Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

166 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 9A | The Sphinx

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Base

 Show image 9A-2: Workers pulling stones

1. There are many workers at the base of this pyramid.


2. Say the word base with me three times.


3. A base is the lowest or bottom part of something.


4. What are the workers doing at the base of the pyramid? [Call
   on volunteers to answer.]


5. [Show additional images of pyramids, and invite different
   students to come up to the image and point to the base.]
   Sphinx
    Show image 9A-5: Setna and Ahweru looking at the Sphinx


6. In today’s story, Setna and Ahweru see the Sphinx.


7. Say the word Sphinx with me three times.


8. A sphinx is an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and
   the head of a human.
   [Invite a student to point to the body of a lion and the head of a
   human. Show additional images of the Sphinx. Have students
   point out the body of the lion and the head of a human.]


9. The Sphinx may have been built in front of the pyramids to
   protect them.


10. [Show additional images of the Sphinx.] Describe the Sphinx
    to your partner.

Purpose for Listening

Explain to students that the story they are about to hear continues

with the characters from the previous read-aloud, Setna and

Ahweru. Tell students to listen carefully to the read-aloud to fi nd

out whether or not their predictions were correct.