Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

132 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 7 | Amon-Ra and the Gods of Ancient Egypt

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.

What Have We Already

Learned?

Image Cards 7–9; Early Word

Civilizations Chart

Divide students into three groups.

Each group will be in charge of sharing

information about their image card to the

rest of the class.

Vocabular y Preview: My th,

Amon-Ra

Image 7A-2: Amon-Ra and/or

additional images of Amon-Ra

Show students additional pictures of

Amon-Ra, the Egyptian god of the sun.

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)

Amon-Ra and the Gods of

Ancient Egypt

Images of the gods and goddess

referred to in this read-aloud:

Horus—god of the sky (falcon/

man)

Sobek—a god of the Nile

(crocodile/man)

Amon-Ra (Amon)—god of the sun

Bastet—goddess of protection

(cat/woman)

Tawaret—goddess of childbirth

(hippo/crocodile)

Students may be interested in hearing the

stories and descriptions of the Egytpian

gods referred to in this read-aloud. (See

Notes to Teacher for web resources to

obtain this information.)

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions

Word Work: Depicted images of various Egyptian gods

and goddesses; drawing paper,

drawing tools

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day