Ancient Egyptians Experience Day Workshop
Classroom Adventures
The story of Ancient Egypt is as fascinating as it is vast. No fact hits this home better than:"Cleopatra (VII) lived closer to the present day than the last pyramid being built"
Since tales of the discoveries of this ancient kingdom reached our shores, the fascination has never left us.
Those with money (or financial backing) took a long journey to a seemingly different world in search of treasure and fame.
In this exciting experience day all about the Ancient Egyptians, your pupils will meet Edward, a budding Egyptologist who is keen to share his passion for a people sometimes shrouded in magic and mystery.
Children will see firsthand just how vast the duration of Ancient Egypt was and see where certain key points (buildings, rulers etc.) fit into the wider narrative.
They will meet some of the characters who were responsible for building the great tombs of the Pharaohs through roleplay, bringing the everyday to life. They will also discover some of the gods and goddesses that formed the backbone of Ancient Egyptian culture.
Throughout the day children will take part in various activities including building a pyramid (team building) and translating hieroglyphs, bringing together what they have learnt, and keeping that learning interactive.
Several thousand years is a lot to get through in a single day, so Edward has chosen some of his favourite bits of this fascinating period of history to inspire the next generation of Egyptologists!
Let your children step back in time with Classroom Adventures!
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?
In our immersive Ancient Egyptians experience day pupils will get to participate in a wide range of activities to help them engage with this topic, including:
- Traveling back in time exploring the whole range of Ancient Egypt's history as they go.
- Discover whether they can work as a team to build a pyramid.
- Meet the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt as they discover some of the myths that they believed.
- See replicas of Ancient Egyptian artefacts, such as canopic jars.
- Learn, decipher and use Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs,
- Make a mummy.
- Bring real life ancient Egyptians to life through roleplay.
Plus, much more...
- Traveling back in time exploring the whole range of Ancient Egypt's history as they go.
- Discover whether they can work as a team to build a pyramid.
- Meet the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt as they discover some of the myths that they believed.
- See replicas of Ancient Egyptian artefacts, such as canopic jars.
- Learn, decipher and use Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs,
- Make a mummy.
- Bring real life ancient Egyptians to life through roleplay.
Plus, much more...
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Egyptians Workshop Click to expand
Belief in the Afterlife Sphinx Hieroglyphics Pyramids and Tombs Egyptian Food 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 Egyptians experience day is aimed at mainstream schools from 1 - 4 form entry (30 - 120 children).
We can cater to pretty much any size group. We just need a clear hall with enough space for all of the children, us and our equipment, and enough room to move around with the activities.
We can cater to pretty much any size group. We just need a clear hall with enough space for all of the children, us and our equipment, and enough room to move around with the activities.
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?
In order to deliver our exciting Ancient Egyptians experience day, we simply require the following:
- secure onsite parking (either in a car park or on a playground)
- a clear hall with two trestle tables
- sufficient staffing to be with the children for the duration of the day
- secure onsite parking (either in a car park or on a playground)
- a clear hall with two trestle tables
- sufficient staffing to be with the children for the duration of the day
Who are Classroom Adventures?
Classroom Adventures has been providing educational experiences and events since 2016. Its members have varied backgrounds and interests including: organ building, biomedical science, furniture making, vaccine development, historical re-enactment, Morris dancing and more...
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