The Ancient Egypt Sleepover teaching notes

Chapter by chapter teaching notes for The Ancient Egypt Sleepover, written by the author of the book.

Stephen Davies created The Ancient Egypt Sleepover as a whole class read to accompany the Ancient Egypt topic in Key Stage 2 history. The book consists of twenty-one short chapters.

These teaching notes offer a variety of stimulating activities linked to the text:

• UPDATED February 2024
• Enjoyable writing exercises
• Google Streetview links, enabling children to explore the locations in the book
• Games
• Opportunities for further research linked to the story
• Quotations from the author, giving insight into his thought process while writing the book
• Exercises on similes
• Tips on suspense, action scenes and plotting

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Praise for The Ancient Egypt Sleepover:

“Exciting, funny and clever. I read it in one gulp.”
Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries

“Educational and utterly engaging. Perfect for Key Stage 2 classes studying Ancient Egypt.”
Dan Harknett, primary school teacher

“I can see The Ancient Egypt Sleepover being a brilliant book to use in the classroom when learning about Ancient Egypt.”
Scott Evans, the Reader Teacher

“Finding good books linked to the ancient civilizations is much harder than you think. This is a perfect read for Years 3 and 4.”
Paul Watson, the Great British Bookworm

“What a wonderful book. It reminded me of the film The Night at the Museum but it is even better! Full of facts about Ancient Egypt, this book is not only educational but funny, clever and full of mystery, and is perfect for any budding detectives out there, especially those who love museums and anything to do with Egypt/Egyptians.”
Emma Suffield, Little Blog of Library Treasures