Each year my school has Global Night where every class learns about a different part of the world and shares this information with families and classmates. My first grade team combines this event with our Cinderella unit. My class is reading Egyptian Cinderella  so naturally, my kiddos are loving learning about Egypt! We started by reading lots of informational books about Egypt. We used this great video clip from YouTube and founds tons of others on United Steaming (Discovery Education) . We loved going on these virtual tours. We found this great online game with tons of information too! My craft store shopping addiction came in handy when I scored these super adorable figurines  (affiliate link)! I love how the little 3-D toys give my firsties a better understanding. We made a different project each day to display at our Global Night. One day we created stone tablets following this recipe (salt and sand dough) and allowed it to harden overnight. The dough di......