Lesson Planning

Discover that only some boys and no girls went to school in Ancient Egypt; describe how papyrus was made; work out some calculations using Ancient Egyptian numbers.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To understand that not many Ancient Egyptians learnt to read and write.
• To Find out how papyrus was made and used and learn the Ancient Egyptian numbering system.
• To solve some calculations using Ancient Egyptian numbers.

Children will:

• Explain that only some boys and no girls went to school in Ancient Egypt.
• Describe how papyrus was made.
• Work out some calculations using Ancient Egyptian numbers.