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Our new History topic in Class 6 is the Kingdom of Benin.
To introduce our topic this week, we have talked about what we already know about the continent of Africa, found all of the 54 countries of modern Africa in the atlases and found out exactly where the Kingdom of Benin was. We have also begun learning some of the key dates and vocabulary which we will need for this topic. We learned that Kingdom of Benin was a civilisation in Africa from circa 900 AD until 1897 and was in the country which is now known as Nigeria. The Kingdom of Benin was known as Igodomigodo until the 1400s until it was renamed by Portuguese explorers.
We learned about the Benin Bronzes which are metal plaques, heads and statues which were made by the people of the Kingdom of Benin for the Obas (kings). Since 1897, most of them are in European museums. One of the ‘Big Questions’ that we will be exploring in this topic is, ‘Who do the Benin Bronzes belong to?’
In Art, we created our own representations of Benin Bronze plaques by talking about some examples and sketching our own. Next, we used the sketches to make print tiles and then created prints using metallic paint.
Our new class novel is’ The Children of the Benin Kingdom’ by Dinah Orji and we are looking to reading it and finding out more about what life was like in the Kingdom of Benin in the 12th Century, which is when the story is set.
I like to learn about the kingdom of benin . We learned that Kingdom of Benin was a civilisation in Africa from circa 900 AD until 1897 and was in the country which is now known as Nigeria. The Kingdom of Benin was known as Igodomigodo until the 1400s until it was renamed by Portuguese explorers.
We learned about the Benin Bronzes which are metal plaques, heads and statues which were made by the people of the Kingdom of Benin for the Obas (kings). Since 1897, most of them are in European museums. One of the ‘Big Questions’ that we will be exploring , ‘Who do the Benin Bronzes belong to?’
In Art, we created our own representations of Benin Bronze plaques by talking about some examples and sketching our own. Next, we used the sketches to make print tiles and then created prints using metallic paint.
I am so excited for our next topic about the children.
I am enjoying the topic of the Kingdom of Benin so far and I cant wait to learn more.
I loved drawing and designing our own Benin bronze and printing them.
The Kingdom of Benin seems to be an exciting topic! I am really excited to learn more.
My first printing wasn’t very good, but the more I did it, the better it became.
I am really enjoying learning about the Kingdom of Benin. I found doing the the prints quite tricky but fun. I am looking forward to reading our class book.
I have been enjoying this topic so far and we will learn more as we get deep into this topic, printing Benin Bronzes was fun but it was hard to get ok results.
For our new topic, I would like to explore the art and culture about The Kingdom of Benin.I would also like to learn about who they worshipped and how.
A few of the learning activities I would like to do is make those shell necklaces and make our own styles of music inspired by ancient Benin culture.
Fun Fact:did you know that the population of ancient Benin was 13,754,688?
During this topic i would like to learn what the people of the Kingdom of Benin ate and some of the traditions they celebrated .
I would like to do some sculpting and make dance .
i want to learn how they melted the brass for it to be able to pour into the wax mold.i would like to actually try and do the benin bronzes but with something different to act as the brass
I really enjoyed printing Benin bronzes and crafting sculptures out of clay. The Kingdom of Benin has been a really fun topic and I can’t wait to learn more.
I like to learn about the kingdom of benin . We learned that Kingdom of Benin was a civilisation in Africa from circa 900 AD until 1897 and was in the country which is now known as Nigeria. The Kingdom of Benin was known as Igodomigodo until the 1400s until it was renamed by Portuguese explorers.
We learned about the Benin Bronzes which are metal plaques, heads and statues which were made by the people of the Kingdom of Benin for the Obas (kings). Since 1897, most of them are in European museums. One of the ‘Big Questions’ that we will be exploring , ‘Who do the Benin Bronzes belong to?’
In Art, we created our own representations of Benin Bronze plaques by talking about some examples and sketching our own. Next, we used the sketches to make print tiles and then created prints using metallic paint.
I am so excited for our next topic about the children.
I am enjoying the topic of the Kingdom of Benin so far and I cant wait to learn more.
I loved drawing and designing our own Benin bronze and printing them.
We are learning about the Benin kingdom and we made printing presses if the Benin bronzes .
The Kingdom of Benin seems to be an exciting topic! I am really excited to learn more.
My first printing wasn’t very good, but the more I did it, the better it became.
I am really enjoying learning about the Kingdom of Benin. I found doing the the prints quite tricky but fun. I am looking forward to reading our class book.
I liked learning about the Benin ‘bronzes’ and loved making the prints. Learning about the Kingdom of Benin is very interesting and fun!
It didnt come out like I thought but it still turned out good.
It was really fun to learn about the Kingdom of Benin. I have learned lots already!!! I enjoyed making the Benin Bronzes.
So far, the Kingdom of Benin is a really interesting topic and I can’t wait to learn more. Drawing and painting our own Benin Bronzes was really fun.
The prints were very fun to do. I hope we can learn more about the Kingdom of Benin.
I enjoyed the topic so far I enjoyed doing the bronze and learning about where the Kingdom of Benin was placed on the map.
I had a lot of fun making the Benin bronzes and our new topic is very interesting:)
I really our printmaking lesson and am really looking forward to continuing the topic of the kingdom of Benin.
I have been enjoying this topic so far and we will learn more as we get deep into this topic, printing Benin Bronzes was fun but it was hard to get ok results.
I enjoyed learning a few things about this topic and I’m excited to learn more.
I love this topic because it is good to learn a new type of culture
I liked learning about the Benin ‘bronzes’ and loved making the prints. Learning about the Kingdom of Benin is very interesting and fun!
I really enjoyed making the Beni Bronzes as it taught me to be more resilient and creative.
I am excited to learn about the about the topic of Kingdom of Benin.
I already know that the Kingdom of Benin was in Nigeria.
This was really fun to do and very interesting as our topic is The Kingdom of Benin
For our new topic, I would like to explore the art and culture about The Kingdom of Benin.I would also like to learn about who they worshipped and how.
A few of the learning activities I would like to do is make those shell necklaces and make our own styles of music inspired by ancient Benin culture.
Fun Fact:did you know that the population of ancient Benin was 13,754,688?
During this topic i would like to learn what the people of the Kingdom of Benin ate and some of the traditions they celebrated .
I would like to do some sculpting and make dance .
I can already tell that this topic is going to be fun. And I’m saying this after one lesson!!
i want to learn how they melted the brass for it to be able to pour into the wax mold.i would like to actually try and do the benin bronzes but with something different to act as the brass
I really enjoyed printing Benin bronzes and crafting sculptures out of clay. The Kingdom of Benin has been a really fun topic and I can’t wait to learn more.