EGYPT RESOURCES
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
The British Museum website features student oriented information on life in ancient
Egypt. www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
The pyramid contains one of six different 2" to 6" items which may include a Pharaoh
Bust, Kneeling Pharaoh or Egyptian Cat. Each pyramid contains one (1) item, items
are assorted so children will not know what's inside until they dig it out. Pyramid
measures 6" tall. For children 5 years and up.
Dozens of Egyptian activities: 45 stickers, tattoos, and stencils. King Tut paper
doll collection, two complete coloring books (Life in Ancient Egypt and King Tut),
four stained glass coloring sheets, Egyptian poster, three full-color Egyptian Masks.
Magnificent pyramids, the silent Sphinx, gigantic temples of stone, a land and people
shrouded by the mists of time. 44 detailed drawings help to recall this magnificent
civilization.
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago website. Mummy Preparation and other
interactive activities at the Kid's Corner. http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/kids.html
Excavate the Egyptian treasure, then use the treasure to play the game! Includes plaster
block, digging tool, brush, dice, checkers and game board. Ages: 3 + Amazon.com
By Elizabeth Payne
Ruled by awesome god-kings called Pharaohs, ancient Egypt was a land of bustling cities, golden palaces, and huge stone monuments. Beginning with the Rosetta Stone, the author examines archaeological studies that have helped unlock the incredible secrets of Egypt's first kings. Random House, paperback, 192 pages. Grades 4-7. ISBN: 978-0394846996.
David Macaulay shows detail by detail how the great pharaohs' burial places were conceived
and constructed. Concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations illustrate
the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt. Graphia, Paperback, 80 pages $8.85.
ISBN: 978-0395321218. Grades 4-7.
By Roger Lancelen Green
A collection of the myths, the folk tales, and the legends of ancient Egypt. Puffin, paperback, 256 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0140367164. Grades 4-7.