Egypt

Social Studies Online

• Captioning.

  Think up a title for each photograph or an appropriate sentence.

• Speech bubbles

  (Use cut out bubbles)

  Children put themselves into "the shoes" of people in the picture. Imagine what they are saying to each other. Use clues from the picture to help you imagine their conversation.

• Thought bubbles

  (Use cut out bubbles)

  Write thought balloons for people in the picture.
  Think - what would they feel, smell, see, hear etc.

• Comparing Pictures

  Show two different pictures (of the same site separated by years, work very well.)
  Find 10 differences
  Find 10 similarities
  Discuss similarities and differences.
  Give reasons.
  

• Look at the picture
  • What happened next?
  • What happened just before?
  • Why do you think that?

• Find something unusual in the picture
  • What do you think it was used for ? Why ?
  • What name would you give this object ? Why ?

• Choose a person in the picture
  • Describe what the person is doing.
  • Give them a name. Imagine what their life would be like. Tell others in your group all about your character. (age, marital status, living conditions, family life, education etc.)

• Describe what your character can (in the picture)

  	...see
  	...hear
  	...smell

• Five w's One h
  Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

  The teacher can ask questions based on the five w's and one h. Alternatively ask the children to write questions for another group to answer.

• Gathering information
  Answering questions based on pictures.
  • What is happening?
  • Where is it happening?
  • When is it happening?
  • Who is involved?
  • What seems important to these people?
  • How would you feel if you were suddenly placed in the picture?

• Barrier activities
  A cardboard barrier is placed between two pupils.

  One person can see the picture. This person describes the picture to his or her partner. They then draw the picture according to the description. Compare the pictures.

• Write true or false questions about your picture.
  Partner to identify the statements as either true or false.

• Draw a T bar chart to show similarities and differences.

• Play I spy or Who am I?