Egyptians Topic Guide for Teachers

The civilization of the Ancient Egyptians, centred around the River Nile, is a fascinating topic. The Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids and developed hieroglyphics, one of the world’s first writing systems. They also built irrigation systems to water the land for growing crops, and used the first ramps and levers in building.

The Ancient Egyptians worshipped over 2,000 gods and goddesses, including Anubis, the god of mummification, and Thoth, the god of writing, magic and wisdom.

Teach your children about Ancient Egypt using our handy topic guide!

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Teaching Ideas

Create a silent movie that uses the first movement of Ballet Égyptien by Luigini as its sound track.
Make your own canopic jars.
Make a Lego shaduf.
Try writing in hieroglyphs.
Try your hand at making papyrus.
Write a report about Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. This is a useful site for information.
Write some instructions on how to mummify a person. This site will help you.
Make a fact file about the Egyptian gods.
Write a newspaper report about the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Try mummifying a tomato using salt and bicarbonate of soda or epsom salts.

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Resources

Download our huge Egyptians pack.
Use our Ancient Egypt fact cards and make your own.
Use our sheet to make a game of Senet and then learn how to play.
These flash cards have useful vocabulary for your Egyptian topic.
Use this banner for your class display.

Egyptians Knowledge Organiser

Members of Teaching Packs can download a comprehensive knowledge organiser to accompany this topic. It includes key information that your children can use for reference and research, along with a timeline, a glossary, a map and illustrations.

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Egyptians Facts

The Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for 3,000 years, the longest-lasting civilization in human history!
During mummification, a hook was inserted into the nose to remove the brain.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest man made structure in the work for over 3,800 years.
Only priests could enter Ancient Egyptian temples.
The Sphinx was cut out of natural limestone. It is twenty metres tall.