Draft Ancient Egypt Lesson – 3rd Grade (Summer 2012) – Wayzata Public Schools
Strand II -- Ancient Egypt
Lesson 6 – Pharaohs
Big Idea/Essential Question: What do you want to be remembered for?
Learning Targets
Content/Concepts/Vocabulary
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I can describe the job of a pharaoh.
I can identify King Tut, Ramses the Great, and
Cleopatra as pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
I can identify reasons why Ramses the Great and
Cleopatra were important leaders of ancient Egypt.
I can compare and contrast the accomplishments of
Ramses the Great and King Tut.
I can form an opinion about which Egyptian pharaoh
had the greatest impact on the world and why.
Pharaohs: King Tut, Ramses the Great, Cleopatra
King Tut
o Boy King (8 years old)
o Only tomb of a pharaoh that has not been robbed
o Most famous for his intact tomb and what historians could
learn from the artifacts
o Died as a young man (18 years old)
Ramses the Great
o Reign lasted over 90 years
o Great warrior, builder, family and religious man
o Built more monuments than any pervious king
Cleopatra
o Age 18, became queen
o Ruled with brother, Ptolemy XIII
o The last pharaoh -- during her reign Egypt fell to Rome
sarcophagus (crook, flail, vulture, cobra)
reign
monument
Activities
1. Label a diagram of the pharaoh’s sarcophagus with the vocabulary words and glue into your Social Studies
notebook.
2. TBD
Social Studies Notebook Entries**
1. Vocabulary pages from History Pockets pp10-11 and complete.
2. Label the diagram of the pharaoh’s sarcophagus.
3. Journal/Reflection: In your opinion, whose reign had the most impact on the world and why. (ELA 3.6.1.1)
Classroom Timeline Project
Add the reigns of King Tut, Ramses the Great and Cleopatra to the classroom timeline.
Lesson Resources
History Pockets: Ancient Civilizations (Grades 1-3), Evan-Moor Publishing
NUA Notebook Protocol
The Ancient Egyptians (History Opens Windows) pp10-13
Supplementary Resources:
o Everything Ancient Egypt (National Geographic Kids) pp14; 15 (Ramses, Cleopatra)
o Everything Ancient Egypt (National Geographic Kids) pp28; 29 (Tut)
o If I were a Kid in Ancient Egypt (Children of the Ancient World) pp24; 25 (Tut)
o Who was King Tut? (Read Aloud)
o Ancient Egypt Beyond the Pyramids pp4 – 7
o Pharaohs and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (FactFinders)
o Cleopatra by Diane Stanley
Digital Resources:
o http://www.kingtutone.com/pharaohs/
o Discovery Ed Videos [Identify and Link Suggested]
** Students will use a social studies notebook to keep track of their learning.
The notebook should follow the format suggested by NUA (table of
contents, numbered pages, dates). Students should glue in vocabulary pages from History Pockets. In addition, students can use various thinking
maps to demonstrate their thinking. Time should be built into each lesson for students to journal/respond to various prompts. The responses can be
used to facilitate class discussions or be used as formative assessments.