Chapter 2- Egypt- Big Ideas
Chapter 2
Section 1: The Nile Valley
Big Ideas
1. Why did they settle by the Nile Valley? Dangers
and uses
2. What are the environment/ land around the
Nile Valley like?
3. What were hieroglyphics?
4. Why did they need a government?
5. What was Egypt’s social class?
6. What was the family life like?
Section 2: Egypt’s Old Kingdom
1. Who ruled the Old Kingdom/ Egypt?
2. What was Egypt’s religion like?
3. Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
Section 3: The Egyptian Empire
1. What was the Middle Kingdom like?
2. What was the New Kingdom like?
3. What were the two pharaohs like?
4. What ended the New Kingdom?
Section 4: The Civilization of Kush
1. What did the people of Kush do for work?
Social Studies Unit- Egypt- October 2- November 2- 12 lessons
Lesson 1- October 2
Chapter 2 Section 1
Topic: The Nile Valley- The Nile
Places: Egypt, Nile River, Sahara
Big Ideas:
1. Why did they settle by the Nile Valley?
Dangers and uses
2. What is the environment/ land around
the Nile Valley like?
1. Add Vocabulary Terms to Social Studies
Notebook, Write words on board (cataracts,
delta), each student writes definitions in their
notebook and we discuss it once they are
done
2. Intro to ancient Egypt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q4FxvTE
FRY& feature=related
Student Activity: Write down things you see in Social
Studies Notebook.
3. Read p. 39-40- large group, draw popsicles
sticks, ask comprehension question after each
paragraph
4. Start Map of Egypt- project map on board
(add compass Rose, Nile River, Sahara desert,
map title, Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt, Red Sea,
Mediterranean Sea) with a pen
5. Pyramid Magazine- Read about Nile River,
mummies, Egypt’s culture
Assignment: Color map of Egypt
Lesson 2- October 4
Chapter 2 Section 1
Topic: The Nile Valley- River People,
hieroglyphics
Big Ideas:
1. What did the Egyptians make that
we use today? What did they use
to make it?
2. What were hieroglyphics?
3. How did the Egyptians harvest
grain?
Questions to Research from Lesson 1:
1. Why did the Egyptians shave their
children’s heads?
2. What did they use to shave their
heads?
3. When did they become adults?
1. Prepare: Write on board Lesson 1 and Lesson
2 big ideas
2. Check to see if everyone colored their map.
Do not collect.
3. Post Big Ideas- Review by asking them to
answer Lesson 1 Big Ideas, Post Lesson 2 Big
Ideas
4. Add Vocabulary Terms to Social Studies
Notebook, Write words on board (papyrus,
hieroglyphics), each student writes definitions in
their notebook, they draw a picture that goes
with the word and definition for the four words
we have had for Chapter 2, and we discuss it once
they are done
5. Read p. 41-42 Large Group- Fill out ART
worksheet before, during, and after reading
6. From Farming to Food Activity- Each students gets
a paper with one of the steps. They draw what
their paper describes.
Assignment: Make Egyptian Cartouche- student’s
name in hieroglyphics on a white sheet of typing
paper- Print Egyptian Alphabet
Lesson 3- October 9
Chapter 2 Section 1
Topic: The Nile Valley- Government, Social
classes, family life
Big Ideas
1. Why did they need a government?
2. What was Egypt’s social class?
3. What was the family life like?
1. Writinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNvL6Rb_5
PY&feature=related Have a few students share
their hieroglyphics
2. Review with big ideas from last time, Egyptian
3. Read 43-46, Students fill out Egyptian Worksheet
(I created) as we read.
4. Draw triangle in notebook- social classes p. 45
Do this on board with printed pictures for each social
class
5. Section 1 Activity- Act out the Egypt map/ Nile
River, In groups of two or three students will explain
the importance and write it on the back of the paper
given to them, Students will be called in a certain
order to create the map of Egypt and say the
importance.
6. Add Vocabulary Terms to Social Studies Notebook,
Write words on board (Narmer, dynasty), each
student writes definitions in their notebook and we
discuss it once they are done.
