Images of the Queen

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Victorians Long live the Queen

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Objectives

History

Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: the changing power of monarchs using case studies such as Victoria.
Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

Art and Design

Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.

Lesson Planning

Compare and contrast images to explore what can be learned from pictorial representations.

Teaching Outcomes:

To investigate the use of images as a source for historical enquiry.
To explore and evaluate a range of images of Queen Victoria. Focus on one painting and explore materials, techniques, etc.

Children will:

investigate the use of images as a source for historical enquiry.
explore and evaluate a range of images, focusing on one painting and exploring materials, techniques, etc.

Planning

Provided Resources

Images of Queen Victoria and guidance notes.
A challenge from Sir Hugh Roberts.
A catalogue template.
Winterhalter’s ‘The Royal Family’ image and activity ideas.

You Will Need

Card and paints (ideally acrylics)
Voice recording device (for challenge activity)
Gold-coloured card (for optional activity)

Weblinks

Search this picture site for images
Victoria and Albert Museum collections
Royal Collection of Art