to bring history to life:

1. Phoenicia: Sail to the merchant civilization of the Phoenicians! Make papyrus, learn the art of dyeing fabric, and write your name in an ancient script.
2. Scythians: Ride the steppes of Ancient Russia and Asia with the Scythians! Sew a warm wool hat, learn the art of gold leaf, and discover the origins of Amazon warriors and centaur monsters.
3. Alexander the Great: Watercolor Alexander’s empire, paint a red attic vase, and find out why you’re glad we have modern medicine!
4. Athens: Study with Plato in ancient Greece, learn the allegory of The Cave, construct a mobile with Plato’s geometric solids, and enjoy stickers featuring some of Plato’s most quotable quotes.
5. Mauryan Empire: Meet the man whose change of heart brought peace to the Mauryan empire in Ancient India! Make your own stick incense, decorate with rangoli stencils, own your own hand-carved wooden stamp, and read from Ashoka the Great’s writings.
6. China: See the beginning of The Great Wall in Ancient China, paint a terracotta warrior, fly an ancient style of kite, relax with a cup of tea, and make a magnetic compass.
7. Julius Caesar: Find out why so many people loved or hated this notorious individual. Play an ancient Roman board game, weave a laurel wreath, and discover Latin roots in a fast-paced card game.
8. Pompeii: Visit the Roman resort of Pompeii… just don’t stay for too long! Learn to tile a mosaic, make a Roman wax tablet, explore the ancient graffiti of Pompeii, bake bread from a 2000 year old recipe, and own your own volcanic rock.
9. Ghana Empire: Visit the richest kingdom in the ancient world: Ancient Ghana! Practice the art of oral storytelling, explore natural dyes, weave on a loom, and find out why salt was worth its weight in gold and how to use it to preserve food!

Each box comes with crafts, stories, and materials that are adaptable for learners of all ages and abilities.

Why Choose Our Ancient History Curriculum?

This secular, hands-on curriculum helps kids and teens experience history in a creative, memorable, and meaningful way. Students craft, play, and imagine as they connect with the people and ideas that shaped ancient civilizations across the globe.

Everything you need is included: supplies, directions, and historical context. You can focus on teaching while your students experience the richness of the past.

Product Details

• Includes nine themed boxes with lesson plans, reading lists, and educator resources

• Covers one semester of ancient history

• Designed for students in grades K–12

• Secular, inclusive, and adaptable for homeschool, classroom, or group learning

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Bring the ancient world to life for your students with the Ancient History Second Semester Curriculum for a creative, hands-on way to explore history’s earliest stories. Order today and spark their curiosity about the past!