Portraits (KS1 & KS2)

Your pupils will be able to participate in fun, educational activities, which will encourage them to look closely at portraits.

They will have the opportunity to dress up in costume, pose and make a preparatory sketch, which can be used back at school to create a finished portrait.

Venue:

• Bolton Museum

Note: All sessions at the Museum are free to schools within the Bolton Local Authority

Aim:

• To provide pupils with an enjoyable, exciting and inspirational learning experience, using paintings in the Art Gallery to show how portraits can communicate different meanings and convey ideas about relationships through pose, expression and clothing.

Objectives:

• to encourage awareness of why portraits are made
• to use paintings to show how portraits can communicate messages about the sitter to the viewer, focusing on pose, expression and clothing
• to use paintings and photographs to show how portraits can convey ideas about relationships between people
• to develop observation and drawing skills for KS1 and KS2 pupils
• to develop pupils’ visual vocabulary and their listening and speaking skills

Teachers are encouraged to bring cameras to document the session for follow up at school.

National Curriculum links:

This interactive workshop links to the Key Stage 1 and  Key Stage 2 Schemes of Work for:

• Art and Design Unit 1A: Self-portrait.
• Art and Design Unit 3A: Portraying relationships.