MTH History Unit - Ancient Egypt

We read Magic Tree House #3 Mummies in the Morning.

 

As part of our study of ancient Egypt...

We read about Exodus in our children's Bible.

We built pyramid out of blocks

and made a sledge using her cylinder unit blocks under a basket of books to illustrate how the Egyptians moved the enormous stones from the quarries to the pyramid.

We made Egyptian bracelets from toilet paper tubes (actually it was a paper towel one), paint and stickers.

I had Bear look at the printable pyramid outline and predict if both cutouts would make the same pyramid.  Then I taped them together and showed her that indeed they do both make pyramids.

Here's what never got done:

•  a model of the Nile River (idea from Everyday Homeschool).

•  a science experiment about how best to mummify an apple.

•  this Egyptian game for us to play.

For background information this info about Egyptian tools was interesting (for me, not for Bear) and there was an excellent explanation of the mummification process that allows you to go through it interactively.  Not for every child - I certainly did not show it to Bear.  Look at it alone first before showing your child.  Really cool though.
 
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