OVERVIEW Man builds social traditions and use them to broaden and confirm their personal experience. These social traditions that come from the past, come from the collective experience of a group of people over time. Culture can be defined as a tradition that develops and socially perpetuates. All cultural traditions are rooted in the faculties of feeling, thinking and acting that has the human species. Throughout the history many cultures have left a tangible testimony, this testimony is especially important from the perspective of history. Our purpose in this first approach to Ancient History is addressed from a theoretical and practical approach. It will occur as a sort of fantastic trip through history, where the children will learn the most representative of the Egyptian culture having fun.

PBL HISTORY- FOR SECOND GRADERS

EGYPT By VERONICA WEISE

ACTIVITY The teacher will explain how the project is going to happen, and will show a video of Egyptians appropriate for the age. The video will be socialized with the kids, and related to their life experiences. The classroom will be divided in groups, according to their skills and personalities, and the activity will be developed following the next slides using a data display. The children will follow instructions in a great part, but in each step, they will be encouraged to do their own contributions. The next step will be giving them elements of the Maya culture, by showing some videos appropriate for their age. They will be encouraged to research in books, or in Internet in collaboration with their parents. Then they will give ideas on how to construct a Maya pyramid, and make up a story that could be painted in the Maya pyramid, taking in consideration what they learn about the Maya culture and aesthetics.

PBL HISTORY- FOR SECOND GRADERS

EGYPT By VERONICA WEISE

EGYPT

“An Egyptian boy called Ba, which means soul, got accidentally into the pyramid, and now, he can not get out.

The pyramid is sand-color. Mix yellow paint with some brown and get this color, can be tempera or acrylic paint. Once armed the pyramid paint it with a thick brush.”

Here's how to build a pyramid.

Cut the figure

Fold the ends in and join the edges with glue or UHU

It'll look like a pyramid. Let it dry well before proceeding to the next step.

The pyramid shapes with a square base and four equal triangles 1 4

Egyptian buried their Pharaohs under the pyramids, and inside the pyramids were the secrets of the world of the dead, the eternal life world.

To walk inside the pyramids a child have had become an Egyptian drawing, you can mark the drawing with markers and paint them with crayons or markers to learn the SECRET FORMULA.

Then, do your own drawings in a white paper, until you learn the SECRET FORMULA.

1. Head in profile.

2 . Front chest

3. Feet in profile

5. Hand grabbing the ANKH key

of the eternal life world

4. Arm and hand in profile

scepter

ANKH SECRET FORMULA

“The child removed his shoes and his shirt, and put on a Shendyt (a white Egyptian skirt), and become a flat drawing. His chest remained in front of, his head turned sideways, but left a wide open eye looking at the front. He put his feet firmly on his side, put his arms close to the body, with one hand grabbed the ANKH key and took the scepter with the other.” Let's draw and paint him with some mates, in one side of the pyramid, to show what is happening in the inside. The skirt should be white.

“Thus dressed up, the child gets on the boat with bird wise counselor Toth. The sun child Khepri goes incognito. When no one sees it, it becomes a winged scarab. A mysterious boatman guides the adventure. In the world of the dead they travel by boat over the Nile River.” The river zigzags, rises, turns the pyramid, from the bottom up. Mix white paint with a drop of blue. With a thin brush paint the river all around the pyramid. Notice how the light blue shines on the sand-colored pyramid. Then draw the boat sailing on the river, in other side of the pyramid.

“Now the child is ready to defeat Apophis snake, and the terrible hippo - crocodile Ammyt. The dog Anubis had been watching them for centuries and he is willing to help him. The child and Anubis become great friends.” You will draw now the fight in the next side of the pyramid, you can also draw all the secret weapons you want. You can imagine many other adventures.

Ammyt

Anubis

“Finally the child finds the treasure of Tutankhamun. It was made with gold, blue Lapis Lazuli - the color of the hair of the gods - and red cornaline, the color of Ra, the Sun God that illuminates everything. There he finds in a hidden papyrus, the great secret: the pyramid is shaped sunbeams, over the square that represents North, South, East and West - the land of Egypt.”

Draw and paint the treasure, you can also put other things of your imagination.

“Ra is the Grown Up Sun, a red disc with a coiled cobra. Ra has been watching the brave boy, and showed him how to find the exit secret door.”

“As the child had the, Ankh key, could open the door, and get back home”.

We will draw a red circle in a secret place in the pyramid, reminding the sun that silently accompany us with his shiny light and warm every single day.

Ra, the Grown Up Sun, is the round red circle over the head of Horus, the falcon.