Mummification Step by Step
Describe the step-by-step process of mummification: the body was washed, internal organs were removed and placed in canopic jars, the body was dried with natron salt for 40 days, then wrapped in linen bandages with amulets tucked between the layers, and finally placed in a decorated coffin (sarcophagus)
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Mummification Step by Step means putting mummification steps in order from washing to the sarcophagus. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Step cards: wash, organs/canopic jars, natron drying, linen wrap, sarcophagus
- Order arrows
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Wash → organs in canopic jars → dry with natron → wrap in linen → place in a sarcophagus.
Optional challenge. For Mummification Step by Step, add canopic jars or sarcophagus.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: steps ordered; support used. This session samples mummification outline, not mastery of archaeology.
Share and support
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Practice this concept
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Order mummification process facts.
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Learning resources
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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson
Ancient Egypt
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Check understanding
- List the main steps of mummification in the correct order
- Explain the purpose of canopic jars and what was stored in them
- Describe why mummification was performed (to preserve the body for the afterlife)
“If your child is asked how the ancient Egyptians made a mummy, can they describe the main steps — like removing organs, drying the body, and wrapping it in bandages?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Ancient Egypt
- Age range
- Ages 7–9