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Dear Parents,

As part of our social studies program, your child has been learning about

the development of civilization in the Middle East. Your child learned
ways that he or she can identify the importance of the location and the
growth of the ancient Sumerian civilization and how it was different

from the ancient Egyptian civilization.
You can help your child by supporting our classroom learning.

Here are some things you can do to reinforce the message of this lesson
and our related learning activities.

• Ask your child to tell you about the lesson and what he or she
learned from it.

• Use the internet to review with your child a map of the Middle
East and the importance of its location.
• Watch a video about life in Mesopotamia and how it was affected

by its location and resources.
• Discuss with your child the important achievements of the ancient
Sumerians, including the great achievements of creating the

first writing system and numerical system.

Thank you for being a partner with us

in the education of your child!

Research has shown that children with involved parents score
better than others whose parents don't have a role in their
education process. Help your child stay brilliant!

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