Studying ancient Egypt, first graders have completed many activities. After viewing a BrainPop Jr. video, students worked in pairs to read about ancient Egyptians. They learned about the importance of the Nile river, Egyptian rulers called pharaohs, mummies, pyramids, and tombs. Comprehension activities linked to their reading involved identifying the main idea and details, identifying long i magic e words, and determining if a word is singular or plural possessive. Students created cartouches or name tags using heiroglyphics, wrote about Egypt in their journals, and constructed pyramids using equilateral triangles.
Field Trip – Smallin Civil War Cave!
It was a beautiful day for a field trip yesterday! We had a great time at Smallin Civil War Cave! We started with an hour-long