Year 3 - Ancient Egypt - Homework Activities.
Geography
Create a fact file about the River Nile. Include:
Design
Ancient Egyptians used shadufs to lift water
out of the Nile. They are still used in Egypt
today. Find out what a shaduf is, and have a go
at making a model of one. Sticks, blu-tack, and
small plastic yoghurt pots are perfect materials
for this activity.
History
 Find out fascinating facts about ancient
Egypt, and use these facts to write your
own multiple choice quiz questions. You
can bring these into school and test us
on our knowledge of ancient Egypt.
Remember to use question marks!
 Research and write about 2 of the Gods
of ancient Egypt.
Art and Design
 Make some of your own Egyptian
jewellery.
 Use a pebble to paint and design your own
scarab beetle.
 Make a mask or headdress for one of the
Egyptian gods or goddesses.
Write like an Egyptian!
Use hieroglyphs to write your name. If you’re
feeling really confident you could then write a
secret message for me to solve!
Literacy
 Create a newspaper report about
Howard Carter’s discovery of
Tutankhamen’s tomb.
 Write a list of questions that you would
like to ask a pharaoh.
 Using the words ‘Ancient Egypt’ write an
acrostic poem.
Ancient Maths!
Find out how the ancient Egyptians wrote
numbers and create some sums for others to
solve.
Design
 Make a simple board game based around
ancient Egypt.
 Make an Egyptian mummy.
Cooking
Make some Egyptian honey cake and bring some
in to share with your classmates:
http://www.food.com/recipe/namoua-egyptianhoney-cake-383259
History
Create your own non-fiction book about ancient
Egypt. Think about the River Nile, the Pyramids,
the Gods, food and drink, their clothing and
their houses.
Literacy
Create a word-search or crossword about
ancient Egypt.
Literacy
Ask to borrow one of the story books in the
class library based on an Egyptian adventure.
Read it and write a book review.
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its name
its length
where its source is
which sea it flows into
which countries it passes through
why it is so important to the people of Egypt.
Each week, choose an activity and record your work in your homework book. Take pride in your homework and it could be displayed on our
home learning wall.