9. WHAT DO WEATHERVANE SHOW?

9.

WHAT DO WEATHERVANE SHOW?

Main subject: Art. At the same time, it combines other subjects such as history and design. Teachers: Robertas Kavolius School: Klaipeda State University of Applied Sciences (KVK) Country: Lithuania

target group: 7-10 years children size of group: up to 25 children duration of activity: 1 hour

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Upon arrival at the Maritime Museum's educational session, the staff-educators start their educational activities at the museum with a short story about weathervanes, their meaning and purpose. Then children receive the primary blanks of the weathervanes, which they colour, decorate, and beautify in connection with their own or their family ’s lives. The weathervane is an integral part of the daily life of the coastal inhabitants and the accent of the homestead decoration. After the educational activity, there is a discussion, reflection with the children, proper attention is paid to receive feedback from the children. Children receive their own handmade decorated weathervanes as gifts