Egyptians Topic Web
English
! Research the ancient Egyptians
and develop note-making skills
! Ask and answer questions
about the ancient Egyptians
! Extend ideas through
discussion
! Describe the mummification
process/rituals
! Create a glossary of relevant
words - pharaoh, pyramid,
hieroglyphics
! Use pictures to create stories
! Create own alphabet
! Create a story based on
ancient Egyptian objects
! Create a list of what they would
need for next life
! Share stories about the gods of
ancient Egypt
Excellence & Enjoyment
! Visit a museum
! Use a museum loans box as
a starting point for creative
work, investigation, science,
history and art
www.schoolloans.readingmu
seum.org.uk/
! Book a museum classroom
session to introduce the topic
www.readingmuseum.org.uk/
handson/sessions/index.asp
Maths
! Shape - explore
pyramids and arches
! Fulcrums - raising water
shadoof
! Create a net for a
pyramid
ICT
! Use the internet to find
information about ancient
Egypt using museum
websites
! Use news websites to
find out about modern
Egypt
! Use online resources
created by Reading
Museum Service. Visit
www.readingmuseum.org
.uk/onlinelearning
History - Egyptians (World
Study)
! Study the development of the
Egyptian civilisation
! Find out about important
people/places
! Find out about everyday life
and houses
! Study beliefs, customs and
legends
! Find out about gods and
goddesses
! Temples, tombs & mummies
! Transport & exploration
! War
! Art & architecture
! Writing - paper
Geography
! Importance of the Nile, then
& now
! Irrigation
! Find out about modern
Egypt
! Find Egypt on a map
Art & Design
! Design a mummy case
! Design wall paintings for a
tomb
! Use clay to create tomb
figures
! Use clay to make pots and
bricks
! Make paper
! Make Egyptian jewellery,
clothes and buildings
! Illustrate work
Design Technology
! Generate ideas for
constructing a
tomb/pyramid
! Use different sources to
create a design
! List the resources
! Plan the order of creation
in sequence
! Evaluate the work