Elementary History Curriculum | All 20 History Units | Grades 1–4

Elementary History Curriculum brings together 20 existing Teach Lessons resources for Grades 1–4 in one download. All 20 elementary history units in one download: ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and China, the Stone Age, Vikings, knights and medieval towns, Native Americans, explorers, Pilgrims and pioneers, and the then-and-now units on school, family, trades and inventions. Each unit has an overview and three sub-units with a lesson plan, a differentiated worksheet with reading passage and word bank, a project or source activity, an answer key and slides.

Who it is for: Grades 1–4 teachers and homeschool families who want history or social studies for the whole year from one source, with every lesson already planned.

What is included

• Traces of the Past: Discovering Historical Sources Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Inventions That Changed the World Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Hieroglyphs: Writing in Ancient Egypt Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Vikings: Life, Ships & Journeys Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• The Ancient Greeks: Olympics, Myths & Daily Life Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Family & Daily Life Then and Now Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• School Then and Now Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Old Trades & Crafts: from Smith to Baker Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• The Ancient Romans: Daily Life, Legions & Roads Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, Pharaohs & the Nile Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• The Stone Age: Life in the Stone Age Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Mummies & Tomb Art in Ancient Egypt Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Ancient China: Great Wall, Silk & Inventions Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Timelines & Measuring Time Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Life in a Medieval Town Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Pioneers & Life on the Frontier Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Pilgrims & the First Thanksgiving Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Explorers & the Voyage to the Americas Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Native Americans: First Peoples of North America Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)
• Knights & Castles in the Middle Ages Unit – Worksheets, Projects & Slides (Grades 1–4) ($24.99 on its own)

Bought separately the 20 resources cost $499.80. The bundle costs $169.99, which saves $329.81.

How to use it

• Pick the units that match your social studies sequence; the order is up to you.
• Most teachers run one unit every two to three weeks; that is a suggestion, not a schedule built into the files.
• Use the then-and-now units early in the year to build the idea of past and present.

Delivery and licence

Digital download. You get access to every included resource right after purchase. The licence covers use in your own teaching; for use across a team or school, send Teach Lessons a short message first.

Frequently asked questions

Is this new material or existing resources? It combines existing Teach Lessons resources. Each one is also sold on its own and linked above, so you can check the contents of every part before buying.

Is it aligned to my state standards? The resources are written for Grades 1–4 classrooms. Check them against your own state or school requirements; no standards body has reviewed or endorsed them.

What if it is not a fit? Within 7 days you can exchange it for store credit of equal value.