School Workshops are aimed at Key Stage 2 and can be developed as a one-off day workshop or a sustained project to run throughout a week or one day a week throughout the term. These are some ideas for projects that can be followed:
HISTORY OF WRITING
Pictograms ,hieroglyphs. Different forms of writing around the world.
Examples of materials-influence on writing forms. Invention of printing-influence on writing.
Practical
Using various implements –influence of marks.
Mark & Pattern making; explore different ways of communicating.
Poetry
Ø Read and choose from a selection of poems.
Ø Ideas on layout.
Ø Exploring handwriting.
Ø Interpreting sounds of words-exploring size and texture in writing.
Practical
Ø Handwriting & Layout.
Ø Simple book-making, or Broadsheet
MAPS
Based on the locality of the school.
Based on the individual child’s home.
Looking at different types of map.
Discovering the influence of terrain.
Looking at the ways of using symbols.
Practical
Ø Exploring different ways of making maps using various materials.
Ø Adding calligraphic text, title , poetry, history, place names.
Ø Adding symbols.