Literacy & Art

Thomas Gainsborough
Biography

Abel Moysey
painting

Portrait of a
Girl and Boy

Teaching Ideas
and Activities
pre-visit

at the museum

post-visit

Post-visit activities 

Literacy work in the classroom

Write a letter to Thomas Gainsborough commissioning a portrait.
NLS link: Letters and Instructions
Suggested activities: Use Gainsborough's portraits to set a real context for letter writing, including the setting, time and costumes to be worn

Write your own story about the Girl and Boy portrait.
NLS link: Writing a story
Suggested activities: Construct a mystery story about the girl and the boy and why the portrait was cut into two.

Construct a timeline of your whole day out.
NLS link: Chronological report
Suggested activities: Construct a timeline