Learning in J13

Year 2’s Ancient Egypt Adventure 

This term, J13 has been travelling back in time to explore the amazing world of Ancient Egypt. We have been exploring where Egypt is located and why the mighty Nile River was so important to the people, especially because its yearly floods provided the fertile soil needed for farming. 

We learnt that the rulers of Egypt were called pharaohs. They were very powerful and were treated like gods on earth. Everyday Egyptians also had important jobs, like farming, building, making clothes, or working as scribes. Everyone worked together to make their civilisation strong. 

One of the things we were most fascinated by was the pyramids. We found out they were giant stone tombs built for pharaohs. Inside, the tombs were decorated with treasures, paintings, and even written spells to help the pharaohs in the afterlife. 

We discovered that the Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses who controlled everything from the sun to the river. They wrote in hieroglyphics, a type of picture writing, which we tried to decode ourselves! 

We enjoyed learning about King Tutankhamun, the boy king. When his tomb was discovered, it was filled with treasures that told us so much about Egyptian life and beliefs. 

Learning about Ancient Egypt has been exciting, interesting, and full of surprises. These are the things we enjoyed learning about most! 

Brodie: I loved learning about the pharaohs. 

Graci: My favourite part was making the masks. I found it interesting how the special people put masks on mummies. 

Cooper: I liked the Egyptian writing because you can use the pictures to work out what they are spelling. 

Gurpiyar: I was interested in Tutankhamen because he became a pharaoh at 9 years old and died at 19. 

Ellie: My favourite thing that we learnt was about how the Egyptians farmed. 

Ella: My favourite part was leaning about Tutankhamen and making masks. 

Isabella: I enjoyed everything about Egypt because it was amazing. 

Parva: I enjoyed making Egyptian masks. 

Tiana: My favourite thing about Egypt was making masks. It was really fun. 

Wade: I liked learning about a King who was a kid. He was 9 when he became the King and died when he was 19. 

Regan: The most interesting thing about Egypt is that Cairo is the capital city. 

Paytn: I liked writing my name in hieroglyphics. 

Kiran: I enjoyed making Egyptian masks. 

Lachy: I learned hieroglyphics, and it was fun. 

Elora: I enjoyed learning about King Tutankhamun. It was interesting because he became a King at 9 and died at 19. 

Kayla: My most interesting fact about Egypt is that Queens, Kings and Pharaohs turned into mummies and it to 70 days. 

Teddy: I enjoyed learning about how the Egyptians farmed. 

Luana: I liked the masks. 

Ms Wendy Turner

Year 2 Teacher