Holy Trinity Primary School, Cookstown, County Tyrone

Primary 5 Ancient Egypt

20th Feb 2026
Primary 5 have been fully immersed in their Ancient Egypt topic this term, showing fantastic curiosity, creativity and teamwork across all areas of learning. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬βœ¨

Through novels, research, STEM challenges, coding activities and hands-on investigations, pupils explored life along the River Nile 🌊, the role of pharaohs and gods πŸ‘‘πŸ›•, the mysteries of mummification πŸ§»πŸ” and the incredible engineering of pyramids πŸ—οΈπŸ”Ί.

From constructing marshmallow pyramids πŸ‘πŸ”Ί and programming digital structures πŸ’»πŸ—οΈ to writing diary entries as Howard Carter βœοΈπŸ“œ and creating informative eBooks πŸ“˜πŸ’‘, the children have demonstrated excellent effort and enthusiasm while developing key Literacy, Numeracy, World Around Us and ICT skills. πŸ“šβž—πŸŒβŒ¨οΈ
It has been wonderful to see the enthusiasm, teamwork and imagination Primary 5 bring to their learning every day. 🌟🀝✨

With historians, programmers, engineers and authors like these, the wonders of Ancient Egypt are truly alive in our classrooms! πŸΊπŸ’«πŸ“–