Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 1 | A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia 19

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud and Extensions may have

activity options which exceed the time allocated for that part of

the lesson. To remain within the time periods allocated for each

portion of the lesson, you will need to make conscious choices

about which activities to include based on the needs of your

students.

Exercise Materials Details

Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 minutes)

Domain Introduction T-Chart: Did people of ancient
times have? (Yes/No)

Help students compare and contrast life

during ancient times and life today. (See

example in Advanced Preparation.)

Various images and short video

clips about Mesopotamia

In order to familiarize students

with this ancient civilization, infuse

the introduction with images of

Mesopotamia. Have students discuss

what they see in the images or videos.

Where Are We? Instructional Master 1A-1; brown
and blue crayons;
world map or globe

Students can use their own map of

Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt to follow

along whenever you refer to these areas

on a world map.

Have students shade in the area of

Mesopotamia in brown and trace over the

lines for the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers

in blue.

Image 1A-8 or another image that

shows fertile land

Vocabular y Preview:
Mesopotamia, Canals

world map; images of canals

Purpose for Listening Instructional Master 1A-2 You may wish to give students Response
Card 1 (Mesopotamia) at this time. Have
students find the image of the canals.

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

A Father and His Son in
Mesopotamia

pictures of the Euphrates and

Tigris Rivers;

images of Babylon;

world map or globe

You may wish to show additional pictures

of what these landmarks look like as they

are mentioned in the read-aloud.