BENNETT FAMILY
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PROJECT 1:
PROJECT 1:
SIGNS of Old Lombard St.
SIGNS of Old Lombard St.
London is filled with lots of unique shops, some of which have been in business long before the US ever became a country. As you tour around London, take note of these shops and in particular, the shop signs.
London is filled with lots of unique shops, some of which have been in business long before the US ever became a country. As you tour around London, take note of these shops and in particular, the shop signs.
CREATE a VISUAL DIARY of the unique shop signs you see as your tour the city.
CREATE a VISUAL DIARY of the unique shop signs you see as your tour the city.
• TAKE PICTURES of the shop signs you like or find most interesting.
• TAKE PICTURES of the shop signs you like or find most interesting.
• CREATE A GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION cataloging the signs.
• CREATE A GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION cataloging the signs.
Each slide should contain a picture and an accompanying paragraph or notes.
Ideas to write about: What type of store was this sign originally made for and who would have made the sign? With what tools? What materials do you think they used? Note the creative use of imagery or color...How does this convey information about what kind of store the sign was originally made for?
NOTE: One google slide presentation, compiling all the signs, for Nora and Colin is fine. You can let Colin dictate his responses so you can type it for him....no need to make him type it all out :)
PROJECT 2:
PROJECT 2:
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Wizarding World - Universal Studios
Wizarding World - Universal Studios
CREATE your own shop sign.
CREATE your own shop sign.
• DRAW a picture of a sign for a shop you would like to own. Are you selling wares? (a product or item like custom potions) Or, a service ? (jousting lessons)
• DRAW a picture of a sign for a shop you would like to own. Are you selling wares? (a product or item like custom potions) Or, a service ? (jousting lessons)
• WRITE an advertisement for your shop that would go along with your sign in a newspaper.
• WRITE an advertisement for your shop that would go along with your sign in a newspaper.
PROJECT 3:
PROJECT 3:
Shoreditch Neighborhood
Shoreditch Neighborhood
Suggestion: Sunday Market on Brick Lane
STREET MURALS
STREET MURALS
• TAKE PICTURES of STREET MURAL or graffiti you find around London.
• TAKE PICTURES of STREET MURAL or graffiti you find around London.
• WRITE a story about the mural.
• WRITE a story about the mural.
Why was this mural created? Who was the intended audience? What are they trying to say? Who made the mural and what does it have to do with their culture or where they live?
PROJECT 4: (Optional)
PROJECT 4: (Optional)
GATE PUZZLES
• TAKE PICTURES of WOODEN or IRON GATES.
• TAKE PICTURES of WOODEN or IRON GATES.
• Create a google slide and place the gate images into a google slide.
• Create a google slide and place the gate images into a google slide.
• Label the gate with numbers in the order you think the gate was constructed. (Use text boxes for the number and move them around the image)
• Label the gate with numbers in the order you think the gate was constructed. (Use text boxes for the number and move them around the image)
Think through how you would go about building the gate? What's your plan of attack? Which pieces would have to go in first, second, third, etc...
Think through how you would go about building the gate? What's your plan of attack? Which pieces would have to go in first, second, third, etc...
Note: You could print out a picture and write your number order directly onto the gate.
PROJECT 5: (Optional)
PROJECT 5: (Optional)
Discover Kensington Gardens
Discover Kensington Gardens
NATURE: True or False: Parakeets are one of the most common birds in London? Find out at Kensington Gardens... be careful, one might land on your hand!
ARCHITECTURE: What holds up a green house? How do they regulate the temperature?
SCULPTURE: How many sculptures can you find? Can you spot Peter Pan?
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