I just really want to say thank you for makings these videos! This is our first year homeschooling and I absolutely love watching how you put your history units together. We pulled our daughter out of public school at the end of her 2nd grade year and began homeschooling this past July. I planned on piecing together our own history resources anyway when we got the funds but your videos are so, so very helpful and you've found so many amazing books and activities. I'm really grateful you shared them with everyone. Great job!
I’m putting together an ancient Egypt unit study for my kids right now and this was so helpful! Thank you! I’m really excited to dive into this topic with my kids!
A download would be perfect so we can check out the books & have enough to time to look for them used/ on sale....thank you for breaking it down for us showing us step-by-step how to plan it all out!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share with us the knowledge you have!
Thank you for this video.! Im working on putting together a unit study on Ancient Egypt and this helped me figure out what I was missing. My kids are fascinated with ancient civilizations and I know little honestly so Im looking forward to learning along side them.
Isn't that one of the best perks of homeschooling? Learning alongside your kids. I find that our history units are some of the most enjoyable units we do together. There were quite a few resources available for this unit and probably the most hands-on activities compared to other units. I hope you have a fun time with your unit! -Hana
thanks for sharing how to build a unit study. This is so inspiring and just the info I was looking for! love the one on ancient Romans too! my boys really liked watching all the activities and projects you guys did and want to do them too! and by the way, do sell yourself short, you are a creative artist in my opinion. You chalk drawing are amazing and my boys were blown away, but it is good to be humble too! thanks again for your inspiration; I feeling the excited about building my first unit study! I'm looking forward to what you come up with next! I'm working on getting us really for the middle ages!
Awe thanks! I come from a short line of artists (ones who make a living from their art and studied for it), so it's hard to say I'm artistic considering how hard it is for me and how effortlessly it seems my grandmother and sister make it look. But I have to say, I was so pleased with the chalk drawing of our Roman Soldier that it's still up!! But I do have to erase it to make room for the pyramids. Also, I've used the words 'unit study' to explain how we put together a Main Lesson unit, but what we do differently (from a Unit Study) is not include our daily math proficiency or grammar proficiency into the unit study. The kids write daily about what they've learned which is the 'writing' portion of the unit, and the science is very secondary to the unit (unless it's a science unit of course). But with a bit more work, you could really integrate all the subjects together. I also didn't mention field trips, but those are great to add to unit studies. Enjoy!!
Hi Gina! Now that we are more than half way through I can say that we are having a blast with this unit! I'll review the books in a future video because there were definitely some that really stood out. Thanks for watching!! -Hana
Oh Jessica, I'm so happy to hear. I hope this comes in handy. We are in our first week of the unit, but I can already tell you that all the books we are using so far are really good and my kids and I are enjoying them. I especially like The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne and the interactive book Ancient Egypt (Mysteries of Egypt).
I really enjoyed watching this video, we are just going to start a 2 week study on ancient Egypt but mostly picture books and 1 chapter book for my 1st grader. I just want my 1st grader to get an idea of Egypt before we go to science museum to see king Tut. Will definitely look into the books mentioned as soon as my girls are old enough for a more extensive study of Egypt. Thank You! So much for sharing! 😄
Excellent video and very helpful. I am so coming to your class. Lol. Thanks for the great ideas. Heading over to your blog for more details. I have been debating that pyramid dig kit for some time. I may get the papyrus kit too as that looks really cool. We are on Africa for our continent study right now so that would tie in nicely-as well as for my son's archaeology course.
Oh yeah, I think Egypt would be perfect for archaeology, ancient civilization and geography. Great way to tie in the three subjects. I'm excited about the papyrus kit; I'll definitely let you all know how it goes. My mom made her own papyrus once; it was really neat, but very bulky and we weren't able to write on it. I'm hoping the papyrus in this kit works out better.
I'm obssed with your channel, thanks so much. I know of two fiction books for egypt. The first is;"boy of the pyramids," this would be for a younger student (grade 3-5). The second is; " the golden goblet," for older students.
I'm going to do a unit on this within the next few years. It's my son's father's favorite era so I know my husband would love for me to teach the kids about it.
