Ancient Rome, Clap and Chant, World History, Kinesthetic Activity

Use “Clap and Chant” to introduce key vocabulary  for Ancient Rome  such as “Romulus and Remus,” “Julius Caesar”, “republic” and “legions of soldiers”, while engaging all students in your world history or ancient history middle school social studies class. Put away books, chrome books, paper and pencils and have fun with a unique and creative kinesthetic activity that appeals to all learners, and keeps you focused on your learning goals at the same time.

Teach the clap first (view video 2 in this product to see a live demonstration) and then teach the words. You may download and print the chant lyrics and provide copies to students, or just teach the chant yourself. Students catch on quickly! 

View the videos to watch a live demonstration of the Ancient Rome   chant; one demonstration video shows the words on the screen and the other shows just the chant. 

This is one of thirteen products, each containing unique chant lyrics and live demonstration videos that are available in the store.  Chants contain  key terms from world history and geography that can be found in most social studies state standards for middle school.

In addition to Ancient Rome, students will learn content from five other ancient civilizations including  Egypt, Israel, Greece, India, China. Chants for Early Humans, Alexander the Great and the Birth of Christianity are also available in the store. 

Jumpstart your class period with clap and chant, use it as a break from books and chrome books in the middle of the period, or finish off the hour with some fun, whatever works best  for you and  matches your classroom routines and procedures. 

• Videos included in this product show live demonstrations of how to teach the clap, the Ancient Rome  chant with words showing on the screen, and one without the words showing. Also included is  an “Introduction to Clap and Chant” video. 

• Fun, kinesthetic activity appeals to all learners, and never fails.

• Products include pdfs of teacher and student copies of chants

• Each of the thirteen products includes a unique, creative chant for topics such as Ancient Israel, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and more.