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Image of hieroglyphics, 1 hieroglyphic alphabet, 1 activity sheet, cartouche template Teaching Ideas/ Suggested Activities: Show children the image of how the Ancient Egyptians wrote using pictures and symbols called hieroglyphics. Tell the children that each picture represented a word or a letter sound. There were about 700 different hieroglyphic pictures. They could be written from left to right, right to left or top to bottom. Only certain people could write or read hieroglyphics. These were called scribes. The children will look at hieroglyphics translated into our alphabet and they must translate a hidden message. Afterwards, the children will write their own names using hieroglyphics in cartouches. Curriculum linkage: Literacy Note: Image and worksheets from Scholastic Ltd |