Lesson Planning

Draw and paint, or model, an Ancient Egyptian house and garden.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To describe the structure and layout of an Ancient Egyptian house and garden.
• To understand the significance of water in Ancient Egyptian gardens.
• To create a painting of an Ancient Egyptian house and garden, or make a clay model of a house and garden.
• To understand the lack of perspective in Ancient Egyptians painted depictions of gardens.

Children will:

• Describe a typical Ancient Egyptian house of both rich and poor families.
• Describe a typical Ancient Egyptian garden (both for homes & temples).
• Draw and paint, or model, an Ancient Egyptian house and garden.