Jewellery

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Invaders and Settlers: Anglo-Saxons Art and Culture

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Objectives

History

Understand that many different peoples have settled in Britain since the start of the Common Era and have helped shape the nation.
Understand connections between cultural, social and military history.

Art

Know about great craft makers and understand the historical development of their art forms.

D&T

Generate and develop their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, prototypes, etc.
Select from and use a range of materials.

Lesson Planning

The children will look at Anglo-Saxon artefacts, particularly jewellery, and make their own to wear at the feast.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand the uses of jewellery by Anglo-Saxons and learn about its production.
To understand the skill needed by Anglo-Saxon metal workers and create some Anglo-Saxon-style jewellery.

Children will:

Explain how archaeologists use objects to work out what life was like centuries ago.
Understand the significance of jewellery in Anglo-Saxon culture.
Describe some Anglo-Saxon jewellery and/or decorated objects.
Make a replica piece of Anglo-Saxon jewellery.

Planning

Provided Resources

The English Heritage Dustbin game
Pictures of Sussex grave artefacts
Burial descriptions from ‘Beowulf’
Information on Sutton Hoo and the Staffordshire Hoard
Images of Sutton Hoo and Staffordshire grave goods
3 instruction sheets on making necklaces and brooches
Pictures of brooches
Brooch design templates

You Will Need

Clay
Cocktail sticks
Needles
Thread
Paints (including metallic colours)
Brushes
A round cookie cutter
Equipment for drawing geometric designs
Safety pins
Sticky tape
Beads

Weblinks

Details of grave goods from ancient-origins.net
The British Museum collection from Sutton Hoo from artsandculture.google.com
Items found at Sutton Hoo from suttonhoo.org