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- Books about people making contributions
- Introduce the term ancient t to the class. Have students list things that are new and things that are old. Talk about how old the students are and how old their parents and grandparents are. Discuss the fact that the word ancient means very, very old. Discuss how old the United States is. Tell them that they are going to study about people and countries that are much older than that.
- Make a chart divided into two columns labeled Ancient and Modern. Ask the students to come up with several ideas and pictures to fill up the chart. Save the chart so that students can add information to it later.
- Discuss the word contribution. Talk about what an important contribution would be. Tell them that the ancient countries in these lessons represent many contributions to our everyday lives.
- Read books about people making contributions. After reading, have students list helpful contributions they could make to the class, to their families, to their community or neighborhood, and/or to world.
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