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Activity: create your own Picture of Britain project
Activity G: Our Natural Area
William Holman Hunt
Our English Coasts 1852 ('Strayed Sheep')
1852
 View in Tate Collection
Presented by the National Art Collections Fund 1946
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- As a class, think about what kinds of plants and animals are found in your area. Make some lists: Which ones are the most common? Which are the rarest? Are there any special animals or plants that are used to represent your area, for example on flags, coats of arms, heraldry, sports teams' mascots, or other places?
- Pick a plant or animal that is unique to your area or that is used to represent your area. Why do you think it has been chosen as a symbol of your area? Think about the characteristics of that plant or animal. Do you think that these characteristics are found in the people who live in your area?
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- Have the class draw pictures of this plant or animal. In pairs, have the class write short poems or stories about the plant or animal in order to show its characteristics.
- Take digital pictures of the class's art work and send them to your partner class along with the accompanying text, and arrange for them to do the same.
- What kind of animal or plant has your partner class chosen to draw and write about? Do their poems and stories show the characteristics of that plant or animal? Do they show why it is an important symbol of their region?
Tip: If you can't think of any plants or animals that are used to represent your area's uniqueness, have your class invent an imaginary one. What kind of plant or animal would it be? What characteristics would it have? How would it represent your area?
Curriculum areas: Science, Geography, Art, English
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Activity E