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.