The resources on this page are based on the theme Unwrapping Ancient Mysteries in Grade 6 of Houghton Mifflin's Invitations to Literacy program.

Here is a bibliography of supplementary books that include cross-curricular connections and books that meet individual needs. Click here for the latest update.

Help yourself to these extension activities. You can print them out and use them in your classroom.

Back From the Future (Language Arts)

Message to the Future (Language Arts/Social Studies)

The Mummy - A Wacky Web Tale (Language Arts)

Here are some links to sites on the Internet that relate to Unwrapping Ancient Mysteries.

ArchNet
Try this comprehensive directory of archaeology resources on the Internet. It includes hypertext site and survey reports, museum links, and other resources categorized by geographic region and subject.
http://archnet.uconn.edu

The Museum of Antiquities
The Museum of Antiquities at the University of Newcastle in northeast England has opened a virtual gallery to display Flints and Stones: Real life in prehistory, an exhibit on the Late Stone Age hunter gatherers of Britain and northwest Europe. This colorful electronic exhibition is full of interesting information about Stone Age peoples: what they ate, how they lived, and more, as well as pictures of their tools, paintings, and other artifacts.
http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive/index.html