Mrs. Gannon

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

United Streaming

4:56, have not previewed

The Ice Man Discovered

United Streaming

5:07, have not previewed

Brainpop

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!

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.

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.

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