This site gives 14 days of Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans , with activities in reading, spelling, language, social studies, science and art. The final project is for the class to create an Egyptian Tomb. Gift lists 4 lesson plans for 6th grade students, involving creating a timeline of Tut s life and other activities involving Egyptian pharaohs, society and art. This unit for lower primary grades lists online resources and gives ideas for activities and discussion. The page has suggestions for other classroom activities as well.
Mummies gives background information and instructions for mummifying an apple.
Kids can do this online lesson, with links and related questions, in class. Chicago's Oriental Institute has a special section for teachers and students, with a comprehensive list of links to some of the sites listed here as well as many others, covering the ancient Near East as well as ancient Egypt. The Falcon Pharaoh Little Horus will show you about both modern and ancient Egypt. Send an Ancient Egyptian E-Postcard to a friend. There are actually around 4700 hieroglyphs.