Wow! Interesting choice of Ancient Egyptian history to study with your kids. Do you have Egyptian relations? Here in Egypt, ancient Egypt is part of our school curriculum since 4th grade but unfortunately, we do learn about it in an interesting manner. education in Egypt is all about memorization of lots of information that evaporates once we put them on exam papers!!! This is why I don't depend solely on our educational system for my son's education (he is in 3rd grade) and I try to add supplement stuff for him at home since we don't have the homeschooling system here. Thanks for sharing your experience, I find it so inspiring :) Love from, Amal from Egypt :)
Amal, do you live near enough to the pyramids and other ancient buildings that you can visit them with your kids? I know the artifacts and mummies found in these sites are all in museums around the world, so anyone can see them, but there is something quite amazing about visiting these sites in person. I've been to the pyramids and my first sight of them left me breathless. I'd love to take the kids one day. I'd be curious as to how ancient Egypt is taught in Egypt. So far we are enjoying this unit. I'll have more videos to share as we do our projects. I don't have Egyptian relations, but I do have relatives that live in Egypt. My one cousin had an apartment with a small distant view of the pyramids! Amazing, right? So are you able to homeschool or do you homeschool after your son comes home from school? -Hana
Salaamz, Ok, I don't know if these are silly questions, but...when you read aloud, let's say you finish the whole read aloud book in one day, but you've scheduled it for the whole week. Do you mark it as done? Or do you re-read it again the next day? Also, for your read alouds - When you read aloud a book like "You wouldn't want to be ..." that has lots of fun pictures, are you reading it to them like you're reading a picture book? Or like a novel with no pictures? Or are they looking over your shoulder, like on a couch? This video is so helpful...my son is still K, so our unit studies are not so involved, but this is a great tutorial on book-based learning (as opposed to a formal curriculum)
Great questions, Regina, when we read a book like 'You Wouldn't Want...", we'll most likely read it in one day and mark it off as read for the whole week. We also treat it like a picture book and the kids crowd around me to listen to it. I don't typically re-read it, but my children who can read will read it again leisurely. Thanks! I'm so glad you're finding it helpful :) -Hana
This is one of my oldest son's favorite topics to study. I look forward to seeing more. Thank you for sharing. Looks great! I will definitely be taking notes on your unit study. Is your lesson plan printable? Love to be able to have your book list and kits etc printed out. Really appreciate you sharing this. Have fun!
Good idea Kristen, I'll add the titles and authors to a word doc and make it available for download on my website. I'll do the same for the lesson plans, too. tfw :) -Hana
Hello. I am really enjoying watching your videos. That are so informative and have such great links to resources. I have an 8 and 10 year old. I want to use the live education curriculum so I have something to follow. We have finished the 4th grade topics. My 8 year old will be in 3rd grade and my 10 year old will be in 5th but we have done Egypt and Rome. I am having difficulty knowing which grade level to get. Teaching two different ones to them seems difficult. How do you deal with this? Do you just get the topics that interest them and then teach to their level?
Salaamz! Reviewing your videos as we tackle Egypt :) We've just started our Ancient Egypt unit with my first grader. Here are some historical fiction we've rounded up. We aren't planning to read all of these (some are too advanced for my son)...you know, for the next time you cover ancient Egypt :): The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Boy of the Pyramids by Ruth Jones (Simply Charlotte Mason) The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht by Richard Platt The Plot on the Pyramid, The Magic and the Mummy, The Gold in the Grave by Terry Deary
Just made a funny connection... So I was looking into Jim Weiss, who you have recommended in the past, and discovered he did an audio recording of The Cat of Bubastes.
2 yrs later I’m back lol..... I’d like to know if there was anything you’d leave out next time & if the cooking book had enough vegan options to make it worth me buying?? Thanks!!
Hi Hana, wondering what grade did you find it appropriate to start using the unit block method? How did you go about this with math (how many times a year for example would you teach a math concept?)
Our main lesson blocks/unit studies started around 1st grade, but I think you could do this with any age. Our math units are a lot more fluid than the other units. There's a rough start date, but it's mostly to work on skills that need introduction or proficiency. Our geometry blocks run more like our typical blocks. We do some math every day as well. If we do a geometry block, it's only once in the year (and not every year), if it's another math block, it's also just one block, but we may split it up and cover two smaller blocks in the year.
I'll have to look at that book again because I can't remember. I might mention it in my review of this unit. It's the last video in the Ancient Egypt playlist. I've lent this unit out to a friend, so I don't have it handy to review.
