The New Kingdom of Egypt: Activities and Books
For our study of the New Kingdom, we explored hieroglyphs, made a clay pot, and had a book party!
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Booklist
Great Reads: Ancient Egypt Historical Fiction Books
We are finished with our study! Here are the Ancient Egypt historical fiction chapter books that I offered to my 6th grade twins.
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The Middle Kingdom of Egypt: Make Papyrus and Draw
We continued crafting while learning about the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. The most interesting thing we learned was related to the Bible.
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The Old Kingdom of Egypt: Fun Activities and Books
We had an incredible amount of fun learning about the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Check out the activities we did, videos we viewed, and the books we read!
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Great Elementary Books for your Study of Ancient Egypt
We read bits and pieces from these as we worked through our study on Ancient Egypt. These were appropriate for my kids ages 7 through 11.
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Origins of Earth Day: Two Important Events
The origins of various holidays is always of special interest to me. I found these two picture books on the origins of Earth Day, both published in 2023! Surprisingly, they do not tell the same story.
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The Best Books about Dragons: from Silly to Scientific
It’s the Year of the Dragon for this Lunar New Year cycle! Here’s a compilation of books about dragons, from scientific to just plain silly.
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Learn about Sri Lanka Books, Food, and Book Party
As part of our book party celebration for The Girl Who Stole an Elephant, we looked through these Sri Lanka books to learn more about the setting.
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Top 6 Books About Thanksgiving in America
This year, we’ve been focused on American History, including the study of indigenous American tribes. Here are the top 6 books about Thanksgiving in America, gleaned from various booklists on my blog. AND we’ve been continuing our country studies (currently central Africa), so finding the last book about harvest days around the world has been
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Traditions of the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot
The Abenaki lived in present-day Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and northern Massachusetts. Here I have compiled the stories that I found from the traditions of the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. Wabanaki Confederacy in Maine “The Wabanaki Confederacy–the People of the First Light–comprises the Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot nations. Our territories once covered present-day
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