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Creating an illuminated manuscript

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK Communicators

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Objectives

History

  • Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.

Art

  • Use drawing and/or painting to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.
  • Develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.

Lesson Planning

Explore the art of writing books out by hand and have a go at designing and creating your own edible illuminated manuscript.

Teaching Outcomes
 To learn about how books were created before the printing press.
To create an illuminated manuscript.

Children will:

  • Learn that in the past texts had to be handwritten.
  • Explore illuminated manuscripts and have a go at creating their own, using their book review.

Provided Resources

  • Examples of illuminated manuscripts
  • Instructions for making an illuminated manuscript

You Will Need

  • Rice paper
  • Icing pens and tubes
  • Some Rich Tea biscuits.

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