In case you can’t tell ancient history is one of my favorite time periods for history lessons. I find the ideas and activities you can do with this time fascinating, the history, the people, the mythology. My bookshelves quite agree from the numerous books gracing … [Read more...]
Challenge your kids to make a shaduf
I'm about to do something controversial. Are you ready? When teaching ancient history for our history lessons a few years ago, I put the invention of the shaduf with Ancient Mesopotamia rather than Ancient Egypt. But Ticia, isn't the cradle of civilization in ancient Egypt, not … [Read more...]
Science Sunday: Chicken Mummy
I want to start off by thanking everyone for all the kind comments last week. October has been a rather crazy month, and I’ve been super stressed with all that’s been going on, so your comments were very much appreciated. The completion of the Chicken … [Read more...]
Egyptian mythology: Egyptian gods and goddesses
One of the problems with Egyptian mythology is a dearth of good materials for elementary. Mainly because Egyptian mythology is seriously twisted. I mean, seriously. Most of the myths are not appropriate for young kids. My quest: find a good Egyptian mythology source So, I … [Read more...]
Art History project: King Tut’s Tomb
I have been having a blast going through ancient Egypt history, and I’m loving all of the projects we’ve done so far, but I think by far our King Tut tomb frieze was my favorite history lesson this time around. For whatever reason I find Egyptian wall friezes and the artwork in … [Read more...]