Ancient Egypt

There are so many fantasic books that you can use to illustrate this subject with, but you'll have the children eating out of the palm of your hand with this fantastic interactive site:- http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

The site covers many topics such as Egyptian life, Egypt's Geography with several interesting maps, gods and goddesses, mummification, the pharoahs, pyramids, temples and several others. Each section is divided into three sections:

The first one is a story that is linked to the section concerned, and gives additional information about egyptian life. Learners can manipulate the direction of the story, as choices are given.

The second section is called explore and usually takes you on a visit to a well known site or individual linked to the topic. Most of the pictures are interactive, and when clicked on, will provide additional information e.g. exploring the inside of a pyramid and it's chambers.

The third section is a challenge in which the pupils need to complete a task related to the topic e.g. keeping tally of food contributions in a store using ancient egyptian methods of recording numbers.

If you click on the staff room button at any time, it explains what is covered in each of the sections and is designed to assist the teacher.

This site is written for learners at a primary school level. The material is extensive, easy to follow and understand, with excellent illustrations. Definitely worth a visit.