Social Studies' Culminating Activity
Hieroglyphic Art (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 2: Consolidation / FluencyStage 3: Literacy for Growth
Ages:
7-10
Grade Range:
2nd 3rd 4thFood Groups:
Primary: Motivation for Literacy Secondary: Knowledge Building
Transcript
Showcasing student work in the hallway is a great opportunity for the rest of the school to know what we are working on. Behind me you can see art pieces that students created. After having learned about hieroglyphic art, they learned about how early Egyptian societies used to communicate through writing, and that was by using symbols of objects, people or animals. Students were able to look at how they write their name using those objects and they each created their own name on the poster cards that you see. We also displayed information to tell the students in the school about how they could identify each name. Behind me you see a legend that is posted that represents an object with a letter. It was really interesting because, after this work was displayed, there were crowds of students standing around trying to identify whose name was posted up on the wall.
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Activity Objective
The goal of Social Studies' Culminating Activity: Hieroglyphic Art (Virtual Tour) is to apply knowledge students learned about Egyptian societies by writing their own names using hieroglyphic symbols. The students' hieroglyphic art, along with a legend showing objects and letters, is displayed in the school to build school community by allowing other students to share their thoughts on what the names posted on the wall could be.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Consider scheduling a time for other classes to come have a look at your bulletin board while your students are present to answer questions. - You can have the school make a brief announcement about your bulletin board to ensure everyone knows where to check it out.
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