Activity 1: Narrate the Chapter
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 2: Study the Chapter Pictures
- Study the chapter pictures and describe how each relates to the story.
Activity 3: Observe the Modern Equivalent
- Examine the chapter setting in modern times: the Nile River at sunset in South Sudan.
Activity 4: Map the Chapter
Find the countries of Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Uganda on the map of the world.
Find the following on the map of northeast Africa:
- The countries of Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan (not labeled as it was founded in 2011), Ethiopia, and Uganda.
- The sources of the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
- What is the name of the lake that sources the White Nile?
- In which country does the Blue Nile begin in Lake Tana?
- Note: Some consider Lake No in South Sudan as the source of the White Nile 'proper.'
Activity 5: Map the Chapter on a Globe
- Repeat the applicable mapwork from Activity 4 on a three-dimensional globe.