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Grade CKLA
Response Journal
Domain 5: Early American
Civilizations
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Domain 5: Early American
Civilizations
Focus Lessons 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11
The Maya: A Harvest and a Hurricane
The Maya: King Pakal’s Tomb
The Aztec: The Legend of the Eagle and the
Serpent
The Aztec: Cortés’s Letter
The Inca: Who Were the Inca?
The Inca: Machu Picchu – A Lucky
Discovery
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Credit for clipart and fonts to:
Primer Print
KG Primary Dots
Little Red’s Schoolhouse
Chirp Graphics
A Sketchy Guy
Doodle Art by Jenny
Teaching With Style
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Domain 5: Lesson 1
Response Journal
Explain if the Maya were nomads
and how they got their food.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard: W.1.8
Objective: I can explain why the
Maya were not nomads and how
they got their food.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 1A
How did the Maya get their food? Were they
nomads? How do you know?
The Maya lived in houses
and
They were
because
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 1A
Color the region where the Maya lived.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 1B
How did the Maya get their food? Were they
nomads? How do you know?
The Maya lived in
and
grew their own
.
They were not nomads
because they did not follow
their food.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 1B
Color the region where the Maya lived.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 1C
How did the Maya get their food? Were they
nomads? How do you know?
The Maya lived in houses
and grew their own food .
They were not nomads
because they did not follow
their food.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 1C
Color the region where the Maya lived.
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Domain 5: Lesson 3
Response Journal
Write and illustrate important
details about the Maya and discuss
one or more with peers.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard: W.1.2, W.1.5
Objective: I can explain and
illustrate important details about the
Maya and share one with my peers.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 3A
What have you learned about the Maya?
The Maya____________________
_____________________________
___________________________
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 3A
What have you learned about the Maya?
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 3B
What have you learned about the Maya?
The Maya built
_.
King Pakal was buried with_
___________________________
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 3B
What have you learned about the Maya?
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 3C
What have you learned about the Maya?
The Maya built pyramids.
King Pakal was buried with_
treasure, jewelry, bowls, and
tools.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 3C
What have you learned about the Maya?
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Domain 5: Lesson 5
Response Journal
Explain how the Aztec found their
home.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard:
Objective: I can explain how the
Aztec found their home and why
they had to move around.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 5A
How did the Aztecs find their home?
The Aztecs
_
___________________________
_
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 5A
Draw the sign that the Aztecs saw from the gods.
Color the region where the Aztec lived.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 5B
How did the Aztecs find their home?
The Aztecs moved around a
lot because they didn’t have
enough . Later they saw a
sign from the
.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 5B
Draw the sign that the Aztecs saw from the gods.
Color the region where the Aztec lived.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 5C
How did the Aztecs find their home?
The Aztecs moved around a
lot because they didn’t have
enough food. Later they saw
a sign from the gods.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 5C
Draw the sign that the Aztecs saw from the gods.
Color the region where the Aztec lived.
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Domain 5: Lesson 8
Response Journal
Draw pictures, dictate, or write
simple sentences to represent details
or information about the Aztec
civilization.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard: RI.1.2, W.1.2
Objective: I can draw or write
simple sentences to give information
about the Aztec civilization.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 8A
Describe Tenochtitlan and Emperor Moctezuma.
Tenochtitlan was
_
_
_
.
.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 8A
Draw what you learned about the Aztecs.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 8B
Describe Tenochtitlan and Emperor Moctezuma.
Tenochtitlan was a huge city
That had markets, shops,
and
.
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 8B
Draw what you learned about the Aztecs.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 8C
Describe Tenochtitlan and Emperor Moctezuma.
Tenochtitlan was a huge city
That had markets, shops,
and many beautiful temples.
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 8C
Draw what you learned about the Aztecs.
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Domain 5: Lesson 9
Response Journal
Explain that the Inca established a
far-ranging empire in the Andes
Mountains of Peru and Chile many,
many years ago.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard:
Objective: I can draw or write
about where the Inca lived.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 9A
Where did they Inca live?
The Incas lived
_
_
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 9A
Color the region where the Inca lived.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 9B
Where did they Inca live?
The Incas lived in the Andes
Mountains of Peru and Chile.
They created
to
travel around the empire.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 9B
Color the region where the Inca lived.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 9C
Where did they Inca live?
The Incas lived in the Andes
Mountains of Peru and Chile.
They created roads to
travel around the empire.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 9C
Color the region where the Inca lived.
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Domain 5: Lesson 11
Response Journal
Draw pictures, dictate, or write
simple sentences to represent details
or information about the Incan
civilization.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard: W.1.2
Objective: I can draw or write
simple sentences to give information
about the Inca civilization.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 11A
What did you learn about the Inca? What did
Hiram Bingham discover?
The Inca
_
_
_
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 11A
Color the Incan city of Machu Picchu.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 11B
What did you learn about the Inca? What did
Hiram Bingham discover?
The Inca built a city called
Machu Picchu in the
mountains. Bingham found
the famous city._____________
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 11B
Color the Incan city of Machu Picchu.
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 11C
What did you learn about the Inca? What did
Hiram Bingham discover?
The Inca built a city called
Machu Picchu in the Andes
mountains. Bingham found
the famous city._____________
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Name:
Domain 5 Lesson 11C
Color the Incan city of Machu Picchu.
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Name:
Domain 5 Culminating
Activity A
Draw key details about each civilization.
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Name:
Domain 5 Culminating
Activity B
Draw key details about each civilization.
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