Magic Tree House Tie-Ins - Mummies in the Morning

I think David first became aware of ancient Egyptian history from a Little Einsteins video, “Disney’s Little Einsteins - The Legend of the Golden Pyramid,” we rented one weekend. It was there that heiroglyph and sphinx were added to his vocabulary. Serendipitously, his Grandma gave him a computer game called “Scooby-Doo: Jinx at the Sphinx,” at about the same time as I purchased a cheap damaged copy of Ancient Egypt Dot-to-Dot (Connect the Dots & Color) at the local bookstore.

So, when we first got around to reading Mummies in the Morning, David was already excited and familiar with ancient Egypt. We must have read this one five or six times in a row before he was ready to move on to the next Magic Tree House book. It’s still one of his favorites.

Ancient Egypt

Reading:

• Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself series) — Does anyone else think Nomad Press has the coolest history /activity books on the planet? I just love them!
• The Royal Ontario Museum has a fairly large section for kids about life in Ancient Egypt, mummies and hieroglyphs. I read much of it to David. It’s well written so kids can understand, though it might be hard for them to go through it themselves, since there are few pictures and illustrations.
• Mummies & Pyramids — This is the research book companion to the Magic Tree House book, and it’s written in the same engaging, kid-friendly way as the chapter book. The pictures and illustrations are amazing.

Printables:

• Ancient Egypt Activity Sheets from Gander Academy. Lots of printables here!
• Egyptomania Coloring Book - Download a PDF version of these coloring pages including a scarab, Isis, and more.
• Ancient Egypt Coloring Pages — 20 printable blackline coloring pages depicting pyramids, Egyptian dieties, pharaohs, heiroglyphs, and more

Games and Online Activities:

• Hieroglyph Translator — Learn how to write with Egyptian Hieroglyphs and use the interactive translator to write, then print, your name.
• Ancient Nile - Ancient Egyptian themed games and puzzles.
• Mummy Maze - Save the Mummy’s Ruby from the Ruby Eating Scarab.

Other:

• Build a Lego Pyramid - What kid doesn’t like LEGO? And a Lego pyramid can be as detailed or simple as your child wishes.

Tags: magic tree house, egypt, ancient egypt, mummies, pyramids, homeschool, home school

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