Our new theme - Pyramids

Today was the first day of our new theme; Pyramids.

In literacy we began to think about what we already know and what we want to find out.

This is what the children want to know:

Having a think

Writing the date in hieroglyphs

Finding information

What I want to learn

Some information found out this afternoon

What is mummification?
Where is Egypt?
How were the pyramids built?
How did the ancient people live?
Was there a famous King?
What are the pyramids for?
Does everyone in Egypt own a camel?
Did Moses float down the river Nile?
What did they wear?
Who were the Gods?
Did they have pets?
Who was Cleopatra?
What did they eat?

Later in the afternoon we researched information and facts using non fiction books. The children gathered all the information on a double page in their books.

Count like an Egyptian

The children used Egyptian hieroglyphs to work out modern day numbers. (It was harder than it looks)
They had to convert the hieroglyphs and then draw them.
Print your own off here

We are all looking forward to this exciting topic and can't wait to see the exhibition at Leeds City Museum.

Here is a game to have a go at. Let me know how you get on.

Here is a link to a Horrible Histories episode on BBC iplayer



When you did some research this afternoon, what did you find out? Write back and tell me.