Akhenaten was an anomaly in Egyptian history, and not one theEgyptians were particularly proud of. In this Akhenaten homeschool lesson we will be looking at what made him so different, as well as looking at how he changed the nature of art, specifically relief work during his reign. Amenhotep IV, The Early Years Akhenaten was…
Category: History – Ancient Egypt
Tutankhamen Homeschool Lesson
Ancient Egypt is always a popular choice in homeschools around the world. This Tutankhamen homeschool lesson is a great accompaniment. I tried to expose my children to all sorts of resources including primary evidence using Howard Carter's own writing. We will also use newspaper reports to explore the rumours circulating in 1923 regarding the discovery…
Ancient Egyptian Escape Room
My once little Abigail has recently turned a much bigger girl twelve, and to celebrate her life I threw an Ancient Egyptian Escape room party. Now these can be as simple as photocopying the whole game and playing it as is, or going all out to the point of near hysteria... I'm sure you can…
Mystery of History: Lesson Eleven – Early Egyptians
The girls have studied the Egyptians before, but they were still fascinated to revisit it again. I'm getting used to reining myself in and not doing too much per MOH lesson. Early Egyptians - Reading I read out the lesson from the Mystery of History text book. Early Egyptians: Map Work I used a map…
Ancient Egypt Homeschool Resource: Mysteries of the Nile
I had wanted to find the perfect ancient Egyptian resource. An ancient Egyptian resource which would not only be interesting to the children, but also to me. I had already taught this era to my older three children and I needed something which would give a spark to it second time round. Mysteries of the…
Home School in the Woods: Ancient Egypt {Review}
What is HISTORY Through the Ages Project Passport World History Study: Ancient Egypt? HISTORY Through the Ages Project Passport World History Study: Ancient Egypt is the brain child of Amy Pac and her family run company Home School in the Woods. The concept is a good one. The student is given everything he or she needs…
Ancient Egypt Unit Study
Welcome to my huge Ancient Egypt Unit Study post. The children seriously LOVED Egypt and they still ask every single fun week we have 'could we pleeeeease do Egypt again'! We did a lot, so like Mesopotamia this will be spread out over a few weeks. Ancient Egypt Unit Study: Resources Factual Books Our reading load…