Persian Egypt Lesson Plans

Sixth graders complete activities with the book Cleopatra VII Daughter of the Nile by Kristiana Gregory. In this literature lesson, 6th graders review new vocabulary and take a virtual online tour of Egypt. They read the story, answer comprehension questions, and research Ancient Egypt.

Sixth graders find Greece on the map and recognize how the geography of Greece was important in its development. In this ancient Greece instructional activity, 6th graders research Greece and compare to the civilization of ancient Egypt. Students answer critical thinking questions about Greece. Students define democracy and relate to ancient Greece.

Students engage in a lesson that is about preparing and taking an assessment about the cultures of Persia, India, and China. There is an option to review before the assessment. The lesson includes questions that are meant to be samples for teacher generated questions.

Students investigate the concept of Islam using a variety of resources to conduct research. They focus upon the geography of how the religion spread throughout the world and students identify the regions given a map of the area.

Third graders explore the mysteries of the East in the five lessons of this unit. The castle of the sultan, the riches, and the mystery of the area draws the early European to dicsover a shorter route to the area.

Eighth graders research the ancient cultures of India, China, Egypt, Greece or Rome to identify their characteristics and civilizations. In this ancient cultures lesson, 8th graders work in groups to research one of the ancient civilizations and write an informative essay for their topic. Students turn their essays into speeches and multimedia presentations.

Students investigate ancient Egypt by completing different style worksheets.  In this World History lesson, students utilize their textbooks to discover the importance of ancient Egypt and complete true or false and fill in the blank worksheets.  Students check their work with an answer key.

Seventh graders research particular elements of the ancient cultures of India, China, Egypt, Greece or Rome, centering their research around the question: "What characteristics of this civilization have had an enduring impact on later civilizations?"

Students create a monogram, based of the idea of a Turkish Tughra. They examine the connection between writing for communication and writing as an art form. They explore the vocabulary related to the use of art media in the classroom.

Fourth graders study the geography, people, history, governments, and economies of the Middle East. They develop a basic vocabulary of Arabic terms and work with various materials in creating an aesthetically pleasing, easy-to-understand board game for their own use (and for use by their peers).