Let’s explore the ancient world. We’ve chosen folk tales, myths, biographies, and documentaries from different continents, and we have maps for you to download and trace or fill in too. There are many, many other societies in the area to learn about, but we are focusing this month’s suggestions on Ancient Egypt. If you have time, please look into other Ancient African societies and stories.
Map Study
Map Study is very simple. Print off a map. Label what you can from memory. Look up three-five more things and add them. Look over your labelled map for a minute or two each day, but only add to it once or twice a week. Soon you’ll know far more about the area you are studying than you did before
Map of Africa to download: https://online.seterra.com/en/pdf/4163
Websites:
African Geography Game: https://online.seterra.com/en/l/afr
Booklist: Children’s books about Ancient Egypt: https://teachingwithchildrensbooks.com/living-books-list-ancient-egypt/
Booklist: African folk tales for children https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/african-folktales-for-kids-picture-books/
Picture Books:
- Ms. Frizzles’ Adventures in Ancient Egypt
- Great Ancient Egypt Projects
- Hieroglyphs
- You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Pyramid Builder:
- The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle
- If I Were a Kid in Ancient Egypt: Children of the Ancient World
- Growing up in Ancient Egypt
Chapter Books
- Tales of Ancient Egypt
- The Golden Goblet
- Mara, Daughter of the Nile:
- God-King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah
Audio:
- Egyptian Treasures: Mummies and Myths by Jim Weiss
- A Storytellers Version of Pharaohs and Queens of Ancient Egypt by Jim Weiss
- Ancient Civilizations and the Bible – What in the World? by Diana Waring
