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The Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone was found on July 19, 1799 in Egypt.  This was a large stone inscribed with both Egyptian hieroglyphs and Greek text.  This ancient stone enabled Egyptian historians and archeologists to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphic writings for the first time.  This was a monumental key to unlocking the past and opening up Egyptian history for modern people.

Follow up:

Plan a day this month to visit the NC Museum of Art (or an art museum near you) and explore their Egyptian art collection. http://tinyurl.com/3ylmdkk

Have fun writing your own codes.  Here is a code wheel you can print and assemble to get you started writing your own secrete messages.  http://www.topspysecrets.com/secret-codes-for-kids.html

You can print your name in Egyptian hieroglphs from this website http:/tinyurl.com/ccp8b .

The Maya of Central America also used hieroglyphic writing.  You can learn more about Mayan hieroglphs here.  http://mayas.mrdonn.org/hieroglyphics.html

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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner

Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.

Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.

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