Egyptian Wing with Kindergarten South

by Elizabeth Tobin

On April 15, 2015, Kindergarten South went to the Egyptian wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  In class the boys had been learning about ancient Egyptian history, hieroglyphs, pharaohs, the mummification process, caskets, and tombs.  At the exhibit they answered questions about canopic jars and were able to tell us what organs went in them!  They found it particularly funny (and gross) that the brain was pulled out through the nose and thrown away.  Ms. Milstead reminded the boys that the ancient Egyptians didn't think the brain served much of a purpose and believed that people were ruled by the heart.  Now we know that the brain is one of the most integral organs in the body.  The boys also learned about the gods that were sculpted onto the lids of canopic jars to protect the organs inside of them.  There was so much to see, and the boys covered a lot of ground.  Their visit ended with looking at an Egyptian Book of the Dead.  Thanks to Ms. Milstead and Ms. Robert for such an enlightening field trip.
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