Welcome to Ancient Egypt! When you come to class please do your best to look like an ancient Egyptian. If you want to, come with Egyptian eye makeup on.
Learning History
Watch Kid’s Animated History with Pippo. Watch both episodes of Ancient Egypt. This is free on Tubi. See the blog for history rookies number one for more information.
Watch Kid’s Animated History With Pipo S01:E05 – Ancient Egypt (Pt. 1) – Free TV Shows | Tubi
Mapping
Print off this map of Egypt. Label and color it and bring it to class.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-O9bgIpqr2pVj3asA69Jc3mNfybqXGa/view?usp=drivesdk
Ideas for at home tasks:
1. Label the Nile River and color it blue.
2. Label the Red Sea.
3. Label Thebes, Giza, and Memphis
4. Sahara Desert
Pyramids
Build a pyramid. You can use whatever material you want. Bring it to class to show us. If it is too big to bring, then send a picture to me so we can see it.
Culture
Do you want to learn more about ancient Egypt? There is so much to learn. People have been studying ancient Egyptian culture for a long long time. It has fascinated many people. Are you one of them? If you want to learn more, keep going. There are lots of books in the library and documentaries to watch. Most cultures can be broken down into different categories. Here’s a list of some of them. If you want to, pick one and come ready to tell us what you have learned about it. Egypt has so many cool things. I can’t wait to hear all about what you have learned. Bring some pictures, or make something interesting to show us all the cool things you have learned. Remember, a presentation should be engaging for your audience. You don’t want to bore them!
clothing
medical
funeral
afterlife
jobs
religion
money
class system
transportation
art
entertainment
buildings
music
beauty
war/battle
city planning (roads, sewers, buildings, homes)
literature
trade/commerce
architecture
Abacus
Have you been practicing with your Abacus? Please practice. We are working on this all year. Can you count on your Abacus to 100? 200? 500? This week practice getting to the right number. Have your mom or family member see how fast you are getting. They can say a number and you show it. Next month we will be adding numbers together so make sure you understand how to do this part.
Art
Here are some art ideas you can do.
Draw a self portrait of you in the Egyptian art style. This is part one. There is also a part two. In this video he talks about different reasons why Egyptian art looks like this. Do you agree with him? Nobody really knows the answer, the ancient Egyptians lived so many years ago we don’t know the answers, we just guess at what we think the answers might be. Do you agree with him?
Draw this fun Halloween mummy.
CHECKLIST
Watch Kids animated History
Print off map and label
Build a Pyramid
Learn about different parts of Egyptian Culture
Draw a self portrait egyptian style
Draw a halloween mummy
Come to class dressed like an egyptian
