(Photo above of Dung -poop - Beetle Rolling Dung)
(Credit: Wikipedia)

You may have heard of the importance of the scarab or dung (poop) beetle to the ancient Egyptians.  But did you know about the love-hate relationship the ancient Egyptians had with the regular housefly?  Or how ants and different beetles were made into cosmetics?  

In this lesson, you'll learn which characteristics of bugs fascinated the ancient Egyptians and what they did to take advantage of these traits.  We'll cover the following topics:

• The insects and other creatures that became sacred to the ancient Egyptians.  These include the scarab and other beetles, locusts,  
ants, butterflies, bees, flies, praying manti, scorpions and centipedes.
• How each of the above insects influenced the ancient Egyptians and what they did with them - used them for common products or 
made them sacred.
• An unusual video of one of the most famous ancient Egyptian insects in action.

How I Teach:

- Classes with only four students.  
- Dramatic Keynote (PowerPoint) presentation 
   with illustrations, maps 
   and photos of ancient artwork.
- Animated lecture and discussion.
- Lots of student interaction.
- The showing of genuine antiquities from my 
   collection.
- Short videos which enhance the lesson's 
   content.

I interact a lot with learners, encouraging kids to share their opinions, ideas, mistakes and triumphs.  I love it when kids laugh.  After the class, I message parents/caretakers to tell them how their student did, and I include extra files for their interest. 

CLASS PRICE includes (in addition to the scheduled class):

1. Welcome message to both the student and enroller.
2. Quiz (actually, a learning tool) as a pre-lesson activity.
3. Personalized post-class message to the student and enroller, detailing how the learner did in class and any recommendations.
4. Availability to answer a student's questions (by message) after class.

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