Ancient Egypt Resources

KS2 and KS2 Ancient Egypt resources,Ancient Egypt timeline, Ancient Egypt map, Ancient Egypt planning and worksheets

Ancient Egypt had many natural resources that helped it to flourish as a force in the world, as a successful and intellectually advanced nation and era. Teach children about Ancient Egypt with our Ancient Egypt resources, designed to engage and inspire children using tried and tested ideas that we know children love! The British Museum is also a treasure trove of information about Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt natural resources

Teach children about the natural resources in Egypt including the River Nile using our Ancient Egypt daily life PowerPoint as this contains key information about the lives of Ancient Egyptians, including all the natural resources in their surrounding areas. The Ancient Egyptians farmed and lived along the River Nile as it was a natural source of food, water and transport for them. They were quick to see the benefits of living alongside a river. They were also able to grow crops there through irrigation methods. The natural landscape in Ancient Egypt was quite arid, so the Egyptians became very skilled at technological advancements that would help them produce more food. You might ask what were the natural resources of Ancient Egypt?

They include: The River Nile (of course), metals such as gold and copper, sandstone, alabaster, granite, minerals, limestone, corn, salt, flax, reeds and semi-precious stones.

Ancient Egypt crafts

Children love learning about Ancient Egypt, and as we all know, children learn best by doing. With this in mind, we’ve created some interesting Ancient Egypt art and crafts ideas to inspire and engage children in this topic. Link Ancient Egypt and maths with this Ancient Egypt pyramid template. Or link Ancient Egypt to drama and speaking and listening activities with this Ancient Egypt headdress template. You can really get into character with this Ancient Egypt necklace template as well – to act out what children think it was like to actually live as an Ancient Egyptian.

Ancient Egypt Gods

One of the most important things for children to learn about in your Ancient Egypt topic is about the Ancient Egyptian Gods. Hundreds of Gods were worshipped including Horus, Osiris and Set, and they played a key part in the every day life of the Ancient Egyptians. Find out more about them with our Ancient Egypt Gods lesson presentation, with everything you need to teach children about the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. Follow this up with our Ancient Egypt Gods and Goddesses fact file activity, for children to do their own research and show what they know about Ancient Egypt. One they know a bit about the Egyptian Gods, they could have a go at creating their own Egyptian God with our handy and time-saving activity sheet.