Tudor Inspired Art - Portraits

Year 5 have been looking at portraits, first learning placement of the features of the face before adapting what they know and drawing a Tudor portait fit for a King (or Queen).

Looking mainly at the inspirations of King Henry VIII and his wives, the children sketched the outline before adding the eyes, nose, mouth and ears.  

Once drawn the children have started to experiment with watercolours 

Shakespeare Part 2

‘Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears...’

Our second part of Stratford was indeed an interesting start as we had a small amount of snow falling as the children arrived at school ready to depart.

The guides were whisked off to their various posts and the other children were entertained and briefed about the day ahead.

The rain was light but did not dampen the spirits of the children... and even though it might have prevented our guides from going outside into the garden, they improvised and embraced the challenge.

Not only were the guides talking to their peers (friends), but also were talking to other visitors to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (the countrymen/ countrywomen).

Americans, Spanish and a variety of other visitors from other cultures were enthralled with the knowledge the children had and imparted with vigour and enthusiasm.

 

All the guides were listened to by the visitors and the comments were well received from the visitors to the adults who accompanied the children.

The children were amazing (as usual) and a credit to themselves and the school.