Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

208 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 12A| Tutankhamun, The Golden Pharaoh, Part II

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 part of Africa.

Making Predictions About the Read-Aloud 5 minutes

Ask students to share what happened in the previous read-aloud

about archaeologist Howard Carter’s search for King Tut’s tomb.

You may want to show the images from the last read-aloud to help

with the retelling. Have students predict what they think Carter

found at the end of the last read-aloud. Reread the last sentence

of the read-aloud from Lesson 11, if necessary.

Vocabulary Preview 5 minutes

Mummy/Sarcophagus

 Show image 12A-4: Tut’s sarcophagus

1. In today’s read-aloud, you will see Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s
   mummy inside his sarcophagus.


2. [Point to the mummy.] Say the word mummy with me three
   times.
   [Point to the sarcophagus.] Say the word sarcophagus with
   me three times.


3. A mummy is the dead body of a person or animal that has
   been treated with oils and chemicals and wrapped in cloth.

TTu t a n k h a m u n , T h e utankhamun, The

Golden Pharaoh, Part II^12 A