How Are Objects Used as Symbols In The Coronation Ceremony?
About this learning resource
Format: PDF
Explore the language of symbolism and investigate how symbols have been used by monarchs throughout the ages in art, portraiture and in the Coronation ceremony. Develop your own symbols to represent the core values which young people feel are most relevant for Britain today.
National Curriculum Links
- To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.
- To learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
- Changes within living memory.
- Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how symbols can be used to convey a message or meaning.
- Explore the symbolism of some of the objects traditionally used within the coronation ceremony.
- Develop their own symbols to represent the cores values which they feel are most relevant for Britain today.
Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS1 (age 5-7)
- KS2 (age 7-11)
Subjects
- History
- Art & Design
Topic
- Historic Environment
- 20th & 21st Century
Type
- Lesson ideas
Palace
- Tower of London
Contains a visual story, document and Widgit symbol sheet.
Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned at the Tower of London for 13 years. Under constant threat of execution, Raleigh struggled with poor mental health. Learn about Sir Walter Raleigh through the story of his imprisonment in the Tower of London and his medicinal garden.
Climate change is affecting all of us around the world, not least in the UK. Our pollinators need our help more than ever - and we need them. Learn about the relationships between plants, pollinators and people.