Detailed description
This history article, ‘My Oh Mayan’ features the ancient Mayan ‘Long Count’ calendar and the myth that it prophesied the world would end on 21 December 2012. It provides factual information about the ancient Mayan calendar and a fun ‘Count Like a Mayan’ activity. It has a glossary of unfamiliar words and terms from the text and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
