Famous Granthamians

History (QCA units 4 and 20), Art & Design (QCA Unit 1A) and links to Citizenship, Literacy and ICT

Focusing on the portraits of Edith Smith, Isaac Newton and Margaret Thatcher this activity explores the nature, style and purpose of portraits and how they might be used and interpreted in a historical context.

Learning Objectives
- To develop knowledge and understanding of how portraits can reflect the character and importance of their subjects
- To use portraits for studying the life of a famous person
- To ask and answer questions about the past
- To identify people from the present and past who are famous and
identify why they became famous

Famous Granthamians - Activity1 Teachers' Notes (31 kb)

This activity asks pupils to compare the uniforms of Edith Smith and modern day policewomen.

Learning Objectives
- To identify people from the present and past who are famous and
identify why they became famous
- To use pictures to ask and answer questions about the past
- To infer information from pictures of the past
- To recognise similarities and differences between what people wear
today and what people wore in the past and to consider why those
changes might have taken place

Famous Granthamians - Activity 2 Teachers' Notes (31 kb)

This activity asks pupils to gather information to write a newspaper report about Isaac Newton.

Learning Objectives
- To identify people from the present and past who are famous and
identify why they became famous
- To use written and pictorial sources to gather information about the past
- To recall details about a famous person and recount aspects of that person's life

Famous Granthamians - Activity 3 Teachers' Notes (31 kb)

This activity asks pupils to sequence events and artefacts from Margaret Thatcher’s life on a timeline.

Learning Objectives
- To identify people from the present and past who are famous and
identify why they became famous
- To use written and pictorial sources to gather information about the past
- To recall details about a famous person and recount aspects of that
person's life
- To sequence events in chronological order using information in pictorial
and written formats

Famous Granthamians - Activity 4 Teachers' Notes (31 kb)