Vocabulary
Students discussed the definitions and are learning to read fluently the following vocabulary words:
pyramid
Mexico
Maya
Yucatan
temple
commercial
political
serpent
equinox
sacred
Aztec
civilization
religious
warriors
Poster
Students studied a poster of the Mayan Pyramids and created a category of words. These categories were geography: Yucatan, palm trees, ocean and mountains: Pyramids: many steps, markings and designs, writing; People: emperor, artists, stone workers, sculptors and potters.
Video
Students watched a video on the Mayan ruins.
Text
Students read an informational text on the pyramids and wrote a paragraph about the Mexican pyramids.
Challenge Question:
How were the Mexican pyramids and Egyptian pyramids different?
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