assalamalaikumwrwb mashaAllah beneficial videos can you tell me what curriculum books etc you're using for islamic studies. it would be helpful for new homeschoolers like me
Wa'Alaykum Asalam! We have a variety of books we draw from, but most of our subjects are integrated. For example, in our Waldorf curriculum in year 3, the previous prophets are taught. Instead I draw from our texts to come up with the lessons. I use Ibn Kathir a lot. Our whole grammar program is one I wrote myself which incorporates grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, sentence diagramming and Islamic studies. In Waldorf education, the grammar and writing is derived from literature and begins quite spiritually, so it was simple (yet time-consuming) to change the text and create my own lessons. It's being tested out by friends before I make it available. Send me a PM if you want to try it out. I think this question deserves its own video/blog post, so I'll add it to the queue :) -Hana
Hey Brandy! In addition to the videos I recommended via fb, I have one more video (to be released soon), that's shows more details as to how I store my materials for units. I especially like open containers to store things because it makes it easy to get things out and put things away. Of course somethings don't need to be accessed all the time, so they can be in closed containers and stacked out of sight. When I'm using material for a unit or on a consistent basis, I want it in an easy-to-get place. Often this means right behind my desk in an IKEA bookcase. For the kids, their things are not near them, but easily obtained. For our current unit study material, I also like that handy. The shelving system I just made which was suppose to be for our potential workbox system, ended up working perfectly for our unit study material. -Hana
Natalie Rivera you can think of a unit Study as a concentration of a subject area for a period of time. So maybe 6 weeks, the you move onto another topic area. You can split up larger units into two smaller ones.
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I just really want to say thank you for makings these videos! This is our first year homeschooling and I absolutely love watching how you put your history units together. We pulled our daughter out of public school at the end of her 2nd grade year and began homeschooling this past July. I planned on piecing together our own history resources anyway when we got the funds but your videos are so, so very helpful and you've found so many amazing books and activities. I'm really grateful you shared them with everyone. Great job!
I’m putting together an ancient Egypt unit study for my kids right now and this was so helpful! Thank you! I’m really excited to dive into this topic with my kids!
Always a pleasure to look through your unit study resources Hana .
Thank you so much .❤
Jaza'killah khairan .
My pleasure 😊 You're so welcome
Such a wealth of information and resources. You’re such a big inspiration in our homeschool ❤️
Thank you so much!
A download would be perfect so we can check out the books & have enough to time to look for them used/ on sale....thank you for breaking it down for us showing us step-by-step how to plan it all out!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share with us the knowledge you have!
Thank you for this video.! Im working on putting together a unit study on Ancient Egypt and this helped me figure out what I was missing. My kids are fascinated with ancient civilizations and I know little honestly so Im looking forward to learning along side them.
Isn't that one of the best perks of homeschooling? Learning alongside your kids. I find that our history units are some of the most enjoyable units we do together. There were quite a few resources available for this unit and probably the most hands-on activities compared to other units. I hope you have a fun time with your unit!
-Hana
thanks for sharing how to build a unit study. This is so inspiring and just the info I was looking for! love the one on ancient Romans too! my boys really liked watching all the activities and projects you guys did and want to do them too! and by the way, do sell yourself short, you are a creative artist in my opinion. You chalk drawing are amazing and my boys were blown away, but it is good to be humble too! thanks again for your inspiration; I feeling the excited about building my first unit study! I'm looking forward to what you come up with next! I'm working on getting us really for the middle ages!
Awe thanks! I come from a short line of artists (ones who make a living from their art and studied for it), so it's hard to say I'm artistic considering how hard it is for me and how effortlessly it seems my grandmother and sister make it look. But I have to say, I was so pleased with the chalk drawing of our Roman Soldier that it's still up!! But I do have to erase it to make room for the pyramids. Also, I've used the words 'unit study' to explain how we put together a Main Lesson unit, but what we do differently (from a Unit Study) is not include our daily math proficiency or grammar proficiency into the unit study. The kids write daily about what they've learned which is the 'writing' portion of the unit, and the science is very secondary to the unit (unless it's a science unit of course). But with a bit more work, you could really integrate all the subjects together. I also didn't mention field trips, but those are great to add to unit studies. Enjoy!!
Looks like a very fun unit. I'm sure your kids will enjoy
Really great books and activity kits. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Gina! Now that we are more than half way through I can say that we are having a blast with this unit! I'll review the books in a future video because there were definitely some that really stood out. Thanks for watching!!
-Hana
this could not have come at a better time, we are getting ready to start our Ancient Egypt studies.
Oh Jessica, I'm so happy to hear. I hope this comes in handy. We are in our first week of the unit, but I can already tell you that all the books we are using so far are really good and my kids and I are enjoying them. I especially like The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne and the interactive book Ancient Egypt (Mysteries of Egypt).
For historical fiction you could try The Golden Goblet. We are reading it now. It's a bit slow going at first but then you really get into it!
