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Dec 6, 2012

Egypt Unit Study Day 4 & 5


Day 4: Egyptian Geography
·         
      Use atlas and globe to locate Africa and Egypt. Discuss what type of landscape is there ie desert, oasis, delta, palm trees, etc.
·         
       Lap Book: Word Scramble; cut out the letters to the words: delta, oasis, tomb, desert, pyramid, and sun. Paperclip the letters together and store in pocket. Have student pull out letters and work on one word at a time, give hints if needed.


Word Scramble                                                               (location 7)
  D
E
L
T
A
D
E
S
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R
T
O
A
S
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S
T
O
M
B
P
Y
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N

KEY:  Pyramid, Delta, Desert, Oasis, Tomb Directions:  Cut out letters to make the key letters listed and paper clip individual words-letters together.  Store in mini-pocket.  


·        Lap Book: Mapping Egypt Activity: add to back of Lap book. Found at Homeschool Creations

Day 5: Egyptian Language and Writing
·        Lap Book: Learn the Egyptian Alphabet by going over the Hieroglyphic symbols then use the symbols to spell your name. Store letters in pocket.


·        Lap Book: Learn the Egyptian number symbols and how Ancient Egyptians used them to calculate and record time and dates. Store in lap book pocket.

      Mini-Hieroglyphic Report Book: add to report book when done.
Page 1: Use the Egyptian alphabet to write your name.
Page 2: What did Egyptians write on? Papyrus 
Page 3: Who were the first people use a symbol for the number 10? Egyptians

·        Have your student use the Egyptian numbers to write in number pages on the bottom right and left corners of their Egyptian mini-report book using the number from the Lap Book.
      
       Lastly, take time to discuss with your children that God made a lot of different types of people and that people have changed over the years, including Egyptians. The Ancient Egyptians lived much different than modern Egyptians.

      Hopefully this study was helpful and will other homeschool parents some good ideas about different ways to do unit studies,

      Jenna





 








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