6th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Guide
SUBJECT: Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 6th
Chapter: 5
Time Frame: 11 Days
GRADING PERIOD: 1st 9 weeks
Unit: Ancient Egypt and Kush
Dates: 9/30-10/14
Essential Standards:
Write to Learn
Ancient Life Along the Nile Part 1
Ancient Life Along the Nile Part 2
Ancient Life Along the Nile Part 3
Ancient Life Along the Nile Part 4
The Ancient World: 3.4 Ancient Egyptian Culture
The Art of Making Mummies - A
The Art of Making Mummies - B
The Story of Writing - Chapters 3 and 4
Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Egypt - Chapter 1,
Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Egypt - Chapter 2
Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Egypt - Chapters 3, 4 and 5
Lessons
Academic
Vocabulary:
Lesson 1: The Nile River Content
Vocabulary
Clarifying Objective(s): cataract
Time Frame: 2 days
delta
shadoof
Essential Question: How papyrus
does geography influence hieroglyphics
the way people live?
dynasty
Assessment(s):
Additional Resources:
Formative:
Videos and Presentation Resources
Lesson Quizzes can be customized Video | The Nile River
or given as online assessments
Interactive Map | Ancient Egypt c. 31 B.C.
using McGraw-Hill Networks
Assessment
Interactive Map | Early Trade Routes
Guided Notes: Have Students use
Interactive Chart | Making Papyrus
the My Notes feature in the
Student Center to create
Interactive Graphic Organizer | Benefits of the Nile
comprehensive study notes.
Lecture Slide | Ancient Egypt
Lesson Review: Assign the Lesson
Review in the Student Edition.
Slide Show | World’s Longest Rivers
Academic
Vocabulary
unique
isolate
unify
Self-Check Quiz | Lesson 1: The
Nile River
McGraw-Hill Networks
Assessment | Lesson 1 Quiz
Summative: End of chapter test
from question bank online
Interactive Image | Farming on the Nile
Worksheets and Activities
All Worksheets and Activities can be customized
or given as online assignments using McGraw-Hill
Networks Editable Worksheets.
Guided Reading Activity | Lesson 1: The Nile River
Interactive Graphic Organizer | Taking Notes:
Identifying, Minoans and Mycenaeans
Interactive Image | Historic Use of the Sahara
Interactive Image | Shadoof
Geography and History Activity | Ancient Egypt and
Kush – The Nile River
Economics of History Activity | Ancient Egypt and
Kush – The Nile River
Primary Source | Ancient Palettes
Reading Essentials and Study Guide for World
History | Lesson 1: The Nile River
Lesson 2: Life in Ancient Content
Egypt
Vocabulary
theocracy
Clarifying Objective:
pharaoh
bureaucrat
Time Frame: 3 days
embalming
pyramid
McGraw-Hill Networks Editable Worksheets
Formative:
Videos and Presentation Resources
Lesson Quizzes can be customized Video | Life in Ancient Egypt: Agriculture and
or given as online assessments
Crafts
using McGraw-Hill Networks
Interactive Chart | Egyptian Society
Assessment
Guided Notes: Have Students use Interactive Graphic Organizer | Ancient Egypt
the My Notes feature in the
Interactive Graphic Organizer | Embalming
Student Center to create
Essential Question:
What makes a culture
unique?
Academic
Vocabulary
distribute
crucial
reside
labor
construct
role
manual
obtain
comprehensive study notes.
Lecture Slide | Social Class
Lesson Review: Assign the Lesson Slide Show | Pyramids
Review in the Student Edition.
Slide Show | Foods of the Egyptians
Self-Check Quiz | Lesson 2: Life
Interactive Image | Three Pyramids of Giza
in Ancient Egypt
McGraw-Hill Networks
Assessment | Lesson 2 Quiz
Summative: End of chapter test
from question bank online
Interactive Image | Role of Women
Worksheets and Activities
Worksheets can be customized or given as online
assignments using McGraw-Hill Networks Editable
Worksheets.
