The movie "Forrest Gump” travels through the decades of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s with a very special protagonist, Forrest Gump. This printable is going to pay special attention on some real historical events. I have created and revised these activities is to make my students acquaint with the historical events of these three decades and to develop their critical thinking. Table of contents: 1. Warming-up activity 2. Mapping Forrest 3. Quoting Forrest 4. Main characters 5, Language 6. The origins of the name “Forrest” 7. Elvis Presley and John Lennon 8. Moon landing 9. Four USA Presidents 10. Higher order thinking activity 11. The Watergate 12. A Timeline 13. Speaking activity TOTAL PAGES: 18 ANSWERS INCLUDED

This is a video resource introducing Mesopotamia. The video can be found at the following Mesopotamia video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GxWKOlDLYo&index=4&list=PLYcFxmNUVizSNOI9lQAzmhUOeYQVr-qos It is an appealing 8-page activity to introduce different aspects of Mesopotamia (writing, domestication, geography, social organization, etc) which includes the following parts: 1- Brief introduction 2- Map of Mesopotamia 3- Video listening comprehension questions 4- Interesting facts about Mesopotamia 5- Creative writing activity Answer key is provided

“My village around history” goal is to analyze how people’s ways of life have changed throughout history by directing observing the places where they settled and the material remains found at these sites. This resource include 8 posters / slides on 8 different periods in Prehistory and Ancient History and clear instructions on how to develop a research project called “The footprints of our past. Where did we live?” The posters cover the following periods: 1.My Paleolithic Camp 2.My Neolithic Village 3.My Bronze Age Settlement 4.My Sumerian Village 5.My Farming Village in Ancient Egypt 6.My Greek polis 7.My Celtic Village 8.My Villa Rustica in Ancient Rome The research project: «The footprints of our lives. Where did we live?» includes a presentation of the project, its clear aim, the evaluation criteria, the recommended timescale and suggestions about the organization and research of the project. This research project is optional, you can use the posters independently to develop your didactic units on Prehistory, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Celtic culture or Ancient Rome and display people’s ways of life and housing.

"Girl With a Pearl Earring" is a movie based on Tracy Chevalier's book which tries to decipher the mystery behind this beautiful Vermeer's painting, and to portray the life and the time of the painter. You can use this material both after watching the movie, or after reading the book (nine activities in a 17-page bundle) I have created these activities to make my students acquainted with the painting, to arouse their interest in art and to develop their critical thinking skills. Table of contents: 1. Activity 1: Reading “Who was Vermeer?” 2. Activity 2: Reading Comprehension - True or False 3. Activity 3: Webquest on Jan Vermeer 4. Activity 4: Word search on Jan Vermeer 5. Activity 5: Matching Columns 6. Activity 6: Reading “What else do you know?” 7. Activity 7: Creative Writing 8. Activity 8: Coloring Vermeer’s Palette 9. Activity 9: Coloring The Girl Hope you enjoy it and find it useful !!

A quick introduction to The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and 30 research questions to delve into their study. There are 3 pages.

Let's travel around the globe and discover the wonders of the world ! This resource contains 21 pages full of basic, clear information with attractive illustrations. There are three writing activities plus three more activities at the end of the printable (answer keys are provided). It will work great with STEAM projects. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: The World's Ancient Wonders Part 2: The New 7 Wonders of the World Petra (Jordan) The Taj Mahal (India) The Great Wall of China The Colosseum (Rome) Machu Pichu (Peru) Chichén Itzá (México) Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro) Part 3: The New 7 Wonders of Nature Part 4: Activities Part 5: Glossary Part 6: Answer key

This one-page printable will introduce students the seven manmade wonders of the world, after the 2007 contest. This is a printable I have tried many times in the classroom and it works !