What's included in The Ancient Egyptians History at Home resource and why is it useful?

The Ancient Egyptians History at Home is a one-page activity sheet to send home to parents and carers at the start of the topic. It includes what children will be learning, great conversation starters, ideas to try at home, famous figures to explore and places to find out more, covering how the Ancient Egyptians lived, the importance of the River Nile and how we know so much about them.

What's on the sheet?

Learning: who the Ancient Egyptians were, how and where they lived, the three Egyptian kingdoms, society and religion, the importance of the River Nile, and why discoveries like the Rosetta Stone changed history.

Conversation starters: questions such as "How do you think they built the pyramids without modern technology?" and "Why do you think the Ancient Egyptians believed in so many gods?"

Ideas to try at home: designing a cartouche, choosing items to take to the afterlife and finding Egypt and the River Nile on a map.

Famous figures: Hatshepsut, Imhotep, Tutankhamun and Jean-François Champollion, with dates and a line on each.

Books and websites: Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris by Dugald Steer, the British Museum's Ancient Egypt pages and BBC Bitesize.

How do our History at Home resources work?

Our History at Home resources sit alongside our history scheme. Send them home to parents and carers at the start of each topic to promote learning at home without it being a taxing homework-style resource. They also help parents build their own knowledge of the topic, so they can connect with what their child is learning in school.

Teach the full unit with our six Ancient Egyptians lessons.