Guided Reading Activity | Lesson 2: Life in Ancient
Egypt
Interactive Graphic Organizer | Taking Notes:
Organizing, Ancient Egypt
Interactive Image | Family Roles
Interactive Image | Feluccas
21st Century Skills Activity | Egypt and Kush – Life
in Ancient Egypt
Game | Egyptians and their gods, Concentration
Game
Reading Essentials and Study Guide for World
History | Lesson 2: Life in Ancient Egypt
Lesson 3: Egypt’s
Empire
Content
Vocabulary
incense
McGraw-Hill Networks Editable Worksheets
Formative:
Videos and Presentation Resources
Lesson Quizzes can be customized Video | Ancient Egypt
or given as online assessments
Clarifying Objective:
Time Frame: 2 days
envoy
incense
envoy
Academic
Essential Question: Why Vocabulary
do civilizations rise and acquire
fall?
authority
decline
using McGraw-Hill Networks
Assessment
Interactive Map | Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms
Interactive Graphic Organizer | The Middle and
Guided Notes: Have Students use New Kingdoms
the My Notes feature in the
Interactive Whiteboard Activity | The Hyksos and
Student Center to create
the Egyptians
comprehensive study notes.
Interactive Chart | Pharaohs and their Achievements
Lesson Review: Assign the Lesson
Review in the Student Edition.
Lecture Slide | Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
Self-Check Quiz | Lesson 3:
Egypt’s Empire
McGraw-Hill Networks
Assessment | Lesson 3 Quiz
Summative: End of chapter test
from question bank online
Game | Hyksos and Egyptians, True or False Game
Worksheets and Activities
All Worksheets and Activities can be customized or
given as online assignments using McGraw-Hill
Networks Editable Worksheets.
Guided Reading Activity | Lesson 3: Ancient Egypt
and Kush – Egypt’s Empire
Interactive Graphic Organizer | Taking Notes:
Organizing, The Middle and New Kingdoms
Interactive Image | Art of the Middle Kingdom
Interactive Image | Elephants
Interactive Image | Karnak
21st Century Skills Activity | Ancient Egypt and
Kush – Egypt’s Empire
Biography | Hatshepsut
Reading Essentials and Study Guide for World
History | Lesson 3: Egypt’s Empire
Lesson 4: The Kingdom
of Kush
Clarifying Objective:
Time Frame: 4 days
Content
Vocabulary
savanna
textile
Academic
Vocabulary
rely
Essential Question: Why challenge
do civilizations rise and
fall?
Formative:
Lesson Quizzes can be customized
or given as online assessments
using McGraw-Hill Networks
Assessment
Guided Notes: Have Students use
the My Notes feature in the
Student Center to create
comprehensive study notes.
Lesson Review: Assign the Lesson
Review in the Student Edition.
Self-Check Quiz | Lesson 4: The
Kingdom of Kush
McGraw-Hill Networks
Assessment | Lesson 4 Quiz
Summative: End of chapter test
from question bank online
Videos and Presentation Resources
Video | Kingdom of Axum
Interactive Map | Kush Kingdom
Interactive Chart | Savanna and Desert
Primary Source | Amon-Re and the Shabak Stone
Lecture Slide | Cultural Diffusion
Game | Pharaohs and their Achievements,
Crossword Puzzle
Worksheets and Activities
All Worksheets and Activities can be customized
or given as online assignments using McGraw-Hill
Networks Editable Worksheets.
Guided Reading Activity | Lesson 4: The Kingdom
of Kush
Interactive Graphic Organizer | Taking Notes:
Sequencing, Kush Conquers Egypt
Interactive Image | Nubian Trade
Interactive Image | The Kushite Pyramids
Economics of History Activity | Ancient Egypt and
Kush – The Kingdom of Kush
Reading Essentials and Study Guide for World
History | Lesson 4: The Kingdom of Kush
McGraw-Hill Networks Editable Worksheets
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Technology Tasks, Write to Learn,
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Etc.)
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Technology Tasks, Write to Learn,
Assignments, Group Work, Research,
Etc.)
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Technology Tasks, Write to Learn,
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Etc.)
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Technology Tasks, Write to Learn,
Assignments, Group Work, Research,
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Vocabulary
1. cataracts - dangerous, fast-moving waters
2. delta - a fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea
3. shadoof - a bucket attached to a long pole, used to move water for irrigation
4. papyrus - a reed plant that grows along the Nile River
5. hieroglyphics - a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols
6. dynasty - a line of rulers from one family
7. theocracy - a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader
8. pharaoh - ruler of ancient Egypt
9. bureaucrat - government official
10.embalming - the process of preserving dead bodies
11.pyramid - a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
12.incense - a material burned for its pleasant smell
13.envoy - a person who represents his country in a foreign place
14.savanna - a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
15.textile - woven cloth