Ancient Egyptians Experience Day Workshop
Classroom Adventures
The story of Ancient Egypt is vast, complex, and endlessly fascinating. Few facts illustrate this better than the realisation that Cleopatra VII lived closer to the present day than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Cheops.For centuries, this ancient civilisation has captured imaginations - from its monumental architecture and powerful rulers to its rich belief system and everyday life along the Nile.
In our Ancient Egyptians Experience Day, pupils are guided through this remarkable period by Edward, a passionate Egyptologist who helps them make sense of thousands of years of history in a way that is meaningful, memorable, and accessible for KS2 learners.
Rather than focusing on isolated facts, the day gives pupils a clear sense of scale, chronology, and significance. Children explore where key rulers, monuments, and developments fit within the wider story of Ancient Egypt, helping them understand how the civilisation changed - and endured - over time.
Through guided discussion and role-play, pupils encounter the people behind the pyramids: builders, scribes, priests, and pharaohs. They also explore the gods and goddesses that shaped Egyptian belief, learning how religion influenced daily life, death, and the afterlife.
Throughout the day, learning is reinforced through practical challenges and hands-on activities, allowing pupils to apply what they have discovered in an active, engaging way.
Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West
What activities are available during this school workshop?
Our Ancient Egyptians Experience Day is a full-day, immersive workshop combining role-play, discussion, practical challenges, and object-based learning.
Activities typically include:
- Historical role-play
Meeting people from across Ancient Egyptian society through guided storytelling, bringing everyday life and major achievements into focus.
- Timeline of Ancient Egypt
Exploring the vast span of Egyptian history and placing key rulers, monuments, and events within a clear chronological framework.
- Pyramid building challenge
Working as a team to solve problems and construct a pyramid, while learning how and why these monumental structures were built.
- Religion and belief
Discovering the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt and exploring the myths and beliefs that shaped Egyptian culture.
- Artefacts and objects
Seeing replica artefacts such as canopic jars, and learning what they reveal about life, death, and belief.
- Hieroglyphs and writing
Learning how hieroglyphs worked and translating simple messages using Ancient Egyptian symbols.
- Mummification
Exploring the mummification process and understanding why preservation of the body was so important in Ancient Egyptian belief.
Activities typically include:
- Historical role-play
Meeting people from across Ancient Egyptian society through guided storytelling, bringing everyday life and major achievements into focus.
- Timeline of Ancient Egypt
Exploring the vast span of Egyptian history and placing key rulers, monuments, and events within a clear chronological framework.
- Pyramid building challenge
Working as a team to solve problems and construct a pyramid, while learning how and why these monumental structures were built.
- Religion and belief
Discovering the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt and exploring the myths and beliefs that shaped Egyptian culture.
- Artefacts and objects
Seeing replica artefacts such as canopic jars, and learning what they reveal about life, death, and belief.
- Hieroglyphs and writing
Learning how hieroglyphs worked and translating simple messages using Ancient Egyptian symbols.
- Mummification
Exploring the mummification process and understanding why preservation of the body was so important in Ancient Egyptian belief.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Egyptians Workshop
Belief in the Afterlife Sphinx Hieroglyphics Pyramids and Tombs Egyptian Religion Clothing Gods and Goddesses Mummies Pharaohs
In our immersive Ancient Egyptians experience day children travel back thousands of years to the time of the Pharaohs, gods such as Horus, Osiris, Seth and Isis, and of course the tombs they left behind.
Children will meet Edward, an Egyptologist who will take them on a journey of about 3,000 years (so make sure you bring a packed lunch)!
With their guide children will:
- Learn how to read and write hieroglyphs.
- Discover how mummies were made.
- Meet some of the Pharaohs
- Find out what was the book of the dead.
- Learn about and pyramids and see if they can work as a team to build one.
- Discover why the Nile was just so important to the Ancient Egyptians.
Plus, much more...
What size groups do we cater for?
Our Ancient Egyptian Experience Day is designed for mainstream KS2 classes, from single-form entry through to four-form entry (approximately 30-120 pupils).
We can accommodate a wide range of group sizes, provided there is:
- a clear hall with enough space for movement-based activities
- sufficient staffing to support pupils throughout the day
We can accommodate a wide range of group sizes, provided there is:
- a clear hall with enough space for movement-based activities
- sufficient staffing to support pupils throughout the day
Access for visitors with disabilities
Our days are aimed to be fun and engaging for all.
Our only requirement is that you/your organisation provide the relevant staffing and equipment needed to facilitate any individual's participation.
Our only requirement is that you/your organisation provide the relevant staffing and equipment needed to facilitate any individual's participation.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Our days are aimed to be fun and engaging for all.
Our only requirement is that you/your organisation provide the relevant staffing and equipment needed to facilitate any individual's participation.
You must also be aware that we will be bringing various props and equipment with us that are integral to the content of the day. Many of these can cause injury if used incorrectly. Therefore, safety and safeguarding is of upmost concern and we may not be able to deliver a day if behaviour is dangerous or staffing levels are insufficient.
Anything else?
To deliver a high-quality, immersive Stone Age Experience Day, we require:
- secure on-site parking
- exclusive use of a school hall for the duration of the day
- two trestle tables
- sufficient staff to remain with pupils throughout the workshop
(These requirements allow us to deliver a safe, structured, and fully interactive full-day experience.)
- secure on-site parking
- exclusive use of a school hall for the duration of the day
- two trestle tables
- sufficient staff to remain with pupils throughout the workshop
(These requirements allow us to deliver a safe, structured, and fully interactive full-day experience.)
Who are Classroom Adventures?
- Designed for learning, not just entertainment
Every experience day is carefully structured to support KS2 history objectives, encouraging enquiry, discussion, and critical thinking alongside enjoyment.
- Immersive, full-day experiences
We don't deliver short workshops or assemblies. Each visit is a complete day of learning, allowing pupils time to explore ideas in depth and fully engage with the period.
- Led by costumed historical interpreters
Pupils learn from knowledgeable facilitators who bring history to life through storytelling, discussion, and hands-on activities - not scripts or performances.
- Hands-on, object-based learning
Pupils see and handle replica artefacts, tools, weapons, and equipment, helping them make tangible connections with the past.
- Inclusive and adaptable
Our days are designed to be accessible, with flexibility built in to support a wide range of pupils and school settings.
- Clear structure and professional delivery
We work alongside school staff, maintaining high standards of behaviour, safety, and safeguarding throughout the day.
- Experience you can trust
Classroom Adventures' staff have been delivering educational experience days since 2016, working with schools across the UK to provide high-quality, memorable learning.
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