Land of Many Gods
What a fascinating study of one of the super powers of yesteryear.
Please see the General History page for more books and links.
Please see Egypt for a contemporary study on the country.
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing Assignments0 |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | Arms & Armor by Michele Byam (DK, 2000; ISBN 0786458365)* |
| Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David (Troll) |
| Ancient Egypt Revealed by Peter Chrisp (DK, 2002; ISBN 0789488833)* |
| Castle, Pyramids and Palaces by Caroline Young, illustrated by Colin King* |
| Egyptian Mummies by Henrietta McCall; illustrated by Dave Antram (Scholastic)* |
| Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt by Gill Harvey & Struan Reid (Usborne) (This book is an Usborne internet-linked book)* |
| Footsteps in Time, The Egyptians Children's Press) |
| Growing Up In Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David; illustrated by Angus McBride (Troll Associates)* |
| How Djadja-em-ankh Saved the Day - A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Lise Manniche |
| How Would You Survive as an Ancient Egyptian? by Jacqueline Morley; illustrated by John James (Franklin Watts)* |
| Mummies of the Pharaohs by Melvin Berger & Gilda Berger (Scholatic) National Geographic Society* |
| Mummies Unwrapped! by Kimberly Weinberger, illustrated by Portia Sloan (Scholastic, 2001, ISBN 043920058x)* KR |
| Mythology by Neil Philip (DK, 2000; ISBN 0789490773)* |
| Step into Ancient Egypt by Philip Steele (Lorenze Book) |
| Seeker of Knowledge - The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs by James Rumford |
| Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green (Puffin) (A bit advance for my young children, but a great resource)* |
| The Ancient World (Usborne) (This book contains three books in one: Early Civilization, The Greeks, and The Romans. The part we used was in the first book, Early Civilizations. This book will show up in the other two lists as well.)* |
| The Everyday Life of an Egyptian Craftsman (Peter Bedrick Books) |
| The Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Egypt by Cyndy Shearer (Greenleaf Press)* |
| The Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne* |
| The River Nile by Bruce Brander (National Geographic, 1966)* |
| The Usborne Time Travelers: Pharaohs & Pyramids by Tony Allan; illustrated by Toni Goffe (Usborne)* |
| Unwrapping Ancient Mysteries by J. David Cooper (Houghton Mifflin, 1999; ISBN 0395795370)* |
| Who Built the Pyramids? by Jane Chrisholm & Struam Reid; illustrated by Sue Stitt (Usborne)* |
Activity Books:
| An Egyptian Pyramid by Jacqueline Morley (Peter Bedrick Books) |
| Ancient Egypt, Independent Learning Unit; Treasures, Tombs, and Tutankhamen by Lorraine Conway, illustrated by Linda Akins (Good Apple, 1987; ISBN 0866533990)* |
| Ancient Egypt Treasure Chests by James Putnam* |
| Fun with Hieroglyphs by Catharine Roehrig (This is a rubber stamp discovery type "book.")* |
| Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures Ancient Egypt by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen* |
| The Golden Goblet: Literature Unit by Teacher Created Materials by Mari Lu Robbins* |
| Usborne Cut-Out Models Make This Egyptian Temple (Usborne)* |
Fiction:
| Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House) by Mary Pope Osborne (Scholastic)* KR |
| The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Synder (Dell, 1967; ISBN 0440422256)* |
| The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Puffin) (A link to an online study/activity guide.)* RA |
| The Winged Cat; A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Deborah Nourse Lattimore (HarperTrophy)* KR |
| Tut, Tut (Time Warp Trio) by Jon Scieszka (Puffin)* KR |
Audio/visual:
| Secrets of the Pharaohs PBS home video (Please view entire video before letting young children view. We felt there was an adult matter in video number 3 that either needed to be explained or skipped and dealt with when our children were more mature.)* |
| Egyptian Treasure: Mummies and Myths as created and told by Jim Weiss (Greathall Productions Inc) (CD available at www.greathall.com and other fine book sellers)* |
Web sites
| Write your name in Hieroglyphs and another one |
| Lesson plans for Ancient Egypt |
| This glossary came in very handy as we tried reading books and information about Egypt |
| History for kids! (you may have to click on Egypt to get there) |
| Ancient Egypt This is a fun web site. It even has a list of books that includes some I have listed and many more that some day I hope to own. |
| University of Memphis institute of Egyptian art and archeology great place to start your search! |
| Egyptian Costumes Find the right plate for this era (there are more than one) and click |
| Hyper History An interesting time line, worth at least a quick look |
| Unit on Egypt |
| Links to Egypt Lesson plans from A to Z Teacher Stuff |
| BBC History of Egyptians |
| King Tut's Virtual Tomb |
| Neferchichi's Tomb how to mummify--a lesson |
| LeafPile's page on Egypt |
| Egypt Projects page |
| The Lighthouse of Alexandria 3D paper craft from Cannon |
| The Great Pyramid 3D paper craft from Cannon |
| The Sphinx paper 3D craft from Cannon |
| Tour Egypt for kids (parent website) |
Projects
| Hieroglyphs |
| Egyptian Pottery |
| Pharaohs or a Pharaoh |
| Daily Life of an Egyptian |
| the Nile |
| weapons |
| utensils/tools |
| jewelry |
| food & drink |
| commerce |
| travel |
| customs |
| mummies |
| King Tut |
| the fall of Egypt |
| Egyptian gods |
| Pyramid |
| Upper and Lower Egypt |
| ...and more |
Assignment: Write a two page (double spaced) paper on a subject approved by your teacher, it doesn't have to be listed here. There needs to be two sources cited, remember the rules for citation. Also make some visual aide to go along for the presentation. Time allowed; 4 weeks.
Click here to see photos of presentations
Writing assignments
| For the study of Egypt we used the books Tut, Tut by Jon Scieszka, and The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. |
| Tut, Tut was made into a play. The children are to pick a scene (usually a chapter) and make it into a play. They were to practice and try to perform the play for friends and family within a two week period. This book lends itself very well to a play. |
| For The Golden Goblet we used Literature Unit by Teacher Created Materials--The Golden Goblet by Mari Lu Robbins for many of the study questions, vocabulary words and "quizzes." Other writing assignments were: |
| "What if I were a Boy in Egypt" (full page, double spaced, rough and final
drafts--two weeks). "I am a Pharaoh" (full page, double spaced, rough and final drafts--two weeks). Theme paper--answer these questions and remember to add two quotes from the book. "What decision did Ranofer make that were positive? What decision did Ranofer make that was negative." |
Completed October, 2001
November, 2006
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