Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 6A|Writing in Ancient Egypt 117

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud may have activity options which

exceed the time allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain

within the time period allocated for this portion of the lesson, you

will need to make conscious choices about which activities to

include based on the needs of your students.

Introducing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Where Are We? 5 minutes

Choose a different student each day to locate Egypt on a world

map or globe and identify it as a part of Africa.

Personal Connections 5 minutes

 Show image 2A-2: Cuneiform

Discuss the signifi cance of writing, using the following questions

and the image as a guide:

• What is the name for the ancient Mesopotamian writing in the
  image? (cuneiform)


• Is it important to write things down? Why or why not?


• What kinds of things do you write?


• How would your lives be different if there were no writing?

What Have We Already Learned? 5 minutes

 Show image 5A-6: Meret on the banks of the Nile

Remind students that in the previous lesson they learned about

Meret and her family in ancient Egypt. Have a student point out

Meret in the picture. Have students repeat the name Meret after

you. Ask, “Besides farming, what else was the Nile used for?”

(fi shing; transportation) Now have students describe the setting in

the previous story about Meret and her family. (a village near the

Nile River)

Writing in Ancient Egypt

6 A