Make learning
come alive for children as they travel around the world with Mrs.
Lind-Sherman. Study the geography and cultural differences of the world
and its people – for example, Egypt...
• Turn your room into an archeological dig.
• Write your name in hieroglyphics on a cartouche
• Become an Egyptian jeweler and make a scarab necklace
• Make a mummy and put it in a sarcophagus.
• Working with a small paper map, trace the Nile River, highlight major
cities and discuss the Sahara desert. Make a paper pyramid and place
it on the map.
Obviously you would want to share information through books, videos and
the internet to give the students input for this educational
experience. Brainstorming what they know before starting and what
they learned after completing the project is very satisfying to all
concerned.
The ultimate educational experience occurs when you put your students
in charge of various centers based on their learning, invite
other classrooms in, and have your students teach the visiting students
what they learned. This can be an in-house all-day field trip to
Egypt for the school. It is especially effective if your students
are in simple costumes. They will never forget Egypt and all they
learned, and the entire school will benefit as well.
Note: Similar experiences are available for most, if not all, of
the world’s countries. Southwest Desert Day can
provide another wonderful activity where they learn all about the
desert flora and fauna, make research reports on the animals, study the
soil, learn about the native tribes of the region, make clay pots, dig
for gold or treasure of the area, eat cactus jelly on
crackers, etc. The possibilities are endless when you let
your imagination soar. Learning can easily be tied to district
standards/EALRs in social studies and science. |
