Project 2: Genius Leonardo

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The theme for this week is “Blast from the Past”.

Let’s learn new Vocabulary:

The Past Tense Song by Teacher Ham. (2:05 minutes long)

Past Tense Verbs ‘d’ or ‘ed’| Past Tense Verbs Ending in y. (4:34 minutes long)

Learn…my Irregular Verbs. (2:34 minutes long)

Learn past simple with a short, fun story. (3:41 minutes long)

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We are now going to look at a few famous people from the past.

Do you know who these people are?

Match the names and faces!

(Give each group an envelope with cards of the faces, names and jobs.)

Do you know why they are famous?

ANSWERS

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Shall we see which group knows the answers the best?

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Let’s learn more Vocabulary – this time we will look at jobs and occupations:

Jobs and Occupations – Vocabulary for Kids – Compilation. (11:45 minutes long)

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Remember all those famous faces from the past? We will now look at a few of them in more detail:

Meet Beethoven – Composer Biography for Kids. (2:25 minutes long)

Napoleon Bonaparte: A Mighty Emperor. (2:52 minutes long)

(Song)

Short Stories – Florence Nightingale. (2:22 minutes long)

Arty Facts – Picasso. (1:00 minutes long)

Queen Victoria Facts for Kids. (2:17 minutes long)

Henry Ford – History Cartoon. (2:59 minutes long)

(Perhaps not unnecessary?)

Julius Caesar: It’s a Good Decree. (3:19 minutes long)

(Song – Perhaps not unnecessary?)

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Let’s examine the work of Leonardo da Vinci in more detail:

Leonardo da Vinci for Kids. (6:24 minutes long)

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…to follow in Leonardo da Vinci’s footsteps by doing a few of the things that he did!

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You will use the following material:

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Below is a self portrait that Leonardo made and also a drawing of “La Scapigliata” (meaning ‘The Lady with Disheveled Hair’).

You are going to use a method called “grid drawing” to make the drawing. Each group will make one master piece of art.

Let’s first do some practice:

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Now make one of Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings: Using the grid method, copy the part of the original art that you have been given.

Then put all the parts together to form the big picture!

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Here is a famous person who lived at the same time as Da Vinci:

Columbus: 1451 – 20 May 1506

Leonardo: 1452 – 1519

Christopher Columbus. (2:39 minutes long)

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Make secret writing like Leonardo!

Write a secret message from Leonardo to Columbus. Then let it dry. (We will read it in another lesson.)

Turmeric Invisible Ink. (2:20 minutes long)

Alternative ideas for secret writing:

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Here is a drawing of da Vinci’s original design:

Leonardo da Vinci self supporting bridge assembly. (2:39 minutes long)

(This one could also be made with paper sticks.)

Leonardo da Vinci Bridge. (5:02 minutes long)

Leonardo da Vinci Self-Supporting Bridge. (4:17 minutes long)

(advanced)

How to build a simple Wood Bridge. (5:56 minutes long)

(more advanced)

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Now, use either pencils & rubber bands, or ice cream sticks to make a model of the Da Vinci Bridge.

The Da Vinci Bridge made with pencils & rubber bands. (4:20 minutes long)

Leonardo da Vinci Popsicle Stick Bridge model. (1:44 minutes long)

(You could also use this one to practice…)

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Remember your secret messages from Leonardo to Columbus?

Swap with the group next to you. Each group needs to make (and apply) the turmeric mixture to read the secret messages!

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Present your work to the rest of the class… You need to show your bridge model as well as your piece of master art.

(Plan what you will say to the class on your Project sheet.)

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Each group will assess the final projects of other groups.

(Use the assessment forms to judge how well a group has done. You need a form for the bridge as well as a form for the piece of master art.)

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How to Draw EASY Mona Lisa – by Leonardo da Vinci | Step by Step for Kids. (9:23 minutes long)

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