Mancala is a great fun game to play, still played in Egypt today. Below we have a PDF Mancala Board and accompanying instructions. You could get the children to design their own boards. We've always had great fun with the children at our Egyptian history workshops when we've played such games. Check out our ancient Egypt workshop here.
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This is such a fantastic little story for Teaching The Maya in Primary schools and best of all, the PDF is Free!
Belize Yucatec Maya story book: "To the Mountain" Maya Story Book project. This TRILINGUAL (English, Spanish, and Maya), interactive, and archaeologically accurate children’s book were distributed to the primary school kids in Succotz, Belize as well as local libraries that serve all members of the Cayo District communities. Ta witz was created by Fajinas Archeology outreach A great little Maya reading book! Check out our fantastic Maya workshop here! A fantastic class activity combining Art and History.
We've chosen some Grecian Urns but you could do this activity for any historical artwork/artefact. We've also tried this for a Roman Statue, Celt Art and a Maya Artefact. Become a paper archaeologist. Find a few examples of artefacts, draw around them to create the template. Cut out your picture, and cut it into pieces like a jigsaw puzzle. Get the children to piece it back together, drawing in the missing piece themselves. Make a Roman Bulla.
Bulla were pendants worn by ancient Roman boys, given to them eight days after they were born. The bulla served to ward off evil spirits and to proclaim the child an official freeborn Roman. The bulla would be worn until manhood. Rich child would wear bulla made from gold, like the one in the picture. Children also wore bulla made from leather and fabric. To make a fabric or leather bulla, you will need a piece of fabric and a length of string or cord. 1. cut a circle from the fabric, you can decide on the size, but if it is to be worn around the neck, a diameter of around 10 - 15cm is fine. 2. measure out a length of cord or string. It will need to be approximately 4 times larger than the circumference of your circle, plus some length for hanging around the neck. 3. Next cut around 8 to 10 small holes evenly around the edge of your circle, the holes need to be large enough to thread your cord through (you might be able to use a hole punch for this task, depending on the type of fabric you are using). 4. Finally, thread your cord through the holes and draw the string together. Also great as a pirate's coin pouch... Great for a Roman art lesson activity! Check out our exciting Roman workshop here! |
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