Bill Stewart’s fifth grade class culminated their study on the history and people of greater Peru and Meso-America with an Ancient Cultures Fair. Each visiting class was divided into three smaller groups and spent 10 minutes in each culture learning about the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas.
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- Mayan Architecture
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- Build your own
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- Mayan Ball Game
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- Mayan Writing
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- Delicious food!
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- Aztec Food
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- Chicken or Cheese with Cilantro
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- Aztec Stamps
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- Aztec Bracelet Making
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- Create Your Own
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- Lots of Beads to Choose From
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- Aztec Art
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- Mayan Food
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- Mayan Corn Tortillas
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- Mayan Ball Game
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- Fun for All
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- Love the Food
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- Inca Corn Chowder
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- Inca Wall Building
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- Inca Rulers
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- Inca Math
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- Inca Art
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- Mayan Writing
Each group also created an informative brochure about their culture to share with their visitors.
Maya by Tatiana, Ocea, Will, and Grant
Inca by Zack, Maeve, Ashirah, Emily C. and Noah
Aztec by Emily O., Madeline, Ethan, Addy, and Ruby
What a wonderful program – I only wished I had time to stop by-but had classes/duty during the presentations – they look WONDERFUL- I’m so thankful this blog was posted so I could get an in-depth look at all the hard work – kudos 5th grade!
Hi Maeve,
Thank you to you and your colaborators for publishing your report on the Inca civilization. I learned a lot! What I knew of the Inca peoples was mainly their art (highly accomplished and beautiful!) and their architecture. Machu Picchu is set very high in the mountains – you report that it’s almost 8000 feet above sea level. At that altitude the air is thin. Bache says that a bike ride up there is really difficult and requires special training because of the altitude. Living there must have been hard.
Congratulations to you and your classmates!