6th Grade SS “Week 7” Unit
Day of the
Week/standard
Lesson – Chapter 2: Ancient Egypt
Monday
September 28
OBJECTIVE
 Students will complete a foldable and begin studying Ancient Egypt.
Section A
Day 1
BELL WORK
 Please get scissors, pencil, and paper.
Vocabulary
Chapter 2
Section 1:
Nile River
Cataract
Hieroglyphics
Dynasty
Delta
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Papyrus
ACTIVITIES
 Turn to page 35 in the book. We are making this foldable.
 Model and create foldable that is on page 35.
 Read pages 38-41 and discuss.
 (Kids take notes in foldable.)
 Do the activity on page 40.
 Assign students to create acrostic poems about the Nile. Tell them to
write the letters NILE RIVER in a vertical line on a sheet of paper and
to compose a line of verse starting with each letter. (Ex: No river is
longer than the Nile.)
Tuesday
September 29
OBJECTIVE
 Students will complete a foldable and begin studying Ancient Egypt.
Day 1
Section B
BELL WORK
 Please get scissors, pencil, and paper.
Vocabulary
Chapter 2
Section 1:
Nile River
Cataract
Hieroglyphics
Dynasty
Delta
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Papyrus
ACTIVITIES
 Turn to page 35 in the book. We are making this foldable.
 Model and create foldable that is on page 35.
 Read pages 38-41 and discuss.
 (Kids take notes in foldable.)
 Do the activity on page 40.
 Assign students to create acrostic poems about the Nile. Tell them to
write the letters NILE RIVER in a vertical line on a sheet of paper and
to compose a line of verse starting with each letter. (Ex: No river is
longer than the Nile.)
Wednesday
September 30
Day 2
Section A
OBJECTIVE
 Students will continue with Chapter 2, Section 1. Ancient Egypt, and
take notes.
BELL WORK
 Why did Egyptian civilization develop along the Nile River?
Vocabulary
Chapter 2
Section 1
Nile River
Cataract
Hieroglyphics
Dynasty
Delta
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Papyrus
Thursday
October 1
Day 2
Section B
Vocabulary
Chapter 2
Section 1
Nile River
Cataract
Hieroglyphics
Dynasty
Delta
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Papyrus
Friday
October 2
Day 3
Section A
Vocabulary
Chapter 2
Section 1
Nile River
Cataract
Hieroglyphics
Dynasty
Delta
Lower Egypt
ACTIVITIES
 Read pages 42- 44.
 Do the activity at the bottom of page 44.
 See if any of the students can name the presidents of the US who
were related. Relationships include father/son, grandfather/grandson,
and cousins. (Father/son: John Adams, John Quincy Adams; George
H.W. Bush and George W. Bush; grandfather/grandson: William
Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison; Cousins: Theodore Roosevelt,
Franklin Roosevelt). Recall the definition of dynasty.
 Ask: Would a candidate’s family relationship to a past president affect
your vote? Why or why not?
 This is a quick write. Discuss briefly and write at least one paragraph.
OBJECTIVE
 Students will continue with Chapter 2, Section 1. Ancient Egypt, and
take notes.
BELL WORK
 Why did Egyptian civilization develop along the Nile River?
ACTIVITIES
 Read, discuss, and take notes over pages 42- 44.
 Do the activity at the bottom of page 44.
 See if any of the students can name the presidents of the US who
were related. Relationships include father/son, grandfather/grandson,
and cousins. (Father/son: John Adams, John Quincy Adams; George
H.W. Bush and George W. Bush; grandfather/grandson: William
Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison; Cousins: Theodore Roosevelt,
Franklin Roosevelt). Recall the definition of dynasty.
 Ask: Would a candidate’s family relationship to a past president affect
your vote? Why or why not?
 This is a quick write. Discuss briefly and write at least one paragraph
OBJECTIVE
 Students will continue with Chapter 2, Section 2. Ancient Egypt, and
take notes.
BELL WORK
 What is a dynasty? Do we see dynasties in America today?
ACTIVITIES
 Read, discuss, and take notes over pages 45-46.
 Turn to page 45. Do the cooperative learning activity.
 Tell students that proverbs, or wise sayings, formed an important part
of ancient Egyptian life. Adults often used them to teach children.
Organize the class into small groups and assign each group one of
these proverbs to interpret. Have students share their proverbs and
interpretations with the class.
Upper Egypt
Papyrus
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1: Put by for a rainy day
2: For every joy there is a price to be paid
3: There grows no wheat where there is no grain
4: You do all good and destroy all evil
5: Learn politeness from the impolite
Discuss.
Do page 46. Do 1-3 questions. On your own. Hand in when finished.