Lesson Planning

Studying photographs of schools, classrooms and pupils from the 1940s onwards, children re-create an art lesson from the 1950s. What would granny have thought?

Teaching Outcomes
To investigate, and order chronologically, images of schools and classrooms from different eras.
To create a painting using art materials from the 1940s.

Children will:

• Explore images and accounts of school life in the past and create a timeline
• Experiment with art materials used in schools in the past