Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans

Students discover details about ancient Egyptian funerals. In this ancient Egypt lesson, students compare and contrast modern funeral rites to those practiced by ancient Egyptians. Teachers may also access the suggested print and online sources to extend the lesson.

6th graders create museum displays about Egyptian life. Their exhibits include information about ancient Egypt's religion, economics, government, and customs. Their museum items resemble actual artifacts they have researched.

This lesson has 7th graders examine ancient Egypt. In this ancient history lesson, 7th graders collaborate to research advancements made during the 25th and 30th centuries. This lesson has 7th graders create presentations regarding their research findings.

7th graders describe achievements of ancient Egypt in the areas of art, architecture, religion, and government. 7th graders relate the achievement to the Egyptian system of rule, theocracy. After discussion, 7th graders work in groups to research ancient Egypt to find material to support a viewpoint that has been assigned to their group.

Learners research the computers for facts on Ancient Egypt and have knowledge on primary and secondary sources. In this Ancient Egypt lesson plan, learners research Gods, Pharaohs, pyramids, temples, trades, and more.

In this lesson learners explore ancient Egypt.  In this world history Egypt lesson, learners view a PowerPoint presentation depicting people and geographical landmarks of ancient Egypt.  In this lesson learners contribute information about the pictures based on prior knowledge, and the first portion of a KWL chart is completed.

Learners research an area of interest in their study of Ancient Egypt.  In this Ancient Egypt lesson, learners use the Inquiry Process model to research and write a five paragraph essay.  Learners write an appropriate bibliography and create a multidimensional project and a short speech to present to the class.

Learners explore websites about ancient Egypt to translate their names into hieroglyphs and then use that translation to create a clay cartouche of their name.

6th graders create a slide show about Ancient Egypt. In this ancient history lesson, 6th graders conduct a guided internet search on Ancient Egypt and create a slide show presentation to share with their classmates.

This lesson has students view a photograph of ancient Egypt and recognize the shape of the pyramids.  In this Ancient Egypt lesson, students describe what they see in a photograph of Ancient Egypt.  This lesson has students discuss the importance of the Nile River to Egypt.