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Calendar
remember the golden rule:
you may read ahead of schedule but you may not tell anyone about it
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Read a few chapters of "Arabian Nights"
read aloud Prologue, Ch 1, 2, 3 and 4 up to Page 50
finish Ch 4 and read Ch. 5 & 6 |
Egypt facts page
Read Ch. 7-9 at home |
Read Ch 10 aloud and watch a 15 minute video clip showing modern day
Cairo and how they are trying to protect the ancient monuments.
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Egypt: Quest for
Eternity VID 932 EGY |
Read Ch 11 & 12 at home |
Ch 13 aloud
What in the world were they eating at the picnic in Ch 13? Try a few of
these specialty items to see what you think.
Homework: find your focus word and read Ch 14 & 15 at home |
Do the Egypt Definition page
Try the sugar remedy
Read Ch 16 aloud
Read Ch 17 & 18 at home |
Ch 19
Homework: Three wishes |
Ch 20 & 21
Homework: Your Bottle |
Your Cartouche
Ch 22 & 23 |
Ch 24 & 25
Homework: R-e-s-p-e-c-t |
Final chapter
Word Search puzzle (not available
online) |
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Activities
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It all starts....
John and Philippa are told to read "1001 Arabian Nights" when they arrive in
at their Uncle's so let's read some of it ourselves.
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The book |
Arabian Nights
398.2 ARA |
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Egypt Facts Research -
click here for the
page
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RISD Online Resources Page |
World Book Online |
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Videos:
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The Picnic
The French are famous for their culinary skills and Mrs. Coeur de Lapin
serves the kids a picnic with some unfamiliar foods (unfamiliar to most
American kids). Phil and John find a way not to actually eat anything but
what do these foods taste like? We'll have small bites of a few of
these unusual foods for you to try and talk about.
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Egypt Definition Matching -click
here for the page
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Print Resources |
Scholastic Student Dictionary |
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Online Resources |
Student's choice from the RISD Online Resources page |
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Three Wishes
You have released a djinn. Write a paragraph describing your three
wishes and explain why you made those choices. |
Your Bottle
In Ch 21, the kids get trapped in a bottle and spend their time furnishing
and decorating it. Write a descriptive paragraph about what you would put
into your bottle. |
Sugar Remedy
Creemy makes a curry dish that Mr. Groanin tries and finds extremely hot.
Creemy pours sugar into Mr. Groanin's mouth to counteract the spice. Does it
work? This test is only for spicy food lovers and will be voluntary! Put a
very small amount of spice on your tongue, wait a few seconds then add the
sugar. |
Respect
Many feel that displaying mummies in museums is disrespectful to the dead.
Others feel the display is an important part of scientific research. What do
you think? Write a letter to the Board of Trustees at the British Museum
explaining your point of view. |
Your Cartouche
Use the cool web site on top to make a cartouche of your name
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Hieroglyphs
use this web page to translate Egyptian Hieroglyphs and write your own
http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/hiero_over.html
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