Discover the ancient world of the Aztec people, the island city of Tenochtitlan, The Temple Quarter, royal palaces, Montezuma the King, the Spanish Conquest, and more. Your students will be amazed at how the Aztecs used technology and their environment to meet their physical and social needs.

Integrating history and language arts curriculum, this resource provides activities in reading comprehension, creative writing, word study, research, and art.  Includes 21 information cards, 49 worksheets, and activities. 

Introduction and Teacher Planning Information:

• Learning Expectations and List of Skills
• Teacher Notes
• Glossary of Aztec Terms
• Teacher Assessment Rubric
• Student Self-Assessment Rubric
• Brainstorming Record Sheet
• Student Answer and Research Sheet
• Answer Key

Activities:

Reference Cards & Activities:

Each reference card has a follow-up activity.

• Reference Card #1: The Pyramid Builders
• Reference Card #2: The Early Aztecs
• Reference Card #3: The Aztec People
• Reference Card #4: Aztec Social Classes
• Reference Card #5: Fashion in Aztec Days
• Reference Card #6: Aztec Homes
• Reference Card #7: Aztec Children
• Reference Card #8: Aztec Schools and Education
• Reference Card #9: An Aztec’s Day
• Reference Card #10: Working the Land
• Reference Card #11: Aztec Food and Drink
• Reference Card #12: Aztec Merchants
• Reference Card #13: Aztec Craftsmen
• Reference Card #14: Aztec Markets
• Reference Card #15: Aztec Warriors
• Reference Card #16: Aztec Warfare
• Reference Card #17: Aztec Government
• Reference Card #18: Tenochtitlan
• Reference Card #19: Temples, Shrines, and Priests
• Reference Card #20: Aztec Religious Ceremonies
• Reference Card #21: Aztec Sacred Games and Entertainment
• Reference Card #22: Aztec Religion and Beliefs
• Reference Card #23: The Aztec Calendar
• Reference Card #24: Aztec Writing
• Reference Card #25: Montezuma the Emperor
• Reference Card #26: Hernan Cortez
• Reference Card #27: The Fall of Tenochtitlan

Research Activity Cards: The research cards, come three to a page. They can be copied and mounted on a sturdy backing and laminated.

Activity #1 The Aztecs

Activity #2 The Warrior People

Activity #3 The Aztec Government

Activity #4 Aztec Social Classes

Activity #5 The Merchant

Activity #6 Aztec Clothing

Activity #7 Aztec Food and Drink

Activity #8 Tenochtitlan

Activity #9 The Temple Quarter

Activity #10 Royal Palaces and Noblemen’s Homes

Activity #11 Homes of Aztec Commoners

Activity #12 Aztec Craftsman

Activity #13  Aztec Schools

Activity #14 Aztec Children

Activity #15 Aztec Farming

Activity #16 The Aztec Calendar

Activity #17 Aztec Entertainment

Activity #18 Aztec Warriors

Activity #19 Montezuma the Emperor

Activity #20 The Spanish Conquest

Activity #21 The Staple Food of the Aztecs

Creative Writing Cards: One page divided with three writing cards.

Card #1 Writing a Descriptive Story

Card #2 Writing an Aztec Adventure Story

Card #3 A Day in the Life of an Aztec Child

Word Study Activity Cards: Three pages, with activity cards up on a page. They can be cut and laminated for centers.

 Activity #1 Syllabication

Activity #2 Words with Double Letters

Activity #3 Writing Plural Forms

Activity #4 Adding Suffixes

Activity #5 Words That End with “le”

Activity #6 Creating Compound Words

Activity #7 Synonym Match

Activity #8 Antonym Match

Activity #9 Using the Dictionary

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