Maya Empire Mega Bundle of Activities | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

This bundle contains seven close reading activities about the Aztec Empire, key advancements, religion and and influential rulers from the era; a timeline display and sorting activity; two biography writing units about Pacal the Great and Jawan Chan K'awiil; an informational writing unit about the Maya Empire and an opinion writing unit discussing the most powerful city-state from the period.

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

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

• An Overview of the Maya Empire
• Religion in the Maya Empire
• Advancements of the Maya Empire
• Maya City-State of Tikal
• Chichen Itza
• Pacal the Great
• Jawan Chan K'awiil

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 Pacal the Great and Jawan Chan K'awiil. 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 the Maya Empire. 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 which city-state was the most powerful from the Maya era: Tikal, Calakmul or Chichen Itza. 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 Maya Empire Timeline Activity and Display. It is perfect for introducing students to the some of the key events and people of Maya era. There are 33 posters or task cards that include many of the key events from the period.

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