Picture the Past: Art Ideas to Recreate History for Children Aged Five to Eleven - Softcover

Joan Chambers; Molly Hood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0947882227 ISBN 13: 9780947882228

Publisher: Belair Publications Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

Practical ideas for classroom display. Picture The Past covers Egypt, Greece, Rome, Tudors and Victorians, and includes displays inspired from each period.

· Historical periods are recreated through artwork.
· The periods covered are: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Tudor, Stuart, Victorian and the 20th Century.
· Ideas for children’s artwork are inspired by reference to actual artwork, clothes, jewellery, transport, toys, architecture and artifacts from the past.
· Reinforces the teaching of History – or can be treated purely as an inspiration for art lessons.

About this title

Review:

Creative History 5 STARS! "This is one of the most appealing art based ideas books in the series. I picked it up from the staffroom and fell in love with it, having to obtain my own copy. It is full of very effective art work that inspires the children through the use of colour. It would be hard to pick it up and not find an art activity that would stimulate and inspire children." - November 2001 - Amazon Hands on History "Another winner from Belair World of Display. The Hands on History book offers much to primary age teachers. This cross curricular book brings the visual aspect of art into focus and many of the suggestions are three dimensional with the pictures showing how stunning the work can be when displayed... What a treat!" - TES Picture the Past 5 STARS! “I first came upon this book in 1995, in my first year of teaching. The display ideas are exciting and easy to adapt. Whatever you are teaching in history, this book is more than useful; and, more importantly, is a timesaver when the time demands on a teacher are ever increasing and the time you can spend on display seems to get shorter and shorter. Highly recommended.” - April 2001 - Amazon

"These books are ideal resources for busy teachers who want to create an engaging, colourful atmosphere that is conducive to learning in... just a few lessons. Using basic materials, simple techniques and a cross-curricular approach, teachers will love to put these ideas into practice, or will at the very least be inspired just through flicking the pages, to create their own educationally stimulating and interactive environment." - Martine Horvath, EYE, April 2008 "The Belair range of books on classroom display will be familiar to many teachers in primary schools. Divided into sections on fiction and non-fiction, the book explores a series of topics, with ideas for literacy work, display, and supplementary activities from Maths to Dance, Science to PSHE. [Teachers] will find a wealth of ideas for adding colour and practical creativity to the study of texts in their classrooms." - Darren Coult, Write Away, April 2008 “...like many other schools, we are aiming towards a more exciting curriculum in which we link subjects together using themes. This book is ideal for this approach as it takes a book or several books and then shows you how to link other areas of the curriculum together. Being a KS1 teacher I was excited to find Where the Wild Things Are featured, as it is one of my favourites. The book gave me further ideas about how I can use this story in maths, art and science lessons. I also loved the non-fiction section on ‘Exploring Colour and Shape’, which draws on the artwork from Gustav Klimt and Kandinsky, together with the music of Saint Saens, and links them with literacy, maths and PE.” - Melani Tavenner, Teach Primary!, September 2008

Synopsis:

Part of the Belair - A World of Display series, Picture the Past is an inspiring collection of art ideas to recreate history for children aged 5 to 11. The periods covered are Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Tudor, Stuart, Victorian and the 20th century. Ideas for children's artwork are inspired by reference to actual artwork, clothes, jewellery, transport, toys, architecture and artefacts from the past. This book reinforces the teaching of history or can be treated purely as an inspiration for art lessons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Belair Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0947882227
• ISBN 13: 9780947882228
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72
• Illustrator: Heather Hacking