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Linking in with this week’s English learning, we (and J.K.Rowling!) would like you to become illustrators! J.K. Rowling is launching an exciting competition to help her to
illustrate Ickabog before its release in November. J.K. Rowling says:
Of course, Ickabog needs an Ickabog and J.K. Rowling needs your help! Use the description in Chapter 2 to inform your illustration.
This week, for your art learning, we would like you to choose one (or more) of the challenges below:
Make sure that you add lots of colour onto your pictures. Your illustrations should be nice and big, try to fill a piece of A4 paper for each item/challenge. It might be a good idea to re-read the text in your English learning to help. We’d love to see your illustrations!
J.K. Rowling needs delicious looking illustrations of pastries, cheeses, sausages and wine.
Cornucopia needs a flag! Can you design a flag that represents Cornucopia and the things that it is famous for?
The Illustration Competition “Having decided to publish, I thought how wonderful it would be if children in lockdown, or otherwise needing distraction during the strange and difficult time we’re passing through, illustrated the story for me. There will be suggestions about the illustrations we might need for each chapter on The Ickabog website, but nobody should feel constrained by these ideas. I want to see imaginations run wild! Creativity, inventiveness and effort are the most important things: we aren’t necessarily looking for the most technical skill! The best drawings in each territory will be included in the finished books.”
If you fancy submitting your drawings to enter the competition, head to The Ickabog Website https://theickabogcompetition.com/ and make sure that you check with your adult too. Also, check out the other illustration competition themes on the website whilst you are there. Some of your English learning could be entered too!
If you had to buy lunch but didn't have any money, what would you do? You'd need to come up with an alternative, or else you'd be hungry! If you have something to trade, you might be in luck. Before coins became popular, the ancient Greeks traded goods one-for-one, such as trading clothing for food. Around three thousand years ago, Greeks traded with metal bars made of gold, silver, copper, or bronze (a combination of copper and tin). These metal bars were called obelos, which would later inspire the name of the Greek obol coin.
2700 years ago, the first true coins appeared on the scene in ancient Greece. Historians believe these first coins came from a place called Lydia. Using a metal stamp called a die, both sides of a coin were marked, so that everyone knew where the coin came from and how much it was worth. Think about why that's important: what if your money had no numbers or words on it? You might pay way too much for something, or you might get away with buying a
very expensive item for cheap. The first coins became popular and spread across most of Greece within about 100 years. The base denominations were the obol and the silver drachma (pronounced drack-mah), like pounds and pence in modern British currency. Six obols equalled one drachma. Other coins of different weights represented smaller and larger denominations, such as the tetartemorion (1/4 the value of an obol) up to the decadrachm (ten times the value of one drachma). With the expansion of Greek culture and the conquests of Alexander the Great, Greek coinage spread across the Mediterranean and Middle East. Find out more on the next page!
The Greek leader Alexander the Great decided that his face needed to be on their
coins! He was the first ruler to do so; previously Greek gods were put on coins.
Perhaps he thought he was rather handsome!
Ancient Greek coins often featured the symbol of the city that they were made in. This coin features Pegasus - a popular symbol for coins. The winged horse still features in the logo of modern day companies.
On the back of the coin, there would often be an image of their patron god.
This coin was made in a Greek colony in Spain called Emporion.
This coin was made from 8.6g of silver.
Inspired by what you have just learnt about Ancient Greek coins, we would like you to design your own coin/coins. On your coin, you should have the following: The name of the town or city that it was made in (you could even use the Ancient
Greek alphabet!) A symbol of that town or city - think about what makes this place special for you On the back of the coin, there should be an image of the town or city’s patron god
or goddess (this could be you!) You may wish to simply sketch the front and back of your coin or, if you’d like, you could be a little more creative. Have a look on the next page for some ideas.
When designing your ancient Greek coins, we would like you to be as creative as possible.
2 slices of stale white bread 2 tbsp (30ml) of white glue (PVA) Silver or gold paint (or you could mix your own paint if you don’t have these
colours. Black and white together will make the perfect substitute for silver). Newspaper Cocktail stick 1. Remove the crusts from the bread. 2. Tear the bread into pieces and place in a bowl with glue. Add a few drops of silver
or gold paint (or your mixture of colours if you’re creating your own). 3. Knead to mix he colours together until the dough is no longer sticky. 4. Form your mixture into a round shape that
resembles a coin. 5. Using a cocktail stick, add the details onto your
coin, scratching your pattern into the dough. 6. Leave to dry.
Create your coin using clay, Plasticine, or even Play Doh, scratching in your
pattern.
Get crafty in the kitchen and design your coins with
icing on biscuits.
Design your coins using your computing skills.
Check with an adult first.
Get arty! Use paint, pastels, chalks or whatever art
resources you have in your houses to create your coin.
Make a 3D coin using cardboard or bits of
recycling from around the house.
Got your own idea? Go for it! Be as creative as you
like. Remember to email us your creations to
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We’re looking at JK Rowling’s latest book, The Ickabog, this week but who could forget the books that made her name? We’re taking inspiration from the Hogwarts book of spells for our PE lesson to complete a magical workout.
Be amongst the first muggles to learn the accio and expelliarmus charms in this workout from Get Kids Moving.
