I love incorporating various subjects together!

We learned a lot & had a LOT of fun see my Early Explorers post for more on that.

So we decided tocreate art like the Aztecs did.

learn more about the Aztecs by making this fun Clay Aztec art. This  fun clay art ideas is perfect for preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students.

PLUSthis gave us a chance to explore art made with clay!

Aztec Art for Kids

Then we added decorations to the pot.

We added monkey (typical for Aztec pots) and a bear (my kiddos favorite animal).

Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

Aztec Sun for Kids

Im sure youve seen it in a museum at some point.

We pressed it carefully around the circle.

Then we used a pencil to create the lines on the triangles.

Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

Finally we took the smallest pile and rolled it into a thin rope.

We created the facial features you see below and carefully pressed them on the sun.

We allowed it to air dry 24-48 hours and TADA!

Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica

Learning about ancient civilizations?

We have lots of resources to teach kids about the Inca tribe, Aztec Civilization, and Mayan Empire!

Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

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Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

Early Explorers Aztec Clay Art for Kids

Aztec Sun Clay ARt for Kids - Homeschool History Project

Make learning about Inca for kids simple and fun with these free printable Inca coloring pages. Simply print the Inca coloring sheets to let preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and other elementary ages students read, color, and learn! There is lots of intersting Inca information about their culture and people.

If you are learning about the Mayan Empire, you will love adding these free Mayan Notebooking Pages to your study. These handy Mayan printable pages have helpful boxes and cute clipart to guide students to record the facts they learn when studying the Mayan culture. Use these free printable Maya worksheets with elementary age students in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th graders to learn all about the mayan tribe and the history of the world through studying different cultures and their way of life. Simply print the mayan civilization worksheets pdf and you are ready to play and learn about this ancient civilization of meso america!

These Inca Pennants are perfect for helping kids learn about the inca civilization that thrived in South America over a thousand years ago! Using these incas printables your children in kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade can learn all about the life and culture of the Incas who occupied the Andes Mountains. Simply print, add inca facts and you are ready to display what you learned on the walls for a fun Ancient Civilizations of MesoAmerica history unit or report.

Make learning about Aztecs for kids simple and fun with these free printable Aztec coloring pages. Simply print the Aztec coloring sheets to let preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and other elementary ages students read, color, and learn! There is lots of intersting Aztec information about their culture and people.

Vikings for Kid s- this is a fun hands on history unit that will help make history come alive including history activities, history crafts, free history printables and more for learning about early explorers #vikings #history #homeschooling

Join us as we discover what it was like in Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War with these fun hands-on Revolutionary War for Kids activities. This fun history for kids lesson includes rolling cartridges activity, cold feet activity, dragon pistols, and other Revolutionary War Project Ideas, lots of great book recommendations, and a free printable revolutionary war lapbook with important dates and people. This is a fun American history for kids unit for kindergartners, first graders, 2nd graders, 3rd graders, 4th graders, 5th graders, and 6th graders.

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Learn all about the Seventies for kids with this American History for Kids reader for kids to color and learn! Learn about life in the 1970s with elementary age students from pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students.  Simply print pdf file with 1970s for kids for kids to learn about life in the 70s while having fun coloring the cute pictures and learning about platform shoes, pet rocks, the beginning of Star Wars, TV and the Presidents of the US during this decade.