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Our Picture of Britain
About the Project | Projects | Activity: create your own Picture of Britain project

St Mary Magdalene School

Greenleys, Milton Keynes

Mrs Keely's Year 2 class

 Map showing location of schools

What We Did

We thought about the range of buildings in Milton Keynes Centre and compiled a montage of them. We also used the Paint program on the computer to produce colour pictures and we used charcoal to make sketches. This helped develop the children's skills and made them more aware of their surroundings and helped them recognise the unique character of Milton Keynes.

Our work on display in our classroom
Our work on display in our classroom
 

The montage used a range of media to reflect the glass structures of the station, the outlines of some of the rooftops and the distinctive character of the unique setting.

 Our sketches of Milton KeynesOur sketches of Milton Keynes
 
Outside with our work
Outside with our work
 		 We used different materials to reflect the different structures of the buildings
We used different materials to reflect the different structures of the buildings
 
The class in front of Milton Keynes Gallery
 		 The class in front of Milton Keynes Gallery
 

 
Final Thoughts

Students: We enjoyed making models, sketches and producing watercolour paintings of Milton Keynes Buildings. Then when we went to MK Theatre to sing we recognised lots of the buildings in our picture.

The Music Festival at Milton Keynes Theatre involved local schools
The Music Festival at Milton Keynes Theatre involved local schools
 		 Watching the Music Festival at MK Theatre
Watching the Music Festival at MK Theatre
 

Teacher: We have sent a copy of our montage to the local paper and are waiting for a response.

 
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