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Mostly for books, which I suggest looking for at your local library.
Mostly for books, which I suggest looking for at your local library.
I'll have to be honest...after the first few chapters I was having trouble blogging AND planning and actually, you know....homeschooling. So I took a break though I kept taking notes...mostly.
You see, I sort of missed this section. Sorry. No paragraph by paragraph rundown this time. Though, for the first couple paragraphs, I do suggest searching pinterest for Mastaba tomb pictures...there's plenty. And any non-fiction picture book on Egypt should have plenty of pictures of pyramids, usually including illustrations of the inside of the great pyramid. However, if you want a book JUST about pyramids, I suggest Pyramids by Anne Millard
Now, I do remember the activities we did.
First, we watched a video about one recent theory about how the pyramids were made (I made sure to mention that it was only one of many, but we didn't try to go through all the theories). On that same site there's a link to an interactive program (that required 3D glasses and some downloadable plug-ins...so we didn't do that, but it might be fun). There's another cute video here that's a little more kid-friendly. And, you can explore the Pyramids and surrounding areas virtually on Roundme.
Next we built a pyramid out of Legos...with an extra addition to the top.
Don't have Legos, or want to do something a little different? You can use sugar cubes or Rice Crispie squares, or for challenge for older kids, cardboard and hot glue or even toothpicks! Over at The Boys of Black Mountain they went further and explored the process by modeling how the large bricks might have been moved.
Math Tie Ins: 3D SHAPES
Since this lesson deals with pyramids, and the next lesson activity suggestion was "cylinder seals" I thought this would be a great time to learn about 3D shapes.
We covered one shape a day (starting with pyramids and cylinders with the related SOTW chapters), then moving on to unrelated shapes like cubes and spheres. We would color a page in a printable book, make the 3D paper shape every day and then practice drawing it, using simple online tutorials when necessary.
3D Shapes Printable Book
3D Shapes Printable Book (For Older Kids)
3D Egyptian Style Pyramid Foldable
3D Shapes Foldables
BOOK: Mummy Mathby by Cindy Neuschwander and Bryan Langdo is a story we read involving Egypt and a mystery solved using 3D shapes.
MATH Tie In 2: Counting Blocks and Number Patterns
Over at The Boys of Black Mountain they did some neat activities looking at the number patterns created by building a solid pyramid of blocks.
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