Ancient egyptian art projects

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?

During this Egyptian portrait lesson, middle school students will study Nefertiti, create a portrait like a famous ruler, and make their own cartouche.

A friend asked me if I could gather some ideas for the unit she was about to do on the ancient Egyptians. I enjoyed it so much (I know I’m weird 😂) I thought I would share it incase it’…

Ancient Egypt had fascinating cultural customs, and mummification was a popular one that many children learn about in school. One way to teach students about mummification is to do a mummy project. Making a mummy is a fun way for students to learn and use their imagination.

In this hands-on hieroglyphics activity for kids, you'll create a name scroll with hieroglyphics. Come celebrate the written language of ancient Egypt!

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