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• IN TH IS TEACHER ’S GU IDE •

2 Prereading Activities

3 Get Set to Read (Anticipation Guide)

4 Discussion and Writing Questions

5-6 It’s in the Reading (Reading Comprehension)

7 Everything Visual (Graphic Skills)

8 Cross-Curricular Extensions

9-12 Answer Keys to Blackline Masters

Dear Educator,

Get ready to travel back in timewith KIDS DISCOVER toexplore seven great monuments

of the ancient world! While reading 7Wonders of the World, your young his-torical detectives will learn about thefascinating topics at right.

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P A G E S WHAT ’S IN 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

2–3 The Wondrous 7Where in the ancient world are the Seven Wonders?

4–5 Hanging Gardens of BabylonWho built the gardens and why?

6–7 Supersize ZeusThe Statue of Zeus in Olympia

8–9 Temple of ArtemisA structure for the Greek goddess of hunting, wild animals,and childbirth

10–11 The Great Pyramid at GizaThe oldest, largest, and only ancient wonder still standingtoday

12–13 Mausoleum at HalicarnassusThe tomb for the powerful ruler, Mausolus

14–15 The Colossus of RhodesWhat happened to this huge statue and how is it like theStatue of Liberty?

16–17 The Pharos of AlexandriaThe lighthouse that guided ships

18–19 Student ActivitiesCreate a garden in a dish, plus a crossword puzzle,resources, and more

Teacher’s Guide

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Teacher’s Guide

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Discuss ion

To get students thinking about how this topicrelates to their interests and lives, ask:

✔ What structures would you include in a list of the 7Wonders of the modern world?

✔ What criteria did you use to decide which structureswould be on your list?

KWL Chart

On chart paper, draw three columns and labelthem K (“What we Know”), W (“What we

Want to know” or “What we think we Willlearn”), and L (“What we Learned”). Ask: What to

you already know about the 7Wonders of the ancient world?

List students’ responses inthe K column. In the W col-umn, list students’ questionsand comments about whatthey want to learn or whatthey think they will learn by

reading 7 Wonders of the World. (See box below forkey terms students may bring up.) At the end of theunit, have students fill in the L column listing whatthey learned. Finally, ask students to correct anyinaccurate information written in the K column.

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Get Set to Read (Anticipation Guide)

Copy and distribute the Get Set to Read black-line master (page 3 of this Teacher’s Guide).

Explain to students that this Anticipation Guide willhelp them find out what they know and whatmisconceptions they have about the topic. Get Setto Read is a list of statements—some true, somefalse. Ask students to write whether they thinkeach statement is true or false in the BeforeReading column. Be sure to tell students that it isnot a test and they will not be graded on theiranswers. The activity can be completed in a vari-ety of ways for differentiated instruction:

◆ Have students work on their own or in smallgroups to complete the entire page.

◆ Assign pairs of students to focus on two state-ments and to become “experts” on these topics.

◆ Ask students to complete the Before Reading col-umn on their own, and then tabulate the class’sanswers on the chalkboard, on an overheadtransparency, or on your classroom computer.

◆ Review the statements orally with the entire class.

If you predict that students will need assistancefinding the answers, complete the Page Numbercolumn before copying Get Set to Read.

Prev iew

Distribute 7 Wonders of the World and model howto preview it. Examine titles, headings, words in

boldface type, pictures, charts, and captions. Thenhave students add new information to the KWLchart. If students will only be reading a few pagesat one sitting, preview only the selected pages.

PREREADING ACTIVIT IES

KEY TERMS✔ Hanging Gardens of Babylon✔ Temple of Artemis✔ The Great Pyramid at Giza✔ Mausoleum at Halicarnassus✔The Colossus of Rhodes✔The Pharos of Alexandria

B efore distr ibut ing KIDS DISCOVER 7 Wonders of the World,act ivate students’ pr ior knowledge and set a purpose for

reading with these act iv i t ies.

✔ Statue of Zeus✔ Greece✔ Egypt✔ Asia Minor✔ Mesopotamia✔ Mediterranean

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general-use vocabulary words from each KiDS DISCOVER title. Workingwith both types of words helps students develop vocabulary, improvecomprehension, and read fluently. Follow the links from your Teacher’sToolbox CD-ROM and find your title to access these valuable resources:

◆ Vocabulary cards

◆ Crossword puzzle

◆ Word find

◆ Matching

◆ Cloze sentences

◆ Dictionary list



Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________

Get Set to ReadWhat do you know about the Seven Wonders of the World? In “Before Reading,” write true if

you think the statement is true. Write false if you think the statement is not true. Then read KIDSDISCOVER 7 Wonders of the World. Check back to find out if you were correct. Write the correctanswer and the page number where you found it.

