Elementary egyptian art projects

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

Celebrate King Tut Day with 10 Fun Ancient Egypt Crafts for kids – Mummies, pyramids, Pharoah’s headgear, jewelry, Hieroglyphics, and more!

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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?

Use empty Pringles containers to make Egyptian-inspired canopic jars. SOTW Chap 4

As much as possible, I like to tie in art projects to what the students are learning in their other classrooms. The 4th/5th grade class studies ancient civilizations and has a big unit on Egypt. In art class, I showed them a long slideshow about Egyptian art and architecture. Then, the students made a sarcophagus drawing. They all started with a shape tracer for the sarcophagus. I don't often use tracers, but once in awhile, I think it helps to start them off on a confident foot. I didn't…

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

Ancient Egyptian mummies were the focus of our third grade art history unit. Students watched a Reading Rainbow, Mummies Made in Egypt, to learn about mummification. They used a template for the …

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?

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

Learn how to draw the Pyramids with this fun and easy art project for kids. Simple step by step tutorial available. #howtodraw #artprojectsforkids #directdraw #pyramids

Art History: Egyptian Mummy Cases – Painted Paper Art

Creative Art Projects for Busy Teachers

My Dear 6th Grade Students, Congratulations--- you are now 7th graders!!! I am honored to have been your teacher this year and to witness such amazing growth and achievement. I am so proud of...

St. Clare's Class Blog: Beautiful Egyptian Silhouettes

This one I had tons of visuals of Egyptian gods and goddesses and had students draw them using a grid to get correct proportions. Once they ...