This project has an art focus and teaches children about carnival art from cultures around the world. At the heart of this project children write and re-tell a range of stories from a range of different cultures.
In the Innovate Stage children apply their skills and understanding by holding their own seasonal carnival.
In this project the children will learn:
About a range of carnivals and celebrations around the world;
How to use art and design skills to design, make and construct masks and headdresses;
How colour, decoration and pattern is used in different cultures;
About different cultures around the world;
How to re-tell and write a range of stories from different
How to make patterns using 2 and 3D shapes;
How to work together and perform collectively.