GPP - ICT for learning about Greek vases

To teach the pupils about Greek vases (linking with their English topic on Greek myths and History), I used some very useful web resources.

I used a video from the Art Institute of Chicago (Ancient Greek Vase Production and the Black-Figure Technique) to demonstrate how Greek vases were made. The children were hooked by the video as the process used to create a beautiful Greek vase depicting what life was like 2000 years ago.

I then used a fun resource from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (Greek Pot painter) which allows pupils to design their own Greek vase. It demonstrated really well that the parts painted in slip turned black after it was fired in the kiln.

The children printed their designs after they finished. Here's an example from one of the pupils.