Mummies: Honoring the dead
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/gk2/honoring.html
A lesson plan for grades K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies
In this Xpeditions lesson, students think about how their own cultures honor the dead and how some ancient cultures, including the Egyptians, honored their dead through mummification. Students look at pictures of mummies and write or draw pictures about an imaginary trip to the “mummy room” of a museum.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
- Objective 3.02: Collect information about diverse cultures, environments and peoples.
- Objective 3.04: Relate cultural similarities and differences to personal life experiences.
Grade 2
- Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
- Objective 3.02: Collect information about diverse cultures, environments and peoples.
- Objective 3.04: Relate cultural similarities and differences to personal life experiences.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
- Objective 3.02: Collect information about diverse cultures, environments, and peoples.
- Objective 3.04: Relate cultural similarities and differences to personal life experiences.
Social Studies (2003)
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will explain celebrated holidays and special days in communities.
- Objective 4.01: Explore how families express their cultures through celebrations, rituals, and traditions.
