The document provides examples of activities to include in a unit on Ancient Egypt divided into three categories: enactive, iconic, and symbolic activities. Enactive activities involve hands-on learning by doing things like mummifying fruit, building models, and writing with hieroglyphics. Iconic activities use visual aids like videos, photos, and maps to teach about Egyptian artifacts and sites. Symbolic activities focus on learning through reading, writing, and symbols such as journaling, creating timelines, and answering questions.

1. Ancient Egypt Activities to Include in a Unit on Ancient Egypt

2. Enactive Activities Enactive activities are experiences that provide direct, personal, hands-on learning opportunities. In other words, enactive learning is learning by doing.

3. Enactive Activities “ Mummify” an orange http://www.neferchichi.com/fruity.html Build a model of a pyramid

4. Enactive Activities Practice “wall painting” in a “tomb” Create a paper “sarcophagus” with representations of Egypt and/or the student

5. Enactive Activities Make paper (papyrus) Act out the stories of the gods Anubis and Neith

6. Enactive Activities Play an Egyptian game such as Senet Use hieroglyphics to write a message

7. Iconic Activities Iconic experiences are types of learning that use visual aids such as video, photographs, diagrams, or maps.

8. Iconic Activities Watch videos about Ancient Egypt View photos of Egyptian artifacts, art, hieroglyphics, pyramids, etc.

9. Iconic Activities Examine maps of Egypt – the Nile, placement of pyramids, cities Field trip to a museum with artifacts Field Trip!

10. Iconic Activities Use “cut-away” pictures to “dissect” a pyramid (Go from picture of outside to progress deeper inside with each picture)

11. Symbolic Activities Symbolic activities provide learning strictly through symbolic representation such as reading, writing, and numerals.

12. Symbolic Activities Journal writing – write as if you are a pharaoh or common person Make a list of objects you would want in your tomb for the afterlife, and explain why

13. Symbolic Activities Write a poem about the life giving resources of the Nile Create a timeline of important events in Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom

14. Symbolic Activities Read information from the textbook, Internet, or other sources provided by the teacher Complete questions/ worksheets to reinforce/assess learning