In this topic, we will be:
- learning about life in different civilisations around the world 3000 years ago
- learning about life in Ancient Egypt and creating info-posters about them
- learning how and why the pyramids were built
- learning about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and writing our names using them
- using books and the internet to research in more detail different aspects of Ancient Egpytian life - including fashion, jobs, games, Pharaohs and religion
- learning about food and farming in Ancient Egypt
- creating savoury meals inspired by Egyptian recipes and ingredients
- reading Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll and writing our own Egyptian adventure stories
- and visiting Bolton Museum
HIEROGLYPHS
We learnt to write our names in hieroglyphs and drew them on papyrus (tea-stained paper).