Lesson 4- October 11
Chapter 2 Review Section 1
Topic: Egypt’s Old Kingdom Rulers, Egypt’s
Religion
Assignment: Finish Vocab
1. Review with Egyptian Power point in Adobe
2. Each student write down 2 facts under the big
ideas: The Nile, Writing, government, social
classes, and family life
3. Webquest- Print out worksheet for each
People: King Khufu
Places: Giza
student to fill out. 1:34-2:15
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.ht
ml
4. Add Vocabulary Terms to Social Studies
Notebook (pharaoh, deity, embalming,
mummy)
Assignment: Add vocab
Lesson 5- October 15
Chapter 2 Section 2
Topic: Egypt’s Old Kingdom: Creation of
Pyramids
1. Quick Response Quiz- Section 1
2. Finish Adobe PP
3. Read p. 48-52
4.
Pyramid Power Point and foldable- Go through
power point as a large group as each student
writes on their foldable the steps the Egyptians
took to create a pyramid
5. Add Vocabulary Terms to Social Studies
Notebook (pyramid)
Assignment: Finish Pyramid foldable- add pictures to
each step and cut into a triangle.
Lesson 6- October 19
Chapter 2 Section 2
Topic: Egypt’s Old Kingdom: Review
Pyramids, Paintings
1. Videos on pyramidshttp://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/place
s/countries-places/egypt/egypt-pyramids-dest/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYFw
XqknjM&feature=related
2. Read Picture Book: You Wouldn't Want to Be a
Pyramid Builder!: A Hazardous Job You'd Rather
Not Have by Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya,
Each student fill out worksheet as we read in a
large group. Go over the questions after reading
the book.
Assignment: What job would you want in Egypt? Explain
what you would do. Draw a picture of what you would use
and where you would work. Print half sheet Pyramid Job
Rubric
Lesson 7- October 23
Chapter 2 Section 3
Topic: The Egyptian Empire
People: Ahmose, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III,
Akhenaton, Tutankhamen, Ramses II
Places: Thebes
1. Quick Response Quiz Section 2- pyramids,
pharaohs, mummies, deities
2. Text to sound- Do this with the 5 pharaoh’s
they will research http://text-tospeech.imtranslator.net/
3. Pharaoh Poster- In class, research
-Printed Rubric
-Small groups- 2-3 to research, read section in
book
-Each student create poster
3. Add Vocabulary Terms to Social Studies
Notebook (tribute, incense)
Assignment: none
Lesson 8- October 25
Chapter 2 Section 3
Topic: The Egyptian Empire
1. Check to see if they have tribute and incense added
to notebook/ Students Finish Poster or do vocab
2. Present Posters- call everyone that has Tut for
example
3. Paint Samples- Dice Game
3. Play- “A Visit From an Ancient Pharaoh” By: Carolyn
Clark
Assignment: none
Lesson 9- October 29
Chapter 2 Section 3
Topic: The Egyptian Empire
1. Read p. 69-72 Kush Empire as a class
Key Points, Questions Wkst.
2. Video- The Kush Empire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b86XE3TbXg
3. Vocab: Add savanna, make sure they have
every word, draw popsicle sticks for them to
read- go through each they check their own
4. Hand back poster, students share pyramid
jobs poster with peers
Assignment: none
Lesson 10- October 31
Chapter 2 Section 4
Topic: The Civilization of Kush
People: Kashta, Piye
Places: Nubia, Kush, Kerma, Napata,
Meroe
Lesson 11- November2
1. Review Game: Egyptian Jeopardy
2. http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/mai
n.html
Research Gods/ Goddesses
Assignment: Egypt Poster- 8-10 details, print worksheet/
rubric
1. Video on Egyptian paintingshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOUjDIX37o4
Chapter 2 Section 4
Topic: The Civilization of Kush
Test/ Project: Ancient Egypt Travel Brochure
Picture Books:
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder!: A Hazardous Job You'd Rather Not Have by Jacqueline
Morley, David Salariya and David Antram (Mar 1, 2004)