Incas, Aztecs, and Maya

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• DKfindout! Maya, Incas, and Aztecs by Brian Williams

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• glue or glue stick
• timeline cards
• crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• glue stick, glue, or tape
• "Timeline of Ancient Civilizations"
• construction paper
• clay
• crayons, colored pencils, or markers* (3.4 - Option 1)
• crayons, colored pencils, or markers* (9.4 - Option 2)

Lesson 1

• three-ring binder
• World History Timeline
• glue, glue stick, or tape
• hole punch

Lesson 2

• bag
• baking sheet
• sticks, leaves, pebbles

Lesson 3

• rolling pin* (3.4 - Option 2)
• carving tools (toothpicks or plastic knives)* (3.4 - Option 2)
• acrylic paints* (3.4 - Option 2)
• large bowl* (3.4 - Option 2)

Lesson 4

• posterboard or card stock

Lesson 5

• glue
• 3 -4 different colors of construction paper
• paper plate

Lesson 6

• air-dry clay* (6.2 - Option 1)
• gold paint* (6.2 - Option 1)
• paintbrush* (6.2 - Option 1)

Lesson 7

• 2-3 foot long piece of rope or braided yarn
• yarn or twine in various colors and lengths

Lesson 8

• rhythm instruments like drums, shakers, scrapers, or rattles (or homemade equivalents)
• a recording of a favorite song

Final Project

• colored pencils

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used