Chapter by Chapter
Resources and Links for
Story of the World: Volume 1
Chapters 1-10
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Supplies:
- Story of the World Volume 1 (We do an average of one chapter per week, but if chapters are unusually short we may double up in one week, or if there is a lot of content to cover, we extend into multiple weeks.)
- Story of the World Volume 1 Activity Book
- Story of the World Volume 1 Test and Answer Key Book
- Binder or notebook for notes, maps, lapbook pieces, timeline, tests, etc. (It’s helpful to keep everything together in one place.)
Activities are aimed specifically at elementary age
Activities for middle school age and up
Activities for high school age
Activities for both age ranges
Options for each chapter:
- Read chapter
- Answer review questions from activity book either written or orally (I usually write the questions in the notebook, leaving space between each for them to write the answers. It takes a little extra time to write the questions myself, but it helps me keep up to date with what they are learning and to know what to ask about.)
- Map work from activity book
- Coloring page
- Pick a craft project from activity book
- Timeline Entry or Timeline Cards (We stapled the printable timeline inside the back cover of the notebook and add pages as we need them by taping them to the last one. It will end up accordion-like.)
- Chapter Test
◊ Check out my free Archaeology-Anthropology Doodle Note to go with the introduction and chapter one
Introduction: How do we know what happened?
- SOTW Cover– color and add to binder/notebook (Credit- I found and downloaded the lapbook pages from a blog that is no longer online-Run of the Mill Family. I did not create these pieces and am not taking credit for them, but I still wanted to share them as a great resource.)
- Magic School Bus: Shows and Tells [Archaeology] (Netflix or YouTube** are also good options to find MSB)
- Activities from MTH7-Sunset of the Sabertooth could correlate with this chapter as well as chapter 1
- Watch Solving Mysteries with Archaeologists!!!**
- Watch What is Archaeology?**
- What is history? Lapbook Pocket
- Watch The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1** (He talks fast and covers a lot in a short amount of time.)
- Learn a little about your own family history. Choose at least two relatives to interview using this interview printable. Find out where they were born, who influenced them, what significant historical event did they live through? (Some memories can be difficult or painful to remember, so be tactful whenever necessary)
- Read about Prehistoric Humans then click next to read about Anthropologists
- Online Archaeology– work through Archaeology 101, including activity; print field notes and artifact catalogue, then proceed to Dig Site
- Watch History and Prehistory, read Learning about Prehistory and answer questions (If you create a Khan Academy account, it will keep track of what you’ve completed when you are signed in)
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
- A Practical Handbook of Archaeology
- Eyewitness Archaeology
- Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past
- Archaeologists Dig for Clues
- Hands-on Archaeology: Real-Life Activities for Kids
- The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells: A Book About Archaeology
- Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook
Chapter 1: The Earliest People
- Read about Dating Fossils & Artifacts, then click next to read about Radiocarbon Dating
- Read DK Eyewitness Books: Early Humans (We split this up, reading a couple of pages per day for a week)
- Watch The History of Civilization for Kids**
- What Nomads Ate Lapbook pieces
- The Earliest People Word Search
- Early Peoples Crossword or Word Search
- Read Where Did Humans Come From?, watch Peopling the Earth, and answer questions (If you create a Khan Academy account, it will keep track of what you’ve completed when you are signed in)
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 2: Egyptians Lived on the Nile
- Optional: Ancient Egypt Lapbook [for covering more details; can use with chapters 2, 4, 12, 13, & 14]
- Read about the Rise of Civilizations and the Nile River Valley and Ancient Egypt
- Watch Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4**
- Watch The First Pharaoh and History of Egypt, Part 1
- Egyptians Lived on the Nile Lapbook piece
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 3: The First Writing
- Read Written Language Developed Part 1 and click next for Part 2
- Read more about cuneiform
- Watch Written Word-Birth of Writing and Cuneiform-How Writing Came to Be
- Explore hieroglyphs with this online typewriter; See what your name would look like
- The First Writing Lapbook piece
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 4: The Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Optional: Continue Ancient Egypt Lapbook [for covering more details; can use with chapters 2, 4, 12, 13, & 14]
- Read about the Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Interactive: Click on Ancient Egypt and go through each section
- Watch Mummification (How an Ancient Egyptian Mummy Was Made**
- Watch Ancient Egypt Explained: The Old Kingdom**
- Play Mummy Maker
- Build a Lego pyramid
- Old Kingdom of Egypt Lapbook piece
- Read Magic Tree House- Mummies in the Morning and Ancient Egypt study (Some activities overlap with activities listed with SOTW chapters)
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
(We jumped ahead to chapters 12-14 to complete Ancient Egypt, then came back to continue at chapter 5)
Chapter 5: The First Sumerian Dictator
- Watch The Legend of Sargon**
- Read about Sumerian Civilization and Mesopotamian Empire
- Watch Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3**
- Read about Ancient Mesopotamia
- Sumerian Inventions Word Search (Activity Book- Student page 15)
- Watch Ancient Mesopotamia, read about Mesopotamia, and answer questions (If you create a Khan Academy account, it will keep track of what you’ve completed when you are signed in)
- First Sumerian Dictator Lapbook piece
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 6: The Jewish People
- Jewish People Word Search (Activity Book- Student page 18)
- Color Your Own Comic Book (Activity Book- Student page 19-22)
- Watch Strong Evidence for Joseph’s Tomb and Palace in Egypt**
- Watch Joseph in Egypt**
- Watch Joseph Forgives**
- Watch movie Joseph: King of Dreams
- Watch Overview of early Judaism part one and part two (If you create a Khan Academy account, it will keep track of what you’ve completed when you are signed in)
- Coat of Many Colors Lapbook piece
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 7: Hammurabi and the Babylonians
- Read about King Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire
- Read more about Hammurabi and about Babylon
- Crossword Puzzle (Activity Book-Student page 25)
- Watch Turning Points in History- Hammurabi’s Code of Laws** or Hammurabi’s Code Explained: World History Review**
- Make your own Family Laws (Rules) Stele
- Build a Ziggurat
- Play Hammurabi
- Hammurabi and the Babylonians Lapbook piece
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 8: The Assyrians
- Read about The Assyrian Empire
- Watch The Epic of Gilgamesh**
- Watch The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26**
- The Assyrians Lapbook piece
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 9: The First Cities of India
- Read about the Land of the Indus
- Watch Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2**
- Play Indus Valley Trading Game
- Watch Mohenjo Daro-the world history**
- Play game to learn more about Mohenjo Daro
- Read about Indus Valley Way of Life; Take quiz in activities box at bottom
- Read about Indus Trade and Travel; ; Take quiz in activities box at bottom
- Read about Indus Art and writing; be sure to look through the pictures; take the quiz in the activities box at bottom
- Read about their Games and Toys; take the quiz
- Things They Had in the Indus Valley Lapbook piece
- Watch Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6**
- Watch Indus Valley Civilization, read The Indus Valley River Civilizations, and answer questions (If you create a Khan Academy account, it will keep track of what you’ve completed when you are signed in)
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
Chapter 10: The Far East: Ancient China
- Optional: Ancient China Lapbook [for covering more details; will reference again for Ch.32&33]
- Read Chinese Civilization and Read Chinese Civilization
- Watch 2000 Years of Chinese History!: Crash Course World History #7** (just a heads up, he does use the word @$$ in this video)
- Read about the Silk Road
- Watch Nature Songs-How Silk is Made**
- Watch The Story of Silk from National Geographic
- Watch The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9**
- Far East: Ancient China lapbook piece
- Additional books to add to weekly reading or for research:
(Last updated 09/29/2020)
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