Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 4A | The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 77

What Have We Already Learned? 5 minutes

Tell students that in today’s read-aloud, with the help of their

imaginations, they will travel back in time and be taken on a tour

of the city of Babylon by a narrator who knows the city well. Ask

students what they remember about Babylon. (on the banks of the

Euphrates; home of King Hammurabi; home of Warad and his family)

 Show image 2A-4: Iddin pointing to cuneiform

Tell students that today’s read-aloud takes place more than a

thousand years after Warad, Iddin, and Amur lived in Babylon

when Hammurabi was the king.

Explain to students that a new king ruled Babylon at this time.

Say, “Do you remember in a previous lesson I asked you what you

would like to do or see if you could trade places with Amur for a

day? Well, how would you like to go back in time during our read-

aloud to Babylon a thousand years after Warad, Iddin, and Amur

lived? Let’s go!”

Vocabulary Preview 5 minutes

Caravan

 Show image 4A-3: Caravan of travelers on donkeys

1. In today’s read-aloud, we will pretend that we are part of a
   caravan traveling to Babylon.


2. Say the word caravan with me three times.


3. A caravan is a large group of people traveling together.


4. The people in this illustration make a caravan with their
   donkeys.


5. Why do you think people travel in caravans? Have you ever
   been part of a caravan? (parent’s car following other cars going
   to same destination; being part of a parade; lining up animals
   or cars one after another and pretending that they are going
   somewhere; etc.]