Prehistory

Teacher Resources for Prehistory

Videos  Notes/Handouts/PPT Websites for Students and Teachers  Books/Resources  History Labs

Videos  

  • These are videos that support my curriculum for Prehistory. As I preview them I will add comments and link files as appropriate.
  • United Streaming is a wonderful resource - if you are in South Carolina you have access, check with your media specialist if you don't have a login. Many states and school districts subscribe. If you have access, the link will take you directly to the player.
  • Brainpop is a subscription service. You can sign up for a free five day trial.

TITLE

SOURCE LENGTH/COMMENTS
  

Toward Civilization: Before We Ruled The Earth

United Streaming  31 minutes, have not previewed
  

Toward Civilization: Out of Africa

  

United Streaming

  

7:27, have not previewed

  

Toward Civilization: Secrets of the Ice Man

  

United Streaming

  

6:59, have not previewed

  

Time Warp Trio: The Caveman Catastrophe

  

United Streaming

  

21:33, have not previewed

  

The Mysteries of Cave Art

  

United Streaming

  

18:49, have not previewed

Earliest Human Migration

  

United Streaming

  

4:56, have not previewed

The Ice Man Discovered

  

United Streaming

 5:07, have not previewed

Agricultural Revolution 

 Brainpop

 

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Websites

For students . . .

 The Discovery of AltaMira  From the PBS series How Art Made The World, story, video, and gallery
 The Cave of Lascaux  Great interactive tour and information
 Hunter-Gatherer Story  Short first person narrative of a day in the life. Great line drawn pictures of early tools.
 Journey of Mankind:  The Peopling of the World  Interactive map tour of the migration pattern of early man based on archaeological and dna evidence. You click through it like a slideshow, it does use the scientific names of early hominids.
 Stone Age People Good informational site about the Stone Age. Click on the picture for interactive information.
 Virtual Tour of Cave Paintings A virtual tour of the caves of Vallon-Pont d'Arc
Flints and Stones: Real Life in Prehistory A great site exploring prehistoric Britain. Looks at the life of a shaman, the lead archaeologist at the site, and an interactive test to see if you would survive as a hunter-gatherer!

for Teachers . . . 

Cave paintings online lesson plan Cave painting art lesson plan.
Cave  Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans Through Pictures Edsitement Lesson plan.  Very detailed, three class periods. Some terrific internet links.
 Life in the Paleolithic Age Students construct a mini-spear and analyze an artist's interpretation of prehistoric life.
 Webquest:  Cave Art  A webquest as a follow up to the novel Maroo of the Winter Caves.
Literature Connections: Boy of the Painted Cave  Online lesson plans for the novel Boy of the Painted Cave.
 Teacher eLit Guide:  Boy of the Painted Cave  Online lesson plans for the novel Boy of the Painted Cave.
 Coloring pages for Prehistory  25 pictures ranging from dinosaurs and artifacts to early humans.
 Free Early Human Clip Art Child friendly drawings of prehistoric man. Free to use for teachers/students.
 Archaeology: Free Powerpoints The archaeology section of Pete's Powerpoint Station. A number of PowerPoints free to use/modify.
 Early Humans:  Free Powerpoints The early humans section of Pete's Powerpoint Station. A number of PowerPoints free to use/modify.

Books/Resources

 Title  Type  Comment
 First Painter, Kathryn Lasky  Picture Book I really enjoy this as a read-aloud. It is out of print, but you can order it from used booksellers. I went through Amazon for my copies

 Boy of the Painted Cave,

Justin Denzel

 Historical Fiction It is a fast an easy read - we listened to it as a book on tape. There are wonderful descriptions of hunting and other aspects of daily life for hunters and gatherers.