Monthly Archives: October 2026

Hammurabi’s Code Activity for Middle School: Daily Life
October 6, 2026

Teach Hammurabi’s Code with three everyday laws about farming, irrigation, and agreements. Includes a 40-minute

Fictional route-choice diagram comparing a hill pass, a village bridge, and a harbor route between a town and fort, with invented construction costs of 8, 11, and 13 planning points.
Roman Roads Activity for Middle School: Geography, Trade & Power

Teach Roman roads through a 45-minute evidence inquiry. Students examine a milestone, compare land and

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Oct
Small tan Mesopotamian clay tablet divided into sections containing circular impressions and incised signs.
Cuneiform Activity for Middle School: Read a Mesopotamian Tablet

Teach a 35-minute Mesopotamia source-analysis lesson for grades 6–8 using a real clay tablet, evidence

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Oct