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Picture Writing: Hieroglyphics

Ancient Egypt: Land of Pharaohs

Day 18of 180
Week 4of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn the basics of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing

2

Decode simple hieroglyphic messages

3

Write personal name using hieroglyphic symbols

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:3

“Let not mercy and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.”

— Proverbs 3:3 (WEB)

Just as Egyptians carefully wrote messages, God wants us to keep His words close to our hearts

📦 Materials Needed

  • Hieroglyphic alphabet chart
  • Blank paper
  • Pencils
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • Ruler
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Show students a sample hieroglyphic message. Ask them to guess what ancient Egyptians might have been communicating.

💭 Review Question: What do you know about how people wrote messages before computers?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain hieroglyphics as a picture writing system where each symbol represents a sound or word. Show how ancient Egyptians used these symbols to record history, tell stories, and communicate important messages.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Hieroglyphs were used for over 3000 years
  • Symbols can represent sounds or whole words
  • Only specially trained scribes could read and write hieroglyphs
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think it was important to record messages?
  • How is this different from how we write today?
3Activity: Hieroglyphic Name Writing (10 min)
worksheet

Students will create their name using hieroglyphic symbols

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use hieroglyphic alphabet chart
  2. Match each letter of your name to a symbol
  3. Draw symbols in order
  4. Color and decorate your hieroglyphic name
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide pre-matched symbols for common letters

Challenge: Create a short sentence in hieroglyphs

4Closing (5 min)

Share hieroglyphic names and discuss what was learned

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about Egyptian writing?
  • Was it easy or difficult to write with hieroglyphs?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for giving us the ability to communicate and learn about different cultures You've created.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about daily life in ancient Egypt

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:3

“Let not mercy and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.”

— Proverbs 3:3 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Create a heart-shaped memory verse card with one hieroglyphic symbol

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Hieroglyphics were a complex writing system used by ancient Egyptians for religious and official communications

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Help children match letters to symbols
  • Encourage creativity in decorating hieroglyphic names
  • Discuss how communication has changed over time
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find matching symbols challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to match some letters to hieroglyphic symbols

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a hieroglyphic secret message for family
  • Research other ancient writing systems
  • Make a clay tablet with hieroglyphic symbols

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