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Subject:

History, Social Studies

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Exercises & Activities

Intended for grade(s):

Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Rebus Treasure

Posted by tcresources on March 11, 2009

Description

Students solve a rebus puzzle in order to find a hidden treasure. This can be used as an anticipatory set designed to lead into the discussion of ancient written languages, whether from Neanderthal pictographs or Egyptian hieroglyphics. It does an effective job of focusing students on the idea that early civilizations often utilized concrete images for symbols representing sounds and/or ideas.