This presentation is intended to teach my students how alike cultures are, and what we use that ancient man invented. - Introduction: Using Power Point, I will lead a lecture on the development of the Egyptian calendar. - Note Taking: Students will take notes on the information presented. - Compare and Contrast Working in pairs, students will develop a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the Sumerian, Egyptian and our present day calendar. - Summarization Individually, the students will write a two paragraph summarization of the information presented. - Art The students will develop a replica of the Egyptian calendar.

Grade Six History-Social Science Content Standards. World History and Geography: Ancient Civilizations Students in grade six expand their understanding of history by studying the people and events that ushered in the dawn of the major Western and non-Western ancient civilizations. Geography is of special significance in the development of the human story. Continued emphasis is placed on the everyday lives, problems, and accomplishments of people, their role in developing social, economic, and political structures, as well as in establishing and spreading ideas that helped transform the world forever. Students develop higher levels of critical thinking by considering why civilizations developed where and when they did, why they became dominant, and why they declined. Students analyze the interactions among the various cultures, emphasizing their enduring contributions and the link, despite time, between the contemporary and ancient worlds. 6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power Discuss the main features of Egyptian art Trace the evolution of language and its written forms.

Named their years by the King in reign and how long reigning Example: In the 15 th year of King Carolle 354 days in a year The year began after harvest during what we know as September/October 2 Seasons Emesh Summer – the dry season (February/March – September/October) Enten Winter – the wet season (September/October – February/March) Whenever the rains began

12 months 29 or 30 days to a month Extra month added every 3 years to make up for the accumulated extra days Each month started at the sighting of the new moon Months names were different for every city, depending ion activities going on in the cities at the time. There could be the month of shearing the sheep, or cutting the barley, etc…

360 Days actually 365 first five days of the year, June 21 – June 26 Five days of feasting and celebrations 3 Seasons Akhet Proyet Shomu 4 months per season 30 days per month

Inundation – Akhet The time of flooding June 21st – Oct 21st “Beginning Five Days” June 21st – June 26th First five days of the year celebrated with feasting and parties

Emmergence – Proyet Time of growth October 21 st – February 21st

Harvest – Shomu Time of harvesting February 21 st – June 21st

Video Clips: Discovery Education. “Sumerian Calendar” (Online Video Clip) 04 November Discovery Education. “Seasons of the Nile” (Online video Clip) 04 November Discovery Education. “Sacred Carvings, Hieroglyphics, Communicating Ideas” (Online Video Clip) 13 November Discovery Education. “Scribes and Writing” (Online Video Clip) 13 November

Images: Schoyen Collection. “MS 2781” (Online Image) 11 November Schoyen Collection. “MS 4151” (Online Image) 11 November MNSU. “Seasons” (Online Image) 10 October Ircamera. “Moonarms” (Online Image) 12 November 2008 http//:ircamera.as.arizona.edu/NatSci102/NatSci102/images/moonarms Green Tree, Pittsburgh. “New Moon” (Online Image) 12 November Instructional Resources Corporation. “The Sun Disk Re and the Scarab” (Online Image) 02 November URL unknown

Music: Atherton, Michael. “The Sound of Ancient Egypt” (Online Download) 11 November Khet (The Physical Body) Track 12. Celestial Harmonies Information: Bell, James. “The Sumerian Calendar” (online) 11 November The International History Project. “Mesopotamia”. (Online) 11 November Glencoe Publishing. “Discovering Our Past; Ancient Civilizations” 2006 Glenco/McGraw-Hill, Columbus, Ohio