Egyptian Hieroglyphics. © Contributed by Leanne Guenther My name is What's your name? It's true that a 7 year old can't learn all the ins and outs of Egyptian hieroglyphics! But mom's simplified things enough here that we can have fun writing our names and learn a bit about sounding out Egyptian writing at the same time. At times, different words sound the same but mean different things (for example: to and two). Also, keep in mind that the Egyptians didn't always spell from left to right. Instead of It's fun to stack and arrange the letters different ways to make the nicest look.
We've made our hieroglyphs very colorful, but they were often a lot more dull: Make a cartouche: A cartouche is sort of like a nametag. Arrange your hieroglyphs in this up and down manner on a piece of yellow construction paper or gold wrapping paper. You can try drawing the Hieroglyphs yourself or you can click the template links to print out pictures that you can color in and arrange on your own. Oh, and by the way. Powerpoint Palooza. A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence. Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think. Interactives - Exploring the Early Americas A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence. The Bayeux Tapestry Animated.
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