Exploring Egypt: Week 2 {Mummies and More}

This week we narrowed our focus a little bit and used the book Mummies & Pyramids by Mary Pope Osborne along with our studies. The highlight of the week? Mummifying apples! The kids were so excited to do this experiment ~ but we’ll have to share the results with you next week!

Monday

• Quick review about what we learned about Egypt last week
• Sing our geography song: Northern Africa
  Learn about the flag of Egypt {worksheet below}
  Independent reading {pick from the bookshelf ~ see carousel below}

Tuesday

• Review geography song
• Read chapters 1 & 2 from Mummies & Pyramids {Osborne} ~ Ancient Egypt and Everyday Life
• Story from Children Just Like Me and worksheet to go along

Wednesday

• Review geography song
• Read chapter 3 of Mummies and Pyramids ~ Egyptian religion. Talked about the different gods and goddesses {Horus, Osiris & Isis, Bastet, Thoth, and Bes}.
• Visited King Tut One site ~ kids spent some time playing games and exploring the site

Thursday

• Review geography song
• Read chapter 4 in Mummies & Pyramids
• Visit Time for Kids site on Egypt
• Mummified an apple – fun science experiment!! I’ll be sharing more details on this later with you all.

Resources and Websites

• Homeschool Share ~ Ancient Egypt Unit Study
• Time for Kids ~ Timeline, country facts, sightseeing guide
• Mummy Tombs ~ some great ideas for making a Barbie mummy or a mummy from a chicken
• Newton’s Apple ~ science experiment to see which concoction will best mummify apple slices
• King Tut One ~ puzzles, mazes and trivia for kids

Books We’re Using