After enjoying two SNOW DAYS, the third graders arrived this morning ready to go to the Walters Art Museum! Our adventure began on the yellow school bus which delivered all its usual thrills, especially going over speed bumps. Three experienced docents guided us through the Ancient Egyptian Exhibit. The girls' background knowledge, listening skills, and genuine interest in learning were quite noticeable and appreciated!
Back in the classroom, the girls connected with the field trip by making their own Egyptian cartouche. They traced hieroglyphic symbols which represented the letters in their names. The girls learned that the cartouche, an oval loop with a knot at the base, represented eternity. Pharaohs placed their names inside it, hoping to live forever.
Guess whose name had the most hieroglyphic pictures?
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