Speaking of Ancient Egypt...

That reminds me...the last time we did a study on Egypt, we also did the Ten Plagues. We had so much fun! I think I say that every time, but we really did! I didn't have a blog back then, soooooooooo since I have one now, I will post from an email I shared with others to help them out who would teach the chapter after me and for you .

We are really enjoying this chapter-
I just went to a suggested site with my children and we heard so many different
frog sounds! I didn't know that they could make so much noise:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/tracker/

When I began the lesson about frogs we read about it in the Bible and while the
children were writing I went downstairs and put small pieces of construction paper
all over the lower level of the house- so as they went down for lunch they were
greeted by "frogs". I forgot I had done it, until they went down for lunch
and began screaming and yelling. I asked what was wrong and my four year old said,
"Mommy, there are frogs every where!" - they were, I put them in the fridge,
the freezer, the bread, the cereal, the top of the stove, the floor, the table-
you name it, it was there. If we lived during that time, I doubt if they would have
survived this plague.   We have a tadpole and they began talking about what if he
multiplied and was all over the house, the yard, the city, ect.

For the water being turned to blood, without them knowing, I put food coloring
in some bottled water. I asked them to get me some water from the pantry and they
looked sooooooo confused when they came back with red water. That began our lesson
for the day- I couldn't pay them to drink it.

We covered the plague of lice the other day- on a site I saw where it was suggested
to get a whole punch and take the dots of paper and put it on a wide piece of clear
tape and wear it for a while. The lice was the paper and tape did itch, so it got
the point across.

Now they get up in the morning and have been asking for plagues!


Oh and here's the site with things to with the plagues:

A fun activity to represent the ten plagues can be reenacted. Ten days before Passover
begins, do something in your home to represent each one of the ten plagues. Here
are a few examples. Be creative and make up your own symbols.

1. Nile waters turning to blood --put red food coloring in the water glasses at
the dinner table, in the bathroom sinks, in the dog's water bowl, and anywhere else
you can think of.

2. The frogs--Use green construction paper to cut out roundish frogs with thin green
legs. Bend the legs to make the frogs look as if they are jumping. Put them everywhere,
in cereal boxes, in the shower, refrigerator, drawers, etc.

3. The lice--Use a hole punch to make many small white "dots" out of plain
white paper. Scotch tape them on your body and leave them on for a few hours. The
appearance and irritation will make you think of itching lice.

4. The flies-- Use clear scotch tape to tape pepper or small "dots" of
black construction paper in different areas of the house, the windows, the bathroom
mirrors, etc.

5. Disease afflicting the Egyptian livestock--put stuffed animals in different areas
of the house, upside down.

6. Boils--Use a hole punch to make many small red ÿdotsÿ out of red construction
paper (or cut out circles). Cover each other with boils by scotch taping them on
your body and leave them on for a few hours. The appearance and irritation will
make you think of the boils.

7. Hailstorm--Put ice cubes around the outside of your house, the porch areas and
on the outside window sills.

8. Locusts-- Use brown construction paper to cut out oval-looking locusts. Put them
everywhere as you did the frogs (you'll even think of some new places to surprise
your family).

9. Darkness--Tape brown paper bags over all the windows, draw all draperies to keep
it dark in the daytime, or don't turn on any lights in the evening.

10. Put red ribbon on the sides and top of door post of your house to avoid the
death plague. When the neighbors ask what the ribbon is for you can witness to them!