Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

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

Exercise Materials Details

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions

Word Work: Reaction

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day

Extensions (20 minutes)

Timeline Image Cards 4, 6; chart paper,

chalkboard, or whiteboard; index

cards—one per student; drawing

tools

Early World Civilizations

Comparison Chart

Image Cards 1–6; Instructional

Master 4B-1; Early World

Civilizations Chart and Image

Sheet for Mesopotamia

Recreating the Hanging

Gardens of Babylon

images of the Hanging Gardens

of Babylon; large chart paper

with an outline of the platforms of

the Hanging Gardens or drawing

paper, drawing tools

You may wish to have small groups of

students draw a large picture of the

Hanging Gardens, or you may have

students draw their own picture of the

Hanging Gardens.

Note: This can also be a Pausing Point

activity.

Advance Preparation

You may wish to fi nd pictures and images of a baby in a cradle to

help students understand the meaning of “cradle of civilization,”

ancient Babylon, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and Ishtar Gate to

show to students.

For Timeline, prepare a timeline for Mesopotamia on a long

piece of chart paper, a chalkboard, or a whiteboard. Draw a long

horizontal line for the timeline. On one end of the timeline, write

Ancient Times below the line, and place Image Card 4 (Code of

Hammurabi) above Ancient Times.

Image Card 4

(Code of

Hammurabi)

Ancient Times Present Day