Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Realm
Discovery.com

Egyptian Realms gives students the ability to practice previously learned material on Ancient Egypt. The activity is formatted like a game with three different rounds. The first round allows students to enhance their memory skills with a simple game of matching, it makes the activity not only entertaining but also educational. The second round requires students to place the pharaohs in a time line based on order or rule. This material would have to be covered in class since the activity itself does not have any review of the information. Like round two, the third round would also require previous preparing since the task is to put the god correctly in place in their family tree. For this round students would have to know the name or the symbol that represent the god and of course which place they belong in the family tree. Between each round students are able to gain extra points by having about five knowledge questions.

This activity should be used with older students, like fifth or sixth grade, the questions between the rounds are at an upper level. This is great to allow students to review the knowledge they have gained in class, with the first round allowing them to enhance their memory. The down side to this would be that you can guess to finish the game, since you are given unlimited tries and once u reach below zero you may still continue. Also when going through the knowledge questions if you get one wrong you don’t have the opportunity to see which is the correct answer. Overall, it is a great way to have interaction with the material in a new more exciting way.

(Evaluated by Alejandra Santillanes)

Ancient Egypt
Historyforkids.org

With the 21st century in full swing, it’s of no surprise that technology has had an influence in redefining how learning occurs with students. Utilizing the Internet has become more frequent and with it comes more insightful websites to help expand one’s knowledge on a variety of subjects. With students, this is no different. The particular subject of Ancient Egypt is an example of this, especially when it comes to the website, Ancient Egypt for Kids. This particular website is excellent for satisfying the many curiosities students have about the past. Upon clicking the link, the student is automatically taken to the main menu where he/she can choose what he/she would like to learn more about. These subjects are organized in a precise manner so as to not confuse the student. Whether it’d be about Egyptian clothing or Egyptian government, there is an abundant amount of information available. What’s really excellent about this website is how the information is presented. The language used to describe Ancient Egypt is not overly complicated to understand, which proves to be a positive should an English language learner use the site to find information. Certain words are hyperlinked so if the student would like to learn even more information about a particular object, they are redirected to another page where it can be explained further. In other words, this site is extremely user-friendly especially with the pictures and photographs also provided. Having visuals is an important aspect in this website or otherwise the subject could easily appear dull. Not only that, but they would clearly help an English language learner understand what the text is talking about too. The visuals are clearly present and are often aligned to the text so the student will not get confused on what is being described or discussed this is another positive aspect about the website. Another interesting find about this site ishow it can make connections to stories/objects students are more than likely familiar with today. For example, take the story of Cinderella, which can be found under Egyptian Literature. This site provides one of Ancient Egypt’s earliest versions of Cinderella, providing the inference that such a story is timeless to tell. Overall, this website is highly recommended for second language learners to use if they ever find themselves researching the subject of Ancient Egypt. It is easily accessible and not difficult at all to navigate through as well.

(Evaluated by: Michelle Lopez)