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INSPIRATION AFRICA!
Project 12
VISIT TO THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM Continued


Throughout the visit and alongside the activities, pupils had also been encouraged to write down their impressions, either in the form of an acrostic poem based around their keyword or object or as a piece of prose. At the end of the session, pupils regrouped around the Egyptian coffin display to hear some of these writings. Read the poems
Pupils at the Horniman MuseumPupils at the Horniman Museum
Pupils at the Horniman MuseumPupils at the Horniman Museum


B eautiful paintings I've seen today
E veryone looking and
L iking the display
I 've seen things impressive
E gyptian mummies, hieroglyphics
F orever old, but new to me
A frica is a continent
F rance is a country
R omania is a country
I reland is a country
C anada is a country, but
A frica provided the first human beings

K ings and queens were high and mighty
E veryone else was lowly below them
M oments came when it was time to be judged
E verything was turned topsy-turvy
T oday is the day to remember those times
(So let's enjoy the fact that we have been part of it)

A ncient is a glorious word
N ever getting too old to speak
C oiling bandages wrap the bodies
I n the painted coffins they go
E gypt is the land of Kemet but
N ever forget the ancient ways of living
T he museum is the best because you are getting to see old things that are new to you

M ummies are Egyptian bodies
U nless you don't lie you won't get into the second world like they say you will if you never lied
M ajestic mummies are hard to get because they are so rare
M ystic mummies make people feel scary because they look spooky
Y ou've seen, mummies have been around for 5 thousand years, they remain powerful, famous and fragile today

Mummies wrapped up in linen
With just a heart remaining
Life is over but has it ended?
Survive the questions and live on
The crocodile headed God
Is just a test, just like life
You still go on




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