Archaeology FREE Printables and Hands-On Activities
Published:
November 5, 2015
Contributor:
Sarah Shelton
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Here are some great FREE Printables to help you to create your own Archaeology Unit Study:
The USDA Forest Service has a FREE Kids Guide to Archaeology Coloring Book to download.
School Express has an entire page of Archaeology worksheets. There are color pages, word searches, crossword puzzles, cryptograms and more!
Little Homeschool on the Prairie has free What is an Archaeologist? lapbook printable pages to create your own lapbooks.
Oklahoma Homeschool has put together an Archaeology and the Bible Unit Study.
Practical Pages has put together a 5 page Archaeology Lapbook printable pack with mini books and hands on activities.
FREE Master Archaeology Bible Study Map – you can view this map for free online. This would be great with a Bible/archaeology study.
Hands-on Activities:
Look for historical areas in your town that you can take a field trip to. Close near us is the historical city of St. Augustine. There are lots of history museums that have mini archaeology digs. They let the kids look at old artifacts and learn the history of them. These field trips are always full of lots of hands on learning!
A is for Archaeological Dig from Eager Ed – This is a fun hands on unit that incorporates surveying, soil testing and reporting with hands on play!
Alphabet Fossils from Playdough to Plato – create your own alphabet letter fossils and hide them in a sandbox for an alphabet dig!
Make Your Own Dinosaur Fossils from Paper Vine -this looks so awesome! What a fun outside activity.
Online Resources:
Mr. Donn.org has tons of Archaeology Resources:
The Archeaology for Kids page has lots of information on archaeology, famous archaeologists, tools used, how to dig, and interactive games and activities!
Archeaology Lesson Plans is a page full of teacher lesson plans, free video clips, how to create your own dig for your students and much more!
Young Archaeologists Club has a Fun and Games page that is full of Archaeology themed games, quizzes, and more!
Wessex Archaeology has a great feature where you can explore online by time, place, theme, marine projects, view reports and more!
When studying Archaeology (especially when you learn about fossils and dinosaurs) I have found a lot of conflicting information on the age of the Earth and evolution. If you teach from a Creationist, young Earth viewpoint make sure you check out the resources at Answers in Genesis!
They have many resources on Archaeology from a Creationist, young earth perspective. There are challenging and interesting blog posts, magazine articles, research papers and more.
Favorite Archaeology Books:
Sarah Shelton
Sarah is a wife, daughter of the King and Mama to 4 children (two homeschool graduates) She is a an eclectic, Charlotte Mason style homeschooler that has been homeschooling for over 20 years. She is still trying to find the balance between work and keeping a home and gardens. She can only do it by the Grace of God, coffee and green juice!