CHALLENGE: Rewrite each false sentence in a way that makes it true.

1. All Seven Wonders of the World arestill standing.

2. Most of the descriptions of theHanging Gardens of Babylon comefrom Babylonians.

3. The Statue of Zeus was 40 feet highand made from ivory and gold.

4. The Temple of Artemis wasdestroyed by fire and then complete-ly rebuilt.

5. The Great Pyramid at Giza was thetallest of the Seven Wonders of theWorld.

6. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassuswas built as a tomb for fallen sol-diers.

7. The Colossus of Rhodes is a statueof the sun god Helios.

8. Two strong tidal waves caused majordamage to the lighthouse ofAlexandria.

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Before Reading After Reading Page Number

Pages 2–3Top-ten lists are all around, including the top-ten

movie stars, the top-ten movies, the top-ten books,and the top-ten restaurants. Ask:

✔ Why do you think people make top-ten lists?

✔ Do you think top-ten lists are helpful?

✔ Do you think people can rely on top-ten lists? Whyor why not?

Pages 2–3✔ Why do you think Antipater of Sidon made a list of

the Seven Wonders of the World?

✔ What criteria do you think he used to decide onwhich places he would include on the list?

Pages 2–3✔ Which buildings, statues, structures, and other

man–made creations do you think should be consid-ered for the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World”?

✔ What criteria did you use to decide on these struc-tures?

Pages 4–17For each of the seven wonders, there is a more

modern counterpart highlighted in the issue that issimilar in kind to the ancient wonder (an ancientstatue/a more modern statue; an ancient garden/amore modern garden). Ask:

✔ What is another counterpart for each ancient wonder?

✔ Why did you choose these counterparts?

✔ How are these counterparts similar and different tothe ancient wonder?


Pages 4–5The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the

Seven Wonders. Ask:

✔ Have you ever seen a spectacular garden?

✔ What was spectacular about the garden?

✔ What did the garden look, smell, sound, and feellike?

Pages 6–7✔ Why do you think

people build large stat-ues to honor someone?

✔ What are some fea-tures of the statue(page 7) that showthat the buildersthought highly ofZeus?

Pages 8–9✔ Why do you think

people would travellong distances to seethe Temple of Artemis?

Pages 10–11✔ Has anyone seen the pyramids of Egypt or the

Mayan pyramids in Tikal, Guatemala?

✔ What did these pyramids look like?

Pages 12–13The Knights of St. John of Malta used some

carved stones from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassusto decorate a castle they built. Ask:

✔ Why do you think people sometimes use pieces fromold buildings in new buildings?

Pages 14–15✔ What are some similarities and differences between

the Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Liberty?

Pages 16–17✔ Why do you think a lighthouse was chosen as one

of the seven wonders?

✔ What details about the lighthouse do you thinkmade it a candidate for a wonder of the world? ❖

DISCUSSION & WRITING QUESTIONS

Use the fo l lowing quest ions as ora l d iscuss ion s tar ters or forjourna l ing. For addi t iona l in -c lass d iscuss ion and wr i t ing

quest ions , adapt the quest ions on the read ing comprehens ionblack l ine masters on pages 5 and 6.

Give students

the chanceto develop a board

game with theinformation thatthey learned in aKIDS DISCOVER

issue.



It’s in the ReadingAfter reading KIDS DISCOVER 7 Wonders of the World, choose the best answer for each

question. Fill in the circle.

1. The list of the Seven Wonders of the World was written 2,100 years agoby the Greek poet ____.

❍ A. Socrates❍ B. Plato❍ C. Aristotle❍ D. Antipater

2. ___ ordered the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built.❍ A. King Nebuchadnezzar II❍ B. King Louis XIV❍ C. Julius Caesar❍ D. the goddess Ishtar

3. The temple housing the statue of Zeus took over ____ to build.❍ A. 5 years❍ B. 15 years❍ C. 25 years❍ D. 50 years

4. The walls in the Temple of Artemis were covered with ____.❍ A. paintings❍ B. gold❍ C. marble❍ D. bronze

Find your answers on the pages shown in the book icon next to each question.

Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________

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5. Egyptians built the pyramids as ____ for their pharaohs.❍ A. palaces❍ B. warehouses❍ C. tombs❍ D. vacation homes

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6. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was destroyed by ____ and humans.❍ A. a hurricane❍ B. an invading army❍ C. an earthquake❍ D. huge flood

7. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Great Pyramid at Giza wereboth built as ____.

❍ A. temples❍ B. tombs for rulers❍ C. libraries❍ D. palaces for royal families

8. The people of Rhodes built the Colossus to give thanks for ____.❍ A. an excellent wheat harvest❍ B. opening a successful trading port❍ C. receiving shipping rights to Alexandria❍ D. surviving a long siege by the Macedonians

10. Which of the Seven Wonders of the World do you think was most won-derful? Why?

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9. According to the author, the Pharos of Alexandria is the only one of theSeven Wonders of the World that ____.

❍ A. had a practical purpose❍ B. was tall❍ C. was near water❍ D. had statues on it

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It’s in the Reading (continued)


Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________

Everything VisualWhere were the Seven Wonders? You can use a map to find out. Study the map on pages 2–3

of KIDS DISCOVER 7 Wonders of the World. Then answer the following questions.

1. Which Wonder was built on an island in the Mediterranean Sea?

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2. Which of the Seven Wonders was located the farthest south? This map shows north at the top.

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3. What is the purpose of the yellow squares on the map?

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4. How many of the Seven Wonders border the Mediterranean Sea?

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5. Which three Wonders were built closest to rivers? What were the rivers?

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6. Which Wonder was located in Greece?

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7. Why are different colors of type used on the map? What does each color of type (black, yellow, blue, and white) identify?

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Math◆ All Pages

Many B.C. dates are mentioned in the issue: 604B.C., 539 B.C., 562 B.C., 776 B.C., 550 B.C., 250B.C., 2580 B.C., 323 B.C., and 279 B.C. Have stu-dents create a timeline of these dates. Students canthen use the dates to create some math problems:How many years are there between each date? Howmany years are there between the oldest date andthe most recent date? How many years are therebetween the oldest date and the current year?Between the most recent date and the current year?

◆ Page 4–5 and All Pages Throughout the issue, current–day counterparts

to the ancient wonders are highlighted with a“Wonder Work” ticket. For example, the Palace ofVersailles, in France, is highlighted on page 5 as acounterpart to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.Have students figure out the distance between theHanging Gardens of Babylon and Versailles. Thenfind the distance between each ancient wonder andits “Wonder Work” counterpart site.

Language Arts◆ Pages 6–7 and 14–15

Two of the Seven Wonders of the World are stat-ues. One is of Zeus. The other is of Helios. Have stu-dents imagine that their city or town has decided toerect a statue in a prominent place to honor a per-son, living or dead. Have students write a papertelling about the person they would choose and thereasons behind their choice.


◆ Pages 16–17 Have students imagine that they are a lighthouse

keeper who lives alone during the entire year, exceptfor one day when supplies are dropped off. Studentsshould write a letter to a friend telling about thepast year at the lighthouse. What range of emotionsdid you feel? What did you do to pass the time?What were the high– and low–points of the year?

Socia l Stud ies◆ All pages

Books have been written on the seven wonders ofthe undersea world, seven wonders of transporta-tion, seven natural wonders, and so on. Have eachstudent choose one of these three “wonder” cate-gories or create another category. Students shouldthen research seven choices for that category. Readthe papers aloud to promote discussions on compar-ing and contrasting the various choices within eachof the categories.

◆ Pages 2–3 The Empire State Building is featured on page 3.

When the building opened in 1930, some peoplelabeled it the “EighthWonder of the World”because of its height.Have each studentchoose an eighth won-der of the world andwrite a paragraph givingthe criteria on whichthey made their choic-es. Encourage studentsto read their papersaloud. The class canvote on which structuredeserves the label“Eighth Wonder of theWorld.”

Art◆ Pages 8–9

The Temple of Artemis had 127 columns and dec-orations of Amazons on it. Have students use theirimaginations and draw a Temple to Peace. The tem-ple can look modern or ancient. Display the draw-ings on the bulletin board. ❖

CROSS-CURRICULAR EXTENSIONS

H ave students t ry these act iv i t ies to expand the i r knowledgeand interest in the 7 Wonders o f the Wor ld .


Add KIDSDISCOVER

to your book baskets

along with fiction and

nonfiction books on the same topic.


Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________

Get Set to ReadWhat do you know about the Seven Wonders of the World? In “Before Reading,” write true if

you think the statement is true. Write false if you think the statement is not true. Then read KIDSDISCOVER 7 Wonders of the World. Check back to find out if you were correct. Write the correctanswer and the page number where you found it.

CHALLENGE: Rewrite each false sentence in a way that makes it true.

1. All Seven Wonders of the World arestill standing. (Only the GreatPyramid at Giza is)

2. Most of the descriptions of theHanging Gardens of Babylon comefrom Babylonians. (Greek historianswho never saw them)

3. The Statue of Zeus was 40 feet highand made from ivory and gold.

4. The Temple of Artemis wasdestroyed by fire and then complete-ly rebuilt.

5. The Great Pyramid at Giza was thetallest of the Seven Wonders of theWorld.

6. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassuswas built as a tomb for fallen sol-diers. (the ruler Mausolus)

7. The Colossus of Rhodes is a statueof the sun god Helios.

8. Two strong tidal waves caused majordamage to the lighthouse ofAlexandria. (earthquakes)

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Before Reading After Reading Page Number

ANSWER KEY


It’s in the ReadingAfter reading KIDS DISCOVER 7 Wonders of the World, choose the best answer for each

question. Fill in the circle.

1. The list of the Seven Wonders of the World was written 2,100 years agoby the Greek poet ____.

❍ A. Socrates❍ B. Plato❍ C. Aristotle● D. Antipater (details)

2. ___ ordered the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built.● A. King Nebuchadnezzar II (main idea)❍ B. King Louis XIV❍ C. Julius Caesar❍ D. the goddess Ishtar

3. The temple housing the statue of Zeus took over ____ to build.❍ A. 5 years● B. 15 years (details)❍ C. 25 years❍ D. 50 years

4. The walls in the Temple of Artemis were covered with ____.❍ A. paintings❍ B. gold● C. marble (details)❍ D. bronze

Find your answers on the pages shown in the book icon next to each question.

Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________

2 3

4 5

6 7

8 9

5. Egyptians built the pyramids as ____ for their pharaohs.❍ A. palaces❍ B. warehouses● C. tombs (main idea)❍ D. vacation homes

10 11

ANSWER KEY


6. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was destroyed by ____ and humans.❍ A. a hurricane❍ B. an invading army● C. an earthquake (cause and effect)❍ D. huge flood

7. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Great Pyramid at Giza wereboth built as ____.

❍ A. temples● B. tombs for rulers (comparison and contrast)❍ C. libraries❍ D. palaces for royal families

8. The people of Rhodes built the Colossus to give thanks for ____.❍ A. an excellent wheat harvest❍ B. opening a successful trading port❍ C. receiving shipping rights to Alexandria● D. surviving a long siege by the Macedonians (cause and effect)

10. Which of the Seven Wonders of the World do you think was most won-derful? Why?

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9. According to the author, the Pharos of Alexandria is the only one of theSeven Wonders of the World that ____.

● A. had a practical purpose (author’s viewpoint)❍ B. was tall❍ C. was near water❍ D. had statues on it

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It’s in the Reading (continued)

Answers will vary, but students should provide reasons for their opinion.


Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________

Everything VisualWhere were the Seven Wonders? You can use a map to find out. Study the map on pages 2–3

of KIDS DISCOVER 7 Wonders of the World. Then answer the following questions.

1. Which Wonder was built on an island in the Mediterranean Sea?

2. Which of the Seven Wonders was located the farthest south? This map shows north at the top.

3. What is the purpose of the yellow squares on the map?

4. How many of the Seven Wonders border the Mediterranean Sea?

5. Which three Wonders were built closest to rivers? What were the rivers?

6. Which Wonder was located in Greece?

7. Why are different colors of type used on the map? What does each color of type (black, yellow, blue, and white) identify?

ANSWER KEY

Colossus of Rhodes is on an island in the Mediterranean.

Great Pyramid at Giza is the farthest south.

The squares show the location of the Seven Wonders.

Five of the Wonders border the Mediterranean.

The Great Pyramid at Giza and the Pharos of Alexandria were built near the Nile River and theHanging Gardens of Babylon was built near the Euphrates River.

The statue of Zeus was built in Greece.

The different colors of type identify different features. Black type identifies places on land andthe name of the Wonders, yellow type identifies the names of the places where the Wondersare located, blue type identifies rivers, and white type is used to name seas.

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