My oldest child is learning about Ancient Egypt and at the same time reading through Genesis and Exodus at school. This has been a great way for her to learn about the environment and culture during the time of the old Bible stories about Abraham, Joseph, and Moses.
Our whole family has learned a lot during this time, and we have watched several interesting documentaries about Egypt during our family movie nights. Here are some links to some of the videos we have watched:
- A Film about how Egyptian chariots may have been constructed
- A Documentary about how the pyramids may have been built
- And this short video about where the Israelites most likely crossed the Red Sea
NOVA (PBS) also has a neat interactive feature on their website where you can explore many different historical sites in Egypt.
We also read a book about King Tut, 
and checked out another book at the library. 
We have mummified a chicken leg and have built a pyramid with sugar cubes, too.
I recently found another neat project at a local thrift store. I thought it would be a fun thing to do with my kids, and they loved it.
We spent several days painting the different parts of the kit and putting them together. They were able to make the mummy and decorate the coffin with all the supplies included. My kids thought this was great and plan to take King Tut’s coffin to school as “show-and-tell”.
If you want to purchase a similar activity for your kids, you can find one on Amazon here.
We have used this to talk about Ancient Egypt, but also to learn a little about modern-day Egypt. Currently, Egypt is a country rich in history and with many popular museums and historical sites. It is an Islamic country where Christians seem to be facing more and more persecution. We can pray for missionaries there to be brave in sharing the Good News about Jesus.
We can also pray for ministries like SAT-7 to reach many more people. This is a Christian television ministry that shares about Jesus in Arabic and other languages all over the Middle East. They even have a SAT-7 KIDS channel that broadcasts children’s programming in Arabic!
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