Tutankhamun

{FINE ARTS and POETRY}

Ralph Masiello's Ancient Egypt Drawing Book by Ralph Masiello
The Tomb of the Boy King by John Frank

* Draw some pictures using The Ancient Egypt Drawing Book.

{HISTORY and GEOGRAPHY}

Akhenaten and Tutankhamen by Susanna Thomas
Ancient Egypt by George Hart
Ancient Egypt by Jane Walker
Ancient Egypt by Ruth Akamine Wassynger
Egypt by Shirley J. Jordan
If I Were a Kid in Ancient Egypt
King Tut by Jackie Gaff
Tutankhamen's Gift by Robert Sabuda
Tutankhamun by Demi
Tutankhamun by Robert Green
Tutankhamun by David Murdoch
Tutankhamun by Zahi A. Zawass
Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards

* Make an Ancient Egypt fact notebook.  Fill it with the facts (and drawings) of things you find the most interesting.
* Write (or draw) a story about how you believe King Tut died.

{SCIENCE}

Archaeologists by Brian M. Fagan
Archaeology by John Orna-Ornstein
Archaeology for Kids by Richard Panchyk
The Best Book of Mummies by Philip Steele
Discovery Plus: Pyramid Builders by Anita Ganeri
Egyptian Mummies by Henrietta McCall
In Search of Tutankhamun by Giovanni Caselli
Inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun by Jacqueline Morley
King Tut's Tomb by Doering Tourville
Mummies and Pyramids by Mary Pope Osborne
Mummy by James Putnam
The Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy by Joyce Filer
Secrets of the Mummies by Harriet Griffey
Tutankhamen's Tomb by Jen Green
Tut's Mummy by Jude Donnelly
The Valley of the Kings by Stuart Tyson Smith
You Wouldn't Want to Be Tutankhamen! by David Stewart

* Complete an activity from Archaeology for Kids.
* Mummify a chicken!
* Make mud bricks and, when they are dry, build a pyramid with them.

Israelites ~ Slavery and Freedom

{JOSEPH}

Egypt: The Years from Joseph to Moses by Anne de Graaf
Joseph - God's Superhero by Kay Arthur
Joseph and the Hebrews in Egypt
Joseph and the King of Egypt by Penny Frank
Joseph and the King of Egypt by Tim Wood

* Read and illustrate stories about Joseph from the Bible.
* Make a coat of many colors like Joseph's.

{MOSES}

The Life and Times of Moses by Jim Whiting
Miriam and Her Brother Moses by Jean Marzollo
Moses by Leonard Everett Fisher
The Moses Basket by Jenny Koralek
Old Testament Days by Nancy I. Sanders

* Read and illustrate stories about Moses from the Bible.
* Complete an activity or two from Old Testament Days.

{PLAGUES and THE EXODUS}

Exodus by Brian Wildsmith
The Jewish Children's Bible: Exodus by Sheryl Prenzlau
Moses the Leader by Carine Mackenzie
Moses and the Plagues by Catherine Storr
Plagues in the Palace by Bradley Booth
The Ten Plagues of Egypt by Shoshana Lepone

* Make a Ten Plagues poster or notebook together.
* Act out the story of the Passover.

Egypt

{FINE ARTS}

Ancient Egyptian Art by Susie Hodge
Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt by Ting Morris
Egyptian Crafts from the Past by Gillian Chapman
Egyptology Code-Writing Kit by Emily Sands
Hieroglyphics by Richard Platt
Hieroglyphs by Joyce Milton
How the Sphinx Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland
Make History: Ancient Egypt by Nancy Fister
Ralph Masiello's Ancient Egypt Drawing Book by Ralph Masiello
Touch the Art: Tickle Tut's Toes by Julie Appel

* Write with Hieroglyphics.
* Choose a craft project from one of the bold, brown titles.

{FOLK and FAIRY TALES}

Casting the Gods Adrift by Geraldine McCaughrean
Cry of the Benu Bird by C. Shana Greger
The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Egyptian Myths by Jacqueline Morley
Gift of the Nile by Jan M. Mike
The Golden Flower by Janet Palazzo-Craig
The Golden Slipper by Saviour Pirotta
The Shipwrecked Sailor by Tamara Bower
The Star-Bearer by Dianne Hofmeyr
Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green
The Well of Truth by Martha Hamilton
The Winged Cat by Deborah Nourse Lattimore

* Read one of the tales to the kids and have them illustrate it before showing them the pictures from the book.
* Add Egyptian creation stories to your creation stories poster or notebook.
* Compare the Egyptian Cinderella story with the traditional story.

{HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY and CULTURES}

Ancient Egypt by George Hart
Ancient Egypt by Andrew Haslam
Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors by Marian Broida
The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty
Cleopatra by Peter Vennema
Cleopatra VII by Kristiana Gregory
Curious Kids: Ancient Egypt by Philip Steele
The Curse of King Tut's Mummy by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence H. Parry
Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself by Carmella Van Vleet
If I Were a Kid in Ancient Egypt by Cobbleston Publishing
Mummies and Pyramids by Mary Pope Osborne
Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne
Mummies Made in Egypt by Aliki
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Ann Payne
Pyramids! by Avery Hart
Secrets of the Pyramids by Graham White
Tutankhamen's Gift by Robert Sabuda
Tut's Mummy by Jude Donnelly
Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards
You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra! by Jim Pipe
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! by David Stewart
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder! by Jacqueline Morley

* Pick an activity or two from one of the bold, brown titles above.
* Make a chronoligical poster or notebook of the pharaoh's of Ancient Egypt.

{SCIENCE}

Ancient Egypt by Judith Crosher
Cat Mummies by Kelly Trumble
The Egyptians by Richard Platt
Pharaoh's Boat by David Weitzman
Prehistoric and Egyptian Medicine by Ian Dawson
Science in Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Woods
Technology of Ancient Egypt by Leslie C. Kaplan

* Refer to the bold, brown titles in the History portion of this unit for activities that tie into the science theme.  Look particularly for activities involving the mummification process and / or the building of the pyramids.