The egyptian cinderella pimsleur arabic egyptian basic course level 1 lessons 110 cd. Shirley climos most popular book is the egyptian cinderella. Go over the correct definitions of the words before reading the egyptian cinderella. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching resources. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo scholastic. Egyptian cinderella iwb file possessive apostrophe. It is a book that has outstanding illustrations in bold and rich colors. This version is viewed as one of the oldest versions in existence. Year 3 english egyptian cinderella setting description.
In my opinion, the egyptian cinderella, is a good book. The egyptian cinderella worksheet by jstafford tpt. Cultural aspects and words pharaoh a pharaoh is an egyptian king the egyptian cinderella story retold by shirley climo characters problem solution the problem in this story is that the 3 sisters were very jealous of rhodopis and they wanted to make her mad by telling take her. The story was first recorded by the greek historian strabo in the late first century bc or early first century ad and is considered the earliest known variant of the cinderella story. The pharaoh picked up the shoe and said, this was no accident.
The egyptian cinderella is one of many versions of the cinderella story. Images from the book egyptian cinderella cropped and sized to show to whole class on iwb. In the original story he drops the slipper but does not drop the nuts or deliver the invitation. In this version of the cinderella story set in egypt in the sixth century b. The fairy godmother, charming prince, evil stepsisters, and of course the glass slipper are all famous parts of the story. Books by shirley climo author of the egyptian cinderella. Despite her familys remote location, pirates steal rhodopis away, knowing that they can sell her as a slave for a great price, and she is bought and sold until she reaches egypt. Worksheet includes a story map, a venn diagram, and a word search. Long ago in the ancient land of egypt were the green water of the nile river flows into the blue water of the mediterranean sea lived a young maiden named rhodopis. Just then, a hawk dove from the sky, dropped a golden shoe in the pharaohs lap, and flew off. Childrens books for building character and empathy. And who would ever guess that the pharaoh has promised to find the slippers owner and make her queen of all egypt.
I also thought it would be fun to make horus in awe of rhodopis since he is the falconheaded god of the sky and everyone is usually in awe of him. A worksheet that accompanies the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. This no prep book unit is based on shirley climos the egyptian cinderella and contains 43pages of interactive, cross curricular and engaging activities all standardsaligned. The egyptian cinderella resource pack contains a complete unit of work for ages 79, with full lesson plans and pupil resources based on the book the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. This unit is based on the book egyptian cinderella. Activity 2opinion writingstudents write an opinion piece describing which version of cinderella they like.
There are hundreds of versions of cinderella all over the world why not take one of the versions as a starting point for a new unit on stories from other cultures. Shirley climo has 25 books on goodreads with 11259 ratings. The oldest known cinderella story whether it be from the disney movie or from a storybook, im sure you know about the classic story of cinderella. We did this text at the same time as our ancient egyptian topic but could also be used for retelling stories or. According to herodotus, rhodopis was a historical person, namely a thracian freedwoman of the 6th century b. Rub and reveal sections of text focussing on possessive apostrophe for plural and singular nouns. Rhodopis was stolen from her parents and sold as a slave. Activity 1compare and contrast venn diagramstudents can use prepared sentence strips or write in their own ideas. When a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. Powerpoint art, design and history come together in this thank you cardmaking project dedicated to the egyptian sun god, ra. Ancient egyptian cinderella posted on november 28, 2005 by zeinobia this is a new discovery for many many people cinderella fairy tale for children that became international heritage, of course you know cinderella, the beautiful young girl who works as maid in her own house because of her step mother and ugly step sisters, the prince, the. She is the authorillustrator of up, up and away, among many other books for children, and lives in.
Egyptian cinderella by shirley climo images teaching. The egyptian cinderella, written by shrley climo, retells the classic cinderella story of an oppressed, humble greek slave girl named rhodopis who loses one of her rose red slippers only to have it returned by royalty seeking to marry whom the slipper fits. Images could also be stuck in books and used for inference or generating descriptive vocabulary. On the score card give the students who correctly guess the word 2 points. Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity. She is the authorillustrator of up, up and away, among many other books for children, and. Buy egyptian cinderella by shirley climo from waterstones today. This ancient egyptian version of cinderella is considered the oldest version of the story, recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. This egyptian spin on the classic cinderella tale was initially recorded in the first century by a roman historian and is retold here by folklorist shirley climo. Kimberly goza as rhodopis the egyptian cinderella, the advisor, horus puppet. The egyptian cinderella literacy unit by ks2history tpt.
It is an liberally expanded retelling of the ancient greek fairy tale of rhodopis, which is the earliest known version of cinderella hence the title. The egyptian cinderella laurens world literature for children blog. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, 9780690048223, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. These three activities will help your student learn how to compare and contrast two versions of the fairy tale, cinderella. She is the most egyptian of allfor her eyes are as green as the nile, her hair like papyrus, and her skin as pink as the lotus flower. The egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. There was a greek slave girl named rhodopis who married the pharaoh. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo paperback book. An inventive twist on the classic tale publishers weekly. It would be a great way to introduce egyptian history to an elementry class or a unit on fairy tales.
Learn to speak and understand egyptian arabic with pimsleur language programs learn to draw. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo librarything. Common core egyptian cinderella compare and contrast. This version of cinderella where her name is rhodopis is considered the oldest version of the story. She is the author illustrator of up, up and away, among many other books for children, and lives in. They are able to relate to a version of cinderella that they are more familiar with and see how it is applied to the ancient egyptian culture. After reading the egyptian cinderella give the students a vocabulary quiz using quotes from the book. The egyptian cinderella by climo, shirley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
A retelling of an ancient egyptian version of cinderella features rhodopis, who is devastated when a falcon swoops down and steals one of her precious red slippers until the pharaoh uses it as a clue to find his bride. Activities for the egyptian cinderella coloring outside. Shirley climo is the author of many childrens books including the egyptian cinderella and king of the birds, both illustrated by ruth heller, and t. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by hellers arresting illustrations. The egyptian cinderella is a wonderful story to read to a young child or outloud to a classroom. Children will learn about papermaking, the origins of writing and about ancient egyptian art and culture, expressed through the art and artefacts discovered in. It was first recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. Little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great pharaoh himself, who will search egypt to find its owner. The story of rhodopis which is the real cinderella.
The egyptian cinderella is a 1989 childrens book written by shirley climo and illustrated by ruth heller. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and visually appealing. Our ancient egypt powerpoint is the perfect accompaniment to this great book by shirley climo. Rhodopis, a greek slave in ancient egypt, is given a pair of rosered slippers by her kindly old master. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo and by the grimm brothers exposition cinderella grimm brothers version exposition cinderella was at her mothers bed side dear child, be pious, and then the good god will always protect thee rhodopis captured by pirates. Cinderella penguin by janet perlman childrens books read aloud once upon a story duration. Long ago in the land of egypt, land of the green nile and the blue mediterranean and the rising sun, there lived a slave girl named rhodopis. Are you covering an egyptian topic with your ks2 class. Study guide for touring stage production the egyptian cinderella, for teachers to use with students. The plot was a nice follow in the cinderella canon, while keeping it unique and true to the egyptian way of life in the time of pharaohs, such as the cinderella being greek, standing out from the fellow egyptians.