Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 6 | Writing in Ancient Egypt 115

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud and Extensions may have

activity options which exceed the time allocated for that part of

the lesson. To remain within the time periods allocated for each

portion of the lesson, you will need to make conscious choices

about which activities to include based on the needs of your

students.

Exercise Materials Details

Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 minutes)

Where Are We? Map of Mesopotamia and Ancient
Egypt;
world map or globe

You may wish to have students locate

Egypt on their own map.

Personal Connections Image 2A-2: Cuneiform Review what students learned about
cuneiform.

What Have We Already
Learned?

Image 5A-6: Meret on the banks of

the Nile

Review what students learned about the

Nile River.

Vocabular y Preview:
Hieroglyphs/Hieroglyphics,
Papyrus

Image 6A-2: Hieroglyphs carved in

stone and/or additional images of

hieroglyphics

Have students describe hieroglyphs.

Explain that hieroglyphs are picture-like

symbols that represent sounds, letters,

and words.

images or examples of papyrus

(the plant) and papyrus (the paper)

Purpose for Listening Response Card 2 Invite students to point to the image that
refers to the main topic of today’s read-
aloud.

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Writing in Ancient Egypt

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions world map or globe

Word Work: Accurately

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day