Egyptian Mummy Designs: Grade 6

An example (to the left) from one of the sixth grade students who created a mummy sarcophagus design on 12x 18 paper.

The goals

1. To create a symmetrical design

2. Students add their name in hieroglyphics 

3. Apply complementary colors

4. Add Egyptian symbols 

5. Add human facial features 

Once we learned about the process of mummification, ( sixth grade students love to learn about how the brains are drained through the nose!) we got to work creating a symmetrical outline for our mini mummy designs. Students were able to fold their paper in half, draw on one side of the design, then trace the outline on the other side. This brought up interesting discussions about why it is so hard to recreate the same line twice!

After we created our miniature mummy, students paired up and started to create a life-sized mummy with a partner. Students start by outlining one person in pencil on the paper and then start to collaborate with student designs from their mini mummy. The goal is to encourage students to collaborate and work together to create a large piece of artwork with both partners ideas combined and displayed. Once students have their outline in pencil finished, they start to paint and backgrounds and then go back over with details they added. We are just in the middle of this project, so in a couple of weeks I will post some of the final products. This project has been amazing to witness the engagement from students with each other and start to work together to create a large piece of artwork!