Day 5 Chapter 3 Story 2 SOTW - Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform

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Day 5 - Chapter 3 Story 2 SOTW - Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform




*** MUSIC
introducing a new composer
Pjotr Tschaikovsky
listen to Tschaikovsky  ( see our Grooveshark) 

*** MATH
 20 minutes 
~ continue next lesson in Conquer Math




*** GERMAN
20 minutes
~ watch " Die Sendung mit der Maus" EPISODE 01
http://lifelearningwithlivingbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/learn-german-sendung-mit-der-maus.html
~ talk about new vocabulary and start a German Journal

*** HISTORY 

30 minutes

- read the " Ancient Egyptian Jobs"  and study the egyptian job of the Scribe

~ make a Book of Centuries Page about Hieroglyphs
*** HISTORY5 minutes
How to Make Papyrus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9el1VJqIgw

5 minutes
Scribes at Work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoqavHDlKZ0





10 minutes
Life of a Scribe - Papyrus - Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuzoE0qod9g

*** SCIENCE 
20 minutes
~ see study sheet

*** HISTORY - DEEPER STUDY

20 minutes
~ choose 2 more Gods/Goddess  to start Study
~ start your sheet

OSIRIS

SET

HORUS

ISIS

ANUBIS

THOTH

SEKHMET

GEB

NUT

RA
HATHOR
NEPHTYS

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html

BREAK FOR LUNCH

*** LITERATURE
20 minutes

~ Mama read the Taming of the Shrew from Lambs Tales
~ written narration

*** HANDICRAFT
~ make 2 clay cuneiform tablets

~ use code of Cuneiform 

~ use a screw as a stamp for marking and pressing  letter shapes~ one for a " longevity" experiment tomorrow, this one is likely to get battered 
~ write  a personal name or message 

*** HANDWRITING

15 minutes

~ using handwriting history story sheet

*** MATH 
20 minutes
 ~ continue next lesson in Conquer Math

EVENING

*** LITERATURE
20 minutes
~ the Cat of Bubastes - AUDIO BOOK