I may have a couple, or stack of Amazon boxes. When you’re the mother of two young kiddos, shopping is a painful experience at times, so ordering online is a lifesaver. As part of our study of Egypt, I thought … Continue reading Ancient Egypt Unit Study – Cardboard Sarcophagus & Toilet Paper Mummy
I love activities that require minimal preparation and are easy to set up. This activity was super simple, but provided my girls a bit of a challenge and kept them occupied for a few minutes (at this age, that’s always … Continue reading Egypt Unit Study: Pyramid Cup Stack [STEM Challenge]
I love to integrate science into my learning activities for my kiddos. A few months ago, we visited the Denver Museum, which had an Ancient Egypt display, and my oldest was very interested in the mummies – she wanted to … Continue reading Egypt Unit Study – Apple Mummies [STEM Challenge]
The Egyptian pound E£ is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 piastres, or ersh or 1,000 milliemes. Currently there are six coins in circulation – the 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 pt & £1. Since I am … Continue reading Egypt Unit: Egyptian Pound, Compare/Contrast Coin Currency
As in past units, I included a foam map. Most of the major cities of Egypt are along the Nile river, as most of the county is desert. It’s a great visual to see the land mass shape these countries … Continue reading Egypt Unit Study: Montessori-Inspired Foam Map
My girls really enjoy the matching cards I have made over the past year for my unit studies, and I decided to switch it up a bit this month and focus more on ancient Egypt instead of strictly indigenous fauna. … Continue reading Ancient EGYPT Unit Study: Montessori 3-Part Matching Cards
Arts and crafts are one of my favorite pastimes and I like to incorporate this into my country learning activities. For our Egypt Unit Study, I wanted to allow my kiddos to create jewelry and death masks like the pharaohs … Continue reading Ancient Egypt Masks & Paper Plate Jewelry
