Blog by Tag: Art and Design

Boats

On Monday we did a science experiment, where we tested materials to see if they would float or sink. We wanted to test which material would be the best one to make a lifeboat with.

After our experiment, we made some lifeboats using lots of different types of materials. We tried hard…

Claude Monet

After learning about the dangers of the sea and the RNLI, we looked at the works of Claude Monet and how he painted and represented the sea. We learnt all about his life and looked at his different pieces of artwork.

Monet was a French artist, who loved to paint landscapes and…

Sea Creatures

This week we have learnt all about sea creatures. We have enjoyed learning some fun facts about different animals. Did you know that an octopus has 3 hearts and blue blood?

We have been writing fact files about the sea creatures that we have learnt about this week. We all…

Sea Creatures

Today we have been learning all about sea creatures. We have used videos, the internet, books and pictures to help us to find out more information about different sea creatures. We also looked at ‘The Deep’ in Hull and took a virtual tour of the aquarium.

So far, we have…

Pirates

After learning about pirates yesterday and choosing our own pirate names, we decided to make some pirate masks today. We used paper plates, paper, card, glue, scissors, colouring pens/pencils and tissue paper to make our masks. Some of us chose to have eye patches and some of us chose…

Pirates

Today we learnt all about pirates as part of our seaside topic. We found out about what they do, how they talk and what they like to wear.

We then worked out our pirate name and wrote about what we would do if we were a pirate.

What is your pirate name?

This…

Home Learning

We are so pleased to see so many of you joining in with our seaside topic at home! Here are some of the fantastic pictures that we have received of home learning so far: 

Fossil Artwork

After learning all about fossils and Mary Anning yesterday, we decided to do some fossil artwork today. We used white crayons and chalk and copied some real life fossils and pictures. After drawing the fossils, we tried to find out the names of them.

Here is some of our…

Seashells

Today we have been learning all about seashells. We have learnt that they are hard, protective layers created by animals that live in the sea. Shells are part of some sea creature’s bodies and they are found on beaches and in the sea.

We looked at lots of different shells and…

Art

This afternoon, Year 6 created some beautiful Titanic art. We used watercolours and card to create an iconic silhouette of the Titanic sailing under the moon. Can you create a piece of Titanic art at home? We'd love to see them, so please do send us a picture! 

It is wonderful to see…

Grace Darling

This week we have been learning all about Grace Darling. She lived on the Farne Islands and her father was a lighthouse keeper. One stormy night, she helped to rescue 9 people from a shipwrecked boat. We used books, powerpoints, pictures and a BBC Bitesize video to help us to find…

Posters

This afternoon, we designed a poster to advertise the Titanic and her voyage. 

We know that there were lots of different kinds of people on the Titanic. 

• There were expensive tickets for rich people
• There were less expensive tickets for poorer people
• Titanic attracted young…