1.
Name That Game-- Read the book “The Egypt Game”.
Design a game based on the book to share with the class. Include
a game title and a clear set of directions.
2.
It’s Your Life!--Using butcher paper, have a
classmate draw an outline of your body to serve as your mummy
case. Use a variety of materials to create a collage of
what you think are the most important and meaningful parts of
your life.
3.
Picture This--Create an Egyptian diorama. Choose
one of the following for your scene: the people,
landforms, architecture, burial practices or transportation.
4.
Save the Animals--Solve the Mummified Animals worksheet.
Select one animal from the worksheet and draw a picture to
display for the class.
5.
Act it Out--Select an Ancient Egyptian character to
research. Share the information gathered by role-playing
the character you’ve chosen for the rest of the class.
Don’t forget to be creative and dress the part.
6.
Read All About It--Compose an article for the Egyptian
Gazette based on research. Refer to the Egyptian Gazette sample for
guidance.
7.
Under The World--Design a tomb painting of the Underworld.
Creatively illustrate with pictures where the Ancient Egyptians
believed people went after death. You can include things like
hieroglyphics, ways of travel, farming, and idol worship in your
painting.
8.
Egypt or “Bust”--Sculpt a bust of the mythical
Egyptian Sphinx. Use materials such as clay, play-dough,
etc for your sculpture. Create your own graphic organizer
to identify the steps to take in creating your masterpiece.
9.
Too Many Words--Design an Egyptian dictionary of at least
20 terms and their meanings. Be artistic and add colorful
pictures to your definitions. Use reference books or the website
listed below for ideas.
http://www.touregypt.net/dictionary.htm
10.
I Like Your Style--Find at least 25 examples of pyramid
shapes in the world around you. Gather your examples and
create a display to share with the class. (booklet, collage,
poster, etc.)
11.
I Idolize You--Use the web site listed below to find
five gods or goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Draw and color the gods
or goddesses and write a short caption stating their role in
Ancient Egypt.
http://www.cmi.k12.il.us./~kempeja/Egypt/cover.html
12.
Once Upon A Time-- Choose a story to read from the website
listed below. Retell the story by drawing pictures of the
important events in their correct order. Write a caption
for each picture.
http://www.touregypt.net/kids/
13.
Walk Like an Egyptian-- Follow the Walk Like an Egyptian
directions to create an authentic pair of Egyptian sandals.
14.
It Takes All Kinds-- Create a graph (of your choice)
showing the major ethnic groups of Egypt. Go to the website
listed below, scroll down to Egypt and then to People. The
information you need for your graph is listed under ethnic
groups.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/eg.html
15.
Did You Know?-- Print out activity sheet #15 on Egypt.
Go to the website listed below and answer the questions on the
activity sheet.
http://www.touregypt.net/kids/History.htm
16.
Think About It-- As you gather information about Egypt,
record your thoughts and feelings about the activities
you’re completing and the knowledge you’re gaining in a
daily journal. Don’t forget to date each entry. Use
complete sentences and correct punctuation in your writing.
17.
On Loan--Did you know that many things in the USA have
been borrowed from the Egyptian culture? Go to the website
below to find out how Ancient Egypt has influenced daily life in
our country. Create a list of at least five of these
influences to share with the rest of the class.
http://www.egypt-tehuti.com/faq-ancient-egypt.html
18.
No Kidding Around--Using research materials, create a Venn
Diagram illustrating the similarities and differences between the
children of Ancient Egypt and children in the United States
today.
19.
Beetlejuice--Go to the Scarab activity sheet, print it
out, then follow the directions for creating a Scarab
paperweight.
20.
The Wrap Up--Use your imagination to create an
advertisement for Ancient Egypt. Make a poster, write a
song or poem, or act it out.
21.
Land Ho!--Research the different types of boats used by
the Egyptians to travel down the Nile. Design a
three-dimensional model for one of the boats.
22.
Did you Know?--E-mail the principal with an interesting
fact that you have learned about Egypt.
23.
Ask Jeeves--Go to the web site listed below and type in a
question about your unit for Jeeves to answer. Check back
to see what his response is.
24. What’s
Inside?--Using the web site listed below, click on the
picture of canopic jars. Print out the directions and the
materials needed to make your own canopic jar to display in the
classroom.