A local Market scene
Suggested activities
As part of an environmental study, take your class on a walk to the local market.
Resources:
· A camera
· Selection of drawing and writing materials
· Examples of different art works, market poems and stories, TV
Art activities
Photography: Take photographs of different scenes at the market to make a montage
Make a clay model of the market
Freeze frame a scene at the market, use found materials to record this.
Use a paint package to recreate a scene at the market
Use charcoal, chalk or pencil to draw a scene at the market.
Make drawings of buildings, objects and people and put them together to create an imaginary scene at the market
Take a photo of a scene at the market, use a view finder to allocate parts of it to each child to paint and arrange final products in a class market portrait
Paint a soundscape of the market
Paint a scene of three people interacting at the market
Use different materials to make a collage of the market
Make a mosaic of a scene at the market
Make a painting of a scene at the market.
Still life: buy some fruit from the market and back in class, arrange these on a fruit bowl for children to sketch or paint
Distortions: Buy a couple of objects from the market, back in class, children draw and distort the picture
Cross curricular ideas:
Read and write market poems
Read and write Market stories
Use your camera to take a picture of a transaction scene at the market, write a play script with the characters in the scene
Present your play to the class or at a whole school assembly
Design a poster to keep the market clean
Produce a visit The Market brochure
Drama & Role play: Produce a one minute TV advert to advertise a food product sold at the market and present this to others
Mathematics:
Add the total cost of items purchased
Work out the change received
Visit a discount sale shop, work out discount prices e.g. 10% off all clothes, how much is this for each item?
Work out the sum to pay after a discount of sale price
Which item has the biggest discount in the shop?
Calculate the VAT for your purchase
Measures:
Calculate total mass of items in the shopping bag?
Purchase accurate measures of ingredients for a meal for two or four people
Calculate total time spent shopping on the day