Starting our Journery to Ancient Egypt

We started our study of Ancient Egypt by creating a salt dough map of Egypt. It's amazing what you can learn from salt, flour, and a pizza box!


The kids measured and mixed the ingredients, then patted it out into the shape of the country. They each took a turn painting some of the water and the land. We labeled the different parts and talked about why they were important. We learned why Upper Egypt is actually south of Lower Egypt. It's higher in elevation, which is also why the Nile River flows north. We learned that the Nile River is the world's longest river and that the Sahara Desert is the world's largest desert. We talked about why the terrain is grassy along the coasts, but desert and dry where there is no water.





The best part is that they remembered everything we talked about and shared it with daddy at dinner. We also started reading Mummies & Pyramids (Magic Tree House Research Guide). Today we're planning on making a reed boat, using straws for reeds, to show the type of boat the Egyptians used on the Nile River. Check back for more pictures!