During our Egypt unit we mummified Barbies and built and decorated a pyramid. The kids drew hieroglyphs on the pyramid and colored it. They salted and pretended to prep the Barbies for mummification before wrapping them with gauze...yes, the same gauze they used for their Halloween mummy costumes. It's much faster mummifying dolls than it is to mummify children! After making the doll mummies they drew stories with heiroglyphs about them. Their pictures included Anubis, building of a pyramid, a queen with her servants, and the funeral of a pharaoh.
Also, as part of our Egyptian unit we watched shows about the building of the pyramids, King Tut, and about life in ancient Egypt. They also learned about the geography, building methods, and worship in ancient Egypt.
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