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| Weathereye Lessons- Dealing with Blizzads, Floods Hurricanes, etc. |
| Life in Early America: A thematic unit |
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| Math Fact Cafe- Make your own worksheets |
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| Ancient History |
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| * Literature Lesson Plans |
| Some suggestions for a unit study on Ancient Egypt: Set up a reading area-Draw a mural w/pyramids & the Nile etc... Throw some pillows on the floor,or put a cozy chair there. Play some games-Egyptian bingo Egyptian Scavenger Hunt Art: Learn about Hieroglyphics: (Also try Hieroglyph translator for fun) Draw like an Egyptian-Learn their styling & technique. Make Egyptian Profile Portraits. Make your own cartouche Math: help design a pyramid,on paper, or with blocks or legos.How many blocks did you use? Use this site to help you with Egyptian multiplicatiion. Scaling the pyramids -another math/geometry lesson Vocabulary:As you study,have students keep record of new or difficult words. Home ec.: Study foods of ancient Egypt,draw a chart w/ foods on it.Highlight foods you've tried.try some new ones.-Other food links: Life in Ancient egypt Egyptian recipes Make an Egyptian outfit.Fabric stores carry patterns, or you could use an old sheet & fabric paints. Science: Construct an Egyptian Time Clock(do a search for it) Use this site to make puzzles for your unit: Puzzlemaker Use an old appliance box to build a pyramid. As the grand finale,throw a feast!Enjoy some of the foods you learned about,and wear the costumes.Decorate the room with your Egyptian art. have fun! |
| U.S. Geography |
| Where is that? Challenging and fun geography game. |
| Xpeditions- National Geographic lesson plans, activities, and maps |