Introduce children to the techniques of flour resist batik and explore the history of batik in Africa. Children get a chance to practise the methods themselves.

Children feel and discuss the texture of a teddy’s fur. They experiment with three ways to represent this using chalk pastel, pencil or black felt tip. They identify the shapes of a teddy. They make a teddy portrait using the media of their choice. Suitable for years 1 and 2. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Following the start of making a Roman shield in Session 8, children complete their individual shields. They explore the different images and emblems that Roman soldiers used on their shields and design a class emblem for their Roman shields. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Make a Kple Kple mask using air-dry clay. Based on their research children design and make their own versions of these fascinating African masks.

Back in the classroom children follow up their visit by looking in detail at a flowering orchid. Children sketch the flowering parts of the flower before creating signs or care instructions for the plant. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

In this session children take the image of their Australian Rainforest animal printed in the previous session and use it as a starting point for a pastel picture.

Using Where the Forest Meets the Sea children study in detail the palette of colours created by the rainforest. Then using pastels and blending techniques children create a pastel rainforest picture. Suitable for years 3 and 4.

Amazing Amazonian Appliqué! Children use the work of an artist inspired by the rainforest and Deep in a Rainforest as a starting point for some art work of their own. They create simple designs and dye their fabric nature’s way in this session.

Orang-utans are humans closest relative! Children find out more about the great ape and other great apes like chimps and gorillas, before using sketching and shading techniques to draw Orang-utans for display.

Narrowing the focus, children discover more about the features of a Goli mask used in all-day festivals of the Baulé peoples. Children carry out an investigation into stylistic elements of the mask and their meanings and purpose.

Children look at 1950s sculptures by Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore and make their own similar model from clay.

Children stick their two paintings of toys from the last session on either side of an A4 piece of card. When their work is dry they draw lines and cut out a simple double sided jigsaw. They then try out their own and other peoples puzzles. Suitable for years 1 and 2. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children look at the photographic portraits of the children in We are Britain. They talk about the shapes and colours of our faces which make us unique. They discuss art work made by other children and make a plasticine face in relief. Suitable for years 1 and 2. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Following the work on soldiers in session 4, children study the helmets worn by different Roman soldiers. They identify similarities and differences and the reasons for these (age, rank, etc.) Then they plan to make a Roman soldier helmet in papier-mâché. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children look at examples of different jigsaws. They paint a picture of an old fashioned doll or toy car and a picture of a modern toy of their choice, in preparation for making a double sided jigsaw. Suitable for years 1 and 2. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

This block introduces the Roman Army. What was its organisation? What were the Roman soldiers like and why did so many Britons join the Roman army? Children learn about the army and then use this knowledge to help them understand how Roman busts differed from their Greek equivalent. They create their own Roman Bust in relief from clay. Includes: - Topic Overview - Block Overview - Lesson 01: Understanding why the Roman army was so powerful Children learn about the Roman army and train together, being given orders by a centurion. They act out a battle. - Lesson 02: Understanding the power of the Roman army through 3D art Children explore some of the features of the Roman Army by looking at the differences between Roman & Greek busts. - Lesson 03: Recording different facial expressions in sketchbooks and experimenting with clay Children start to plan and design their Roman busts, thinking about the features and expression of a soldier in the Roman Army. - Lesson 04: Creating a fierce depiction of themselves from clay Children re-cap all they have learned about the Roman Army. Then they create a Roman bust in relief from clay. Find more lesson plans and resources at www. hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children research Roman pottery, using the internet and non-fiction texts. They look at the shape, colour and style of Roman pots, considering their purposes and functions. Then they plan and begin to create a Roman pot of their own. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children continue to create their replica of a Roman soldier helmet. They use shaping techniques to improve their original papier-mache shape, and then finishing techniques to achieve a final effect. They comment on their own work and others’. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Selecting appropriate tools and techniques chn create potato stamps of their own Adinkra cloth symbols, ready to block print on a cloth.

Children discuss their favourite meals, made a model/drawing of it as session 4. One group prepares a chicken curry. All taste this and vote for either the 1950s chicken meal or the modern day curry.