Lesson Planning
Learn about the Maya writing system of logograms and hieroglyphs; write and draw words including your own name using the glyphs.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To learn about the Maya writing system and how it was used.
- To look at syllable glyphs of the Maya people and write/draw words using the glyphs.
Children will:
- Look at examples of Maya writing and at logograms, asking: What can they tell us about Maya culture?
- Understand syllable glyphs of the Maya people and write/draw words using the glyphs.