Ancient Egypt Unit Study Resources

When I was a kid, one of my very favorite things to study was ancient Egypt. I remember in sixth grade, that we learned about Hieroglyphics and I learned how to do my name in them. That stuck with me all these years. I was fascinated by the embalming and spiritual process of death for the Egyptians and how the pyramids were built.

I would absolutely love a unit study on ancient Egypt if I were a kid and I might enjoy it as an adult, too! If you are putting together and ancient Egypt unit study, here are some resources.

Ancient Egypt Unit Study Resources

Ancient Egypt Lesson Plan Ideas

PBS has a good lesson plan for grades 6-12 on Egypt’s Golden Age of technology.

Here is a great resource page for ancient Egypt for all ages from the Detroit Institute of Arts featuring social studies lesson, math lessons and even art lessons.

Ancient Egypt Lapbooks and Printables

Homeschool Share has a free Ancient Egypt Lapbook to use for your lessons. It looks like it might be geared for grades K-5.

Here is a Map of Ancient Egypt that is free to print from Layers of Learning.

Ancient Egypt Crafts, Experiments and Tutorials

Make Paper Mache Canopic Jars from Pringles cans with this info on Incredible Art Department.

Here is a simple Sundial you can make with clay, pencils and rocks from Otherwise Educating.

Ancient Egypt Videos and Clips

There are some good ancient Egypt videos on Watch Know learn for ages 5-18.

Discovery Channel’s “Queen Nefertiti” video is a very interesting documentary that is over an hour long for older kids.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is another great video for talking about the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians surrounding death and spirituality.

Additional Resources on Ancient Egypt

NOVA has a good section on their site that allows you to explore more about Ancient Egypt.