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Egyptian Hieroglyphs ActivityCopyright Learners in Bloom
2013
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Introduction: This worksheet allows young children (Pre-K
through 2 nd grade) to practicepencil control, writing, and
coding/decoding skills as they learn the basics of
EgyptianHieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs are based on sounds so there are
two different symbols forletter A, for example, one for the short
sound and one for the long sound. In thisactivity I have only
included ten letters and their corresponding symbols, so
youngchildren will not be overwhelmed. You may assume that the
symbols represent shortvowels and the most common phonetic sound of
each letter. More information aboutEgyptian Hieroglyphs can be
found online.
Instructions: Print out each of the three worksheet pages.
The first page is the key. Explain to your child that each
letter is represented by thesymbol next to it. There are two
practice spaces where your child can try to copy the
symbol (or the letter).The second page has some simple CVC words
written in hieroglyphs, which your childshould decode using the key
found on the first worksheet page. The child should writethe letter
corresponding to each symbol in the space above it, and then read
the entireword.
The third page has two words for your child to translate into
hieroglyphs. If drawing (orwriting letters) is difficult for your
child, make some extra copies of the key and let yourchild cut out
the letters and symbols to paste on the worksheets.
You can extend the lesson by providing a complete hieroglyphs
chart (found on variouswebsites) and having your child write
his/her name in hieroglyphs. Have your childcreate their own
symbol-based form of writing by making up symbols for each
letterand then writing a secret message for you to decode.
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