I really enjoyed watching this video, we are just going to start a 2 week study on ancient Egypt but mostly picture books and 1 chapter book for my 1st grader. I just want my 1st grader to get an idea of Egypt before we go to science museum to see king Tut. Will definitely look into the books mentioned as soon as my girls are old enough for a more extensive study of Egypt. Thank You! So much for sharing! 😄
Oh what fun! You'll have a lot of fun with this unit. I hope you'll share some of the things you did!
Excellent video and very helpful. I am so coming to your class. Lol. Thanks for the great ideas. Heading over to your blog for more details. I have been debating that pyramid dig kit for some time. I may get the papyrus kit too as that looks really cool. We are on Africa for our continent study right now so that would tie in nicely-as well as for my son's archaeology course.
Oh yeah, I think Egypt would be perfect for archaeology, ancient civilization and geography. Great way to tie in the three subjects. I'm excited about the papyrus kit; I'll definitely let you all know how it goes. My mom made her own papyrus once; it was really neat, but very bulky and we weren't able to write on it. I'm hoping the papyrus in this kit works out better.
Looking forward to your thought on that papyrus. I am hoping to do a blog post or two on his archaeology adventures. That is always a fun subject. :)
I like this, I will definitely look more into the website. thank you for uploading!!
I'm obssed with your channel, thanks so much. I know of two fiction books for egypt. The first is;"boy of the pyramids," this would be for a younger student (grade 3-5). The second is; " the golden goblet," for older students.
Thank you! We've since gotten The Golden Goblet but I haven't heard of the Boy of the Pyramids. I'll add the next time we go through this unit.
I'm going to do a unit on this within the next few years. It's my son's father's favorite era so I know my husband would love for me to teach the kids about it.
Sometimes I can't believe it actually happened, but it did! It's surreal. Enjoy it!
-Hana
Absolutely!
Wow! Interesting choice of Ancient Egyptian history to study with your kids. Do you have Egyptian relations? Here in Egypt, ancient Egypt is part of our school curriculum since 4th grade but unfortunately, we do learn about it in an interesting manner. education in Egypt is all about memorization of lots of information that evaporates once we put them on exam papers!!! This is why I don't depend solely on our educational system for my son's education (he is in 3rd grade) and I try to add supplement stuff for him at home since we don't have the homeschooling system here. Thanks for sharing your experience, I find it so inspiring :)
Love from, Amal from Egypt :)
Amal, do you live near enough to the pyramids and other ancient buildings that you can visit them with your kids? I know the artifacts and mummies found in these sites are all in museums around the world, so anyone can see them, but there is something quite amazing about visiting these sites in person. I've been to the pyramids and my first sight of them left me breathless. I'd love to take the kids one day. I'd be curious as to how ancient Egypt is taught in Egypt. So far we are enjoying this unit. I'll have more videos to share as we do our projects. I don't have Egyptian relations, but I do have relatives that live in Egypt. My one cousin had an apartment with a small distant view of the pyramids! Amazing, right? So are you able to homeschool or do you homeschool after your son comes home from school?
-Hana
This was so helpful! I'm glad I found your channel!
Welcome Deidra! We are more than half way through this unit and I'll be posting videos of the projects...it was so much fun!!
-Hana
Salaamz, Ok, I don't know if these are silly questions, but...when you read aloud, let's say you finish the whole read aloud book in one day, but you've scheduled it for the whole week. Do you mark it as done? Or do you re-read it again the next day? Also, for your read alouds - When you read aloud a book like "You wouldn't want to be ..." that has lots of fun pictures, are you reading it to them like you're reading a picture book? Or like a novel with no pictures? Or are they looking over your shoulder, like on a couch? This video is so helpful...my son is still K, so our unit studies are not so involved, but this is a great tutorial on book-based learning (as opposed to a formal curriculum)
Great questions, Regina, when we read a book like 'You Wouldn't Want...", we'll most likely read it in one day and mark it off as read for the whole week. We also treat it like a picture book and the kids crowd around me to listen to it. I don't typically re-read it, but my children who can read will read it again leisurely. Thanks! I'm so glad you're finding it helpful :)
-Hana
This is one of my oldest son's favorite topics to study. I look forward to seeing more. Thank you for sharing. Looks great! I will definitely be taking notes on your unit study. Is your lesson plan printable? Love to be able to have your book list and kits etc printed out. Really appreciate you sharing this. Have fun!
Good idea Kristen, I'll add the titles and authors to a word doc and make it available for download on my website. I'll do the same for the lesson plans, too. tfw :)
-Hana
Pepper and Pine Thank you so much!! You have put together an amazing unit study!
Hello. I am really enjoying watching your videos. That are so informative and have such great links to resources. I have an 8 and 10 year old. I want to use the live education curriculum so I have something to follow. We have finished the 4th grade topics. My 8 year old will be in 3rd grade and my 10 year old will be in 5th but we have done Egypt and Rome. I am having difficulty knowing which grade level to get. Teaching two different ones to them seems difficult. How do you deal with this? Do you just get the topics that interest them and then teach to their level?
Salaamz! Reviewing your videos as we tackle Egypt :) We've just started our Ancient Egypt unit with my first grader. Here are some historical fiction we've rounded up. We aren't planning to read all of these (some are too advanced for my son)...you know, for the next time you cover ancient Egypt :):
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Boy of the Pyramids by Ruth Jones (Simply Charlotte Mason)
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht by Richard Platt
The Plot on the Pyramid, The Magic and the Mummy, The Gold in the Grave by Terry Deary
What a great list, Regina, thank you!
Just made a funny connection... So I was looking into Jim Weiss, who you have recommended in the past, and discovered he did an audio recording of The Cat of Bubastes.
It doesn't even matter what I happen to need help with, I do a RUclips search and you have a video for it. Thank you.
Awe, that's fantastic!
2 yrs later I’m back lol..... I’d like to know if there was anything you’d leave out next time & if the cooking book had enough vegan options to make it worth me buying?? Thanks!!
wow, lots of work planning but looks so fun!
where did you get the stamp set from?
Hi Hana, wondering what grade did you find it appropriate to start using the unit block method? How did you go about this with math (how many times a year for example would you teach a math concept?)
Our main lesson blocks/unit studies started around 1st grade, but I think you could do this with any age. Our math units are a lot more fluid than the other units. There's a rough start date, but it's mostly to work on skills that need introduction or proficiency. Our geometry blocks run more like our typical blocks. We do some math every day as well. If we do a geometry block, it's only once in the year (and not every year), if it's another math block, it's also just one block, but we may split it up and cover two smaller blocks in the year.
Did you enjoy the Tales of Ancient Egypt? I've looked at it but I can't get a good sense of it for kids.
I'll have to look at that book again because I can't remember. I might mention it in my review of this unit. It's the last video in the Ancient Egypt playlist. I've lent this unit out to a friend, so I don't have it handy to review.
Ah, I haven't worked down the entire playlist yet to see that you had a review. I'll skip ahead!
assalamalaikumwrwb
mashaAllah beneficial videos
can you tell me what curriculum books etc you're using for islamic studies. it would be helpful for new homeschoolers like me
Wa'Alaykum Asalam! We have a variety of books we draw from, but most of our subjects are integrated. For example, in our Waldorf curriculum in year 3, the previous prophets are taught. Instead I draw from our texts to come up with the lessons. I use Ibn Kathir a lot. Our whole grammar program is one I wrote myself which incorporates grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, sentence diagramming and Islamic studies. In Waldorf education, the grammar and writing is derived from literature and begins quite spiritually, so it was simple (yet time-consuming) to change the text and create my own lessons. It's being tested out by friends before I make it available. Send me a PM if you want to try it out. I think this question deserves its own video/blog post, so I'll add it to the queue :)
-Hana
Excellent!
From where we can purchase this books i am from Pakistan please tell me
How do you organize your supplies for your unit study?
Hey Brandy! In addition to the videos I recommended via fb, I have one more video (to be released soon), that's shows more details as to how I store my materials for units. I especially like open containers to store things because it makes it easy to get things out and put things away. Of course somethings don't need to be accessed all the time, so they can be in closed containers and stacked out of sight. When I'm using material for a unit or on a consistent basis, I want it in an easy-to-get place. Often this means right behind my desk in an IKEA bookcase. For the kids, their things are not near them, but easily obtained. For our current unit study material, I also like that handy. The shelving system I just made which was suppose to be for our potential workbox system, ended up working perfectly for our unit study material.
-Hana
For fiction that has elements of ancient egypt try ʻthe red pyramidʻ by Rick Riordan or ʻthe egypt gameʻ by Zilfa Keatly Snyder.
I completely forgot about that series! My oldest read them, but none of my other kids got into the Rick Riordan series as much as he did.
The Golden Goblet is a historical fiction for you!
so a Unit study isnt like a full year or is it a full year of Ancient history in concentration in Egyptian history? Lol
Natalie Rivera you can think of a unit Study as a concentration of a subject area for a period of time. So maybe 6 weeks, the you move onto another topic area. You can split up larger units into two smaller ones.
hohohooo, l have the same book of the Egipt,but on Russian language. Hi I am from RUSSIA. sorry if l have in sentenses more mistakes!
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