History Ancient Egypt Conceptual 5–7 yrs

Hieroglyphs and Papyrus

象形文字与纸莎草

Description

Know that the ancient Egyptians used a special writing system called hieroglyphs — pictures and symbols that stood for sounds and words — and that they wrote on a paper-like material called papyrus, which was made from a plant that grew along the Nile

Mastery Evidence

✓ Describe hieroglyphs as a writing system that uses pictures and symbols
✓ Explain that papyrus was a material like paper made from a river plant
✓ Understand that only specially trained people called scribes could read and write hieroglyphs

Assessment Prompt

If your child sees hieroglyphs on a museum artefact, can they tell you what they are and explain that the Egyptians wrote on a special paper called papyrus?