The study of hieroglyphics is an easy and satisfying place to start any exploration of Egyptology. Lists of phonetically translated hieroglyphs are readily available online in printable form. Print out and provide these to your students. Ask them each to design a cartouche, an oval or oblong shape that spells out their name. Younger students can cut and paste the printed designs onto construction paper cartouche frames. Older students can scratch the designs into wet clay slabs.
Creating personal copies of King Tut's death mask during a study of Egyptian burial beliefs will be an engrossing experience for any upper-elementary class. Each student can build a copy of Tut's wig using cardboard around a Styrofoam head and bust. Coat the molds with Crisco. Use plaster strips to create the finished mask. The dry mask can be painted. Students can also build masks using their own faces for models, if you are up for the challenge.
Tut was found with many pieces of jewelry on his body, one of which was a Horace Falcon Collar. Create a pattern of the falcon and counterbalance. Students can trace the pattern onto poster board, cut it out and attach it to a wire hoop. Golden glitter applied in an even coat over the whole falcon and counterbalance will complete the collar.
Obtain Ancient Egyptian coloring pages. Each student can select a picture and trace it onto a clear plastic page protector using black permanent marker. The page won't slip out of place because it is inside the page protector. Use permanent markers in other colors to color in the shapes on the plastic. Remove the coloring page and frame the plastic sheet using strips of tagboard or stiff paper, which can be stapled or glued in place.