When my oldest was in 3rd grade, he did a lapbook on Egypt instead of a regular geography unit. Follow the link if you’d like to see his lapbook!
Here’s what my daughter did for her Egypt unit (which did not include a lapbook):
Week 1
Located Egypt on world map and globe, capital and largest cities; stamped passport
“North Africa” song from Geography Songs
Bold Believers in Egypt—A Christian resource for kids, mostly related to persecuted Christians. It includes stories, fun facts, and activities. (You can download this resource for free, if you register.)
The Not-for-Parents Travel Book entry on Egypt
Labeled a map of Egypt (Mapping Egypt, Homeschool Creations)
Week 2
Colored the flag of Egypt (from Galloping the Globe)
Read the book Look What Came From Egypt to discuss inventions.
Discussed history, government, culture, currency, languages, and religion of Egypt
Children Just Like Me and notebook page (page from Homeschool Creations)
Week 3
Geography from A to Z—desert, river, isthmus, sea, sand dune, oasis, coast, delta
Sahara Desert and Nile River, Famous Places book (Sahara Desert and Aswan High Dam)
The YouTube videos we watched are gone now, but here’s one on Ancient Egypt and the Nile (video with music, not narrated):
The Bible and Egypt (Joseph, Moses, plagues, Israelites, Mary and Joseph); color page from Bold Believers
Week 4
Pyramids/Sphinx, King Tut, mummies, Famous Places (Pyramids)
Discussed vocabulary words and animals; played a game called Seega (from Bold Believers)
Did notebook page (Country Fact Sheet, Homeschool Creations)
Prayed for Egypt
More Websites for Egypt:
Homeschool Creations (Egypt)—follow links for lesson plans
Books we Read:
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Hmmm, now I'm trying to decide if I'm going to add this in to my Ancient Egypt post.....
ReplyDeleteThat's a tricky one because although this unit includes Ancient Egypt, it includes modern-day information as well. :)
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