Year 1 Visit the BMAG 3 Year 1 recently visited the BMAG for a day of activity and investigation. The topic for the day was Portraits and they began by looking at some of the most famous examples of these.


The children tried out some techniques for drawing their own portraits after finding out about the correct proportions of the face. It was quite a difficult task, but everyone enjoyed it and there were some really good pieces of work produced.


Later, the children moved on to look around the rest of the gallery, concentrating on shapes and pattern. They also looked at some pictures to see what colours and techniques the artists had used to set a mood.


To end the day, the children visited the Industrial Gallery to study materials and pattern. Some of the wrought iron work and ceramics were stunning!


They had a really enjoyable day and can’t wait to visit again to see all the other wonderful exhibits at the museum.


Shugborough Hall 13 The children went to Shugborough Hall estate to learn about the Victorian way of life, in particular the role of servants in a big house.


The children spent some time in a Victorian school room learning how to sit with straight backs whilst writing on slates and using a dip in pen to write copper plate script. They recited the Lord’s Prayer, sang ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ and learned the two times table. Left handed children were punished by a cane carried by the teacher. In the kitchen the children cleaned and help prepare a biscuit mixture which was cooked on the range. The children put on aprons to make marzipan fruits in the kitchen. During the tour they saw the laundry, a Victorian shop, chemist and a tailor’s shop. The children were shown the doctors and dentists surgery and the children’s nursery and were also given information about the daily life of a servant. The pupils found the carriages and stables very interesting and asked lots of questions.


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