Ancient India Mega Bundle of Activities | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

This bundle contains six close reading activities about key events from Ancient India and influential people from the era; a timeline display or sorting activity; two biography writing units about Ashoka the Great and Siddhartha Gautama; an informational writing unit about Ancient India and an opinion writing unit discussing the most influential figure from the history of India.

24 Lessons, or 24 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!

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Firstly, there are six reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about:

• An Overview of Ancient India
• The Indus Valley Civilization
• Siddhartha Gautama & the Birth of Buddhism
• The Birth of Hinduism
• Ashoka the Great
• The Taj Mahal

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, a crossword and a wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. 

Then, there are two biography writing units about Ashoka the Great and Siddhartha Gautama. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Then, there is an informational writing unit about Ancient India. The unit has again been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. 

Also, there is an opinion writing unit about who was the most influential figure from the history of India: Ashoka the Great, Siddhartha Gautama or the more recent - Mahatma Gandhi. This unit has again been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Finally, there is an Ancient India Timeline Activity and Display. It is perfect for introducing students to the some of the key events and people of Ancient India. There are 30 posters or task cards that include many of the key events from the beginning of the first settlements.

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