Walk the streets of ancient Thebes, past the pyramids and into the desert, stroll along the Nile and imagine what it was like in the days of Joseph and Moses. Sample the fruits the ancient Egyptians ate, learn about life in the desert and how the creator God provided a way of survival in the harshest of climates. Follow Joseph as he rises to a place that God has meant for good, and rejoice with him as he is reunited with his family. Feel the oppression of the children of Israel as they slave under their Egyptian rulers and join with them as they celebrate the Passover together and are delivered from bondage.

What are some highlights from the unit on Ancient Egypt?

Studies and activities on: Joseph, God's amazing plan for his life, and Joseph's obedience • Sampling foods of Egypt - plums, melons, pomegranates, dates, and figs • Spelling rules, lists, tips, and concepts • Geography of Egypt • Reading lots of library books on the ancient Egyptian civilization • Experiments dealing with snakes, camels, the sun's energy, evaporation, and transpiration • The elements of literature • Making a model of Egypt with soil, sand, and grass seeds • Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and root words as they apply to different areas of our study • Egyptian art and architectural techniques • Reading lots of books about life in the desert • Pyramids and construction of a model pyramid • Agricultural products grown in Egypt • Making barley cakes • Discovering the false gods of ancient Egypt and studying what the Bible says about worshiping other gods • Making sweet barley, and barley casserole • What the Bible says about our Creator God, His protection and love, His compassion and His desire to have a personal relationship with us • Conflict in literature and how it applies to the story of Joseph • Reading and interpreting a graph of Ancient Egyptian exports • The formation of deserts • Biomes, ecology, desert storms, weathering and erosion in the desert • How the Nile gave life to an otherwise barren country • Making models of reed boats • Reading The Golden Goblet – a story of an ancient Egyptian boy involved in a dangerous mystery • The parts of a book • New vocabulary words from The Golden Goblet • Discussion of the daily events of each chapter from The Golden Goblet • Techniques authors use to make their stories come alive • The science of ancient Egypt • Fiction, nonfiction, historical fiction • Antonyms, synonyms, metaphors, similes • Using a thesaurus • Plurals and their spellings • Memorizing Psalm 23 and 24 • Creating a historical timeline of events in ancient Egypt and adding Biblical events to gain perspective • Mapping deserts of the world • Ancient Egyptian customs • Making Honey Cake and Lentil Stew • Writing about The Golden Goblet and learning how to improve our writing • Comparing and contrasting the two boys in The Golden Goblet through a character study • North American deserts • Comparing and contrasting maps of ancient Egypt and modern Egypt • Grammar • Sentences – declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory • Singular and plural subjects, simple and compound subjects and predicates • The craftsmen of ancient Egypt and their beautiful work • Papyrus and its uses • Making paint with the same ingredients the ancient Egyptians used and painting with grass and rope paintbrushes • Paragraphs – narrative, descriptive, persuasive, and expository • The topic sentence, the body, and the clincher • Chart reading and interpreting a pictograph of Number of Scribes by Ancient Egyptian Location • Comparing and contrasting the life of the main character with ours • Making a plaster relief • Hieroglyphics, The Rosetta Stone, and deciphering a coded message of our own • More chart reading practice with a chart of "Craftsman Who Worked on the Street of the Crooked Dog" from the story of The Golden Goblet and a chart of "Loaves of Bread Baked by Thebes Bakers" • Making a booklet on Life in the Desert - researching and giving information in the form of maps, charts, illustrations, and written information on plants and animals of the desert - organizing, planning, and pacing skills • The story of Moses and his part in God's wonderful plan to rescue his people from the bondage of the Egyptians • Writing a section of Exodus as a play, gathering props and costumes, assigning parts and acting • Wondering about the pharaohs - who ruled when: Joseph was in Egypt and when Moses was a baby, who was the pharaoh of the oppression, who was the pharaoh of the Exodus – the one who lost his firstborn son in the last plague, and who might have found Moses in his basket • Mapping the route the Israelites might have taken out of Egypt • Making a sweet treat "Cleopatra's Kisses" • Learning about the weather and climate of Egypt • Reading a chart to answer questions about Monthly Weather in Two Egyptian Cities • Making a poster detailing the plagues of Egypt - the Bible references, the false Egyptian gods each plague may have represented, the warnings given, and pharaoh's responses • Editing and punctuation skills • The Passover Story - its special meanings, symbolic foods, and customs • Traditional Passover Celebrations and the Lord's Supper • Preparing traditional foods and having our own Passover Celebration • Discussing the blood of the lamb that saved the Israelites on the night of the Passover and the blood of THE LAMB – our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ – the one that saves us from sin and death • Rejoicing together in our Risen Lord!