Egyptian art for kids

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I turned the kids into Pharaohs! Took photos of them and printed them out. Cut and pasted onto brown paper. Then, I had the kids use markers to draw clothing and color with oil pastels. We talked about geometric shapes like pyramids and triangles. And we talked about patterns like stripes that are found in textiles. We also talked about Egyptian paintings on papyrus. Aren't they great?

Metal tooling art lessons for elementary students, primarily grades 3-6. Ancient Egyptian Art Lesson.

After pausing our Egyptian Unit study for a few weeks to discuss the election process, we are back in the saddle again. (This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for full details.) We recently read the books Hieroglyphs from A to Z by Peter Der Manuelian and Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs by James Rumford. After learning what hieroglyphs were and how they were deciphered, we decided to try our hand at this ancient script. Using…

Third graders just learned completed a project that combined Math and Art! We began by looking at the art of Pop artist, Romero Britto, and his Pyramid Project in London. http://www.pyramidproject.co.uk/overview.php Students sketched four sides (faces) for their own pyramids, incorporating Egyptian symbols into each side as Britto did in his art. They also combined patterns and either warm or cool colors with black outlines. Finally, we cut out our pyramid patterns and assembled them. We…

Challenge children to write their own sentences using hieroglyphics.

Use empty Pringles containers to make Egyptian-inspired canopic jars. This educational craft is a great way for preteens and teens to learn more about the art, hieroglyphics, and religion of ancient Egypt.