Egypt art project

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.

Evoke the magic and splendor of ancient Egypt and create your very own Egyptian cartouche with this easy to follow tutorial

Enjoy the wonders of the ancient world with this new Ancient Egypt Coloring Pageson art from ancient Egypt.

Make this fun papyrus paper for your next art project! The texture adds a unique touch!! Great activity while studying Egypt

Our unit on every day life in Ancient Egypt though short was a lot of fun. I read aloud from: Boy of the Pyramids, and Our Little Egyptian Cousin while they colored the following every day images and wrote about some of the everday events on the handwriting papers. The every day things make a nice colorful pocket. For this unit I ordered Ellen McHenry's Mapping the World with Art curriculum instead of doing a map drill. The map drawing curriculum includes maps for the whole globe and done in…

Learn how to write your name in Egyptian hieroglyphics! Great for an ancient Egypt lesson activity for kids of all ages.

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