Ancient Egypt Unit Plan

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Ancient Egypt Unit Plan

• Amber Surface
• CI 350

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Analyze Learners

• Preschoolers
• Need to know
• How to hold a writing utensils
• Colors
• Behavior in a monarchy
• Wall Paintings
• Pharaoh for a Day
• Reality vs. Fantasy

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Objectives

• Follows basic routines and rules for play and
  group participation
• Acts out roles by imitating typical actions
  associated with the roles
• Uses utensils and writing tools
• Explores color and texture using different
  mediums
• Expresses emotion and communicates ideas through
  creative artwork
• Engages in questioning, reflecting, and relating
  a story to personal experiences
• Listens attentively to literature

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Media and Material

• Pencils, colored pencils, crayons, paint brushes,
  paint
• Book Asterix and Cleopatra
• Crown/headdress
• Long roll of brown paper and tape

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Internet Access

• Ancient Egypt Information
• Coloring Pages
• Pictures of Wall Paintings
• Wall Painting Lesson Plan
• Excavate a Message

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Day One

• Introduction to Ancient Egypt
• Discussion
• Ancient Egypt Information as tool
• Coloring Pages
• Choose their favorite aspect of Egyptian life
• Coloring Pages as tool

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Day Two

• Asterix and Cleopatra
• Reading
• Discussion
• Choose a Pharaoh for the Day
• Option 1 Line leader for the next day
• Option 2 Mini-quiz on Asterix and Cleopatra

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Day Three

• Pharaoh as a Day Game
• Crown for pharaoh
• Determining play time
• Outcome
• Understand the importance of following
  instructions in monarchy
• Discussion to determine likeability of one
  all-powerful ruler

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Day Four

• Excavation Discussion with Pictures of Wall
  Paintings
• Excavate their own messages
• Uses images such as smiley faces rather than
  words
• Uses Excavate a Message as tool

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Day Five

• Wall Paintings
• Utilizes brown paper, tape, and art supplies
• Paint and explain portrait of daily life
• Determination of Success
• Using art supplies properly
• Explaining activities in their painting

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Learner Participation

• Involvement in daily discussions
• Play while learning perpetuates focus
• Pharaoh for a Day
• Must follow pharaohs instructions
• Must discuss how they feel about pharaoh

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Evaluate and Revise

• Book Discussions
• Pharaoh for a Day
• Wall Painting