One way to teach elementary school children how to draw a pyramid is by giving them an outline to work with, then guiding them step-by-step on how to fill in that outline. Draw a simple triangle on a sheet of paper and make several copies, enough for each student in the class. Using a projected triangle, show the children how to make it into a pyramid using four steps. First, raw a vertical line on the right side to make the triangle appear 3-D. Second, draw several horizontal lines going across the front of the pyramid. Third, continue those lines going along the side of the pyramid. Fourth, draw several short vertical lines to make the pyramid stones.
If the elementary children are very young, such as first or second grade, consider giving them coloring sheets with the steps of the pyramid traced for them. By practicing tracing the steps, the students can learn the steps of drawing a pyramid before they attempt to draw their own. Draw four triangles onto a sheet of paper using dotted lines instead of whole lines. On the second pyramid, again using dotted lines, add the vertical line to make the pyramid appear 3-D. On the third pyramid, add horizontal lines to the pyramid, again using a dotted line rather than a solid line. On the last pyramid, add a dotted line to show where to draw short vertical lines to make the bricks. Have the children trace the dotted lines in each step, then ask them to turn the page over and try to follow all of the steps to draw their own pyramid.
Draw a pyramid onto a piece of paper and make several copies, one for each student in the class. Use thick, dark lines in the drawing. Then, hand each student a piece of opaque tracing paper to place over the drawing. Give each student a pencil and have them carefully trace each of the lines in the original drawing until his pyramid is complete. Remove the tracing papers and have the children use crayons to color their pyramids.
Draw a scene of ancient Egypt on a sheet of paper. You can include sand, trees, a Pharaoh, people in ancient Egyptian clothing, and camels. Leave a large space in the middle of the paper without any trees or people (the sand should be continuous across the paper). Ask the students to draw a pyramid into the scene. Show them how to draw a pyramid or pass out pictures of one and have them copy the pictures. As they are drawing, explain the history of Egyptian pyramids and why they are significant. Tell the children that people still go visit the pyramids in Egypt today.