Provides lessons and activities on the history, literature, music, geography, and art of the ancient Romans and Greeks.

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Greek and Roman Civilizations! This 96-page book features reading selections and assessments that utilize a variety of questioning strategies, such as matching, true or false, critical thinking, and constructed response. Hands-on activities, research opportunities, and mapping exercises engage students in learning about the history and culture of Greek and Roman civilizations. For struggling readers, the book includes a downloadable version of the reading selections at a fourth- to fifth-grade reading level. This book aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Discovering the way people in ancient cultures conducted their lives is fascinating for young people, and learning how these people counted and calculated is a part of understanding these cultures. This book offers a concise, but thorough, introduction to ancient number systems. Students won't just learn to count like the ancient Greeks; they'll learn about the number systems of the Mayans, Babylonians, Egyptians, and Romans, as well as learning Hindu-Arabic cultures and quinary and binary systems. Symbols and rules regarding the use of the symbols in each number system are introduced and demonstrated with examples. Activity pages provide problems for the students to apply their understanding of each system. Can You Count in Greek? is a great resource for math, as well as a supplement for social studies units on ancient civilizations. This valuable resource builds understanding of place value, number theory, and reasoning. It includes everything you need to easily incorporate these units in math or social studies classes. Whether you use all of the units or a select few, your students will gain a better understanding and appreciation of our number system. Grades 5-8

This instructional book gets the teacher vote for a blue ribbon! Nine units cover all of the steps that students will need to follow when preparing science fair projects. Sections include choosing a prompt question, conducting research, designing a study, drawing result conclusions, and presenting findings. A project time line, standard form letters, and two additional units provide helpful information for teachers and parents. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character. Mark Twain Media also provides innovative classroom solutions for bulletin boards and interactive whiteboards. Since 1977, Mark Twain Media has remained a reliable source for a wide variety of engaging classroom resources.

Challenge students to think outside of the box! Supplement curriculum with creative math that will enhance students' abilities to problem solve, learn and apply strategies, and think critically. Answer keys are included.

Presents a collection of individual experiments, demonstrations, and whole-class projects along with a standards matrix highlighting the National Science Education Standards covered by the activities.

Maps for U.S. History complements any social studies curriculum by offering clear, detailed maps that highlight significant events in American history. This collection ranges from early native civilizations to the wars of the nineteenth century, and so much in between! --Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Holocaust! In this 80-page book, students examine Holocaust-era political views, the Nazi rise to power, concentration camps, the Jewish resistance, and Nuremberg. The material entrances students, and the reproducible vocabulary, quotes, and critical-thinking exercises challenge them. The book includes historic sketches and a complete answer key.

Perfect for individual or whole-class instruction, Geography Warm-Ups by Mark Twain includes over 150 warm-ups and covers a variety of topics, including: -U.S. regions -continents -geography overview This middle school geography workbook provides activities to get students ready for the day. Correlated to meet current state standards, Geography Warm-Ups provides students in grades five–eight with mental warm-ups to help them prepare for the day’s lesson, while reviewing what they have previously learned. Each page features two to three warm-up activities that you can cut apart and use separately. You can also use these activities as bell-ringers, transparencies, and digital copies. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in creating educational books and classroom decorations for a variety of subjects, including science, math, history, social studies, government, language arts, fine arts, and behavior management. Mark Twain products are designed by leading educators to provide middle-grade and upper-grade teachers and students with the very best supplemental products.

GRADES 5–8: This 64-page social studies workbook allows students to build their knowledge of important concepts by using hands-on presentations and activities to better understand the integration of history and language arts. INCLUDES: Lessons that highlight specific concepts in language arts and geography, each lesson gives students guidelines and step-by-step instructions. Projects cover topics from ancient civilizations and the Middle Ages to the Civil War, the Renaissance, and much more. BENEFITS: To help students strengthen their research skills by using print and online sources, this resource book allows students to plan, research, and implement hands-on projects for which they will then demonstrate their knowledge by producing written, graphic, or oral presentations. WHY MARK TWAIN MEDIA: Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.