Secrets of a Sun King

Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll

A discovery from ancient Egypt . . . A cursed package . . . The untold story of a young pharaoh . . . When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad’s doorstep, she is shocked to see who sent it: a famous Egyptologist, found dead that very morning, according to every newspaper in England! The mysterious package holds the key to a story . . . about a king whose tomb archaeologists are desperately hunting for.

New: Questions by Chapter

Our new printable resource includes 276 questions, 12 questions per chapter of Secrets of a Sun King book.

To find out more about the comprehension question sets, click here.

Main Focus: Spelling short i sound

In this resource pack, your children will be challenged to identify the spelling of the short i sound within words. Most words are linked to the vocabulary used in the book and Egyptian themed.

Main Focus: Inverted Commas

Your class with get to practise identifying and using inverted commas for direct speech. This extract has been rewritten and includes events from the story.

Main Focus: Vocabulary Extension

In this pack, your class will explore the vocabulary used in the passage and learn more about its meaning to be able to apply it to different contexts.

Main Focus: Comprehension

This is a fantastic comprehension resource linked to The Secrets of a Sun King.

Main Focus: Past and Present Tense

Your class will be able to work on recognising words in the past and present tense within context.

Main Focus: Synonyms

This resource enables your class to read the passage linked to the story and edit it to make it even better. The children are challenged to find synonyms for words in the passage.

Main Focus: Creative

Bridget Riley is a famous British artist who specialises in ‘optical art’. In 1970, Riley visited Egypt and went to see the ancient tombs that reside there. She stayed at the luxurious hotel ‘Winter Palace’, which is referenced in The Secrets of a Sun King. Have a look at our creative resource activity.

Interactive Map of Egypt

Check out this great resource to support you topic of Ancient Egypt. The resource explores the different areas of Egypt and gives a description on each region. Your KS2 children will learn information about The Valley of the Kings, The Valley of the Queens, Luxor, Aswan and Thebes. Once the children have had time to explore the map, you can test the children’s knowledge using the quiz. There are many other aspects to this resource including: Making a Mummy, exploring Egyptian Gods, Hieroglyphs, numbers and more…

Discoveries Animation

This is a wonderful animation that shows an archaeologist uncovering the secret of the Egyptian Pyramids in Cairo, 1920. Activity Idea: Stop the video resource once the archaeologist finds the remote and ask your class, ‘What happens next?’  

King Tutunkamun

This is a wall painting of Tutankhamen that comes to life to give a recount of his time as ruler of Egypt. Despite ruling for only a limited time, Tutankhamen insists that he was a lucky king because he took all his earthly treasures with him into the afterlife.

Howard Carter and the Curse

Would this phrase put you off from opening the tomb of King Tut? “Death Shall Come on Swift Wings To Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King…” Well, it was 1891 when a young Englishman by the name of Howard Carter arrived in Egypt. Over the years he became convinced that there was at least one undiscovered tomb. That of the almost unknown King Tutankhamen. It is believed that he was murdered by enemies and then his successors attempted to remove his name from all the official records. In this resource your class will gain a thorough understanding of Howard Carter and his discovery. There are lots of key facts and useful information so make sure they have pen and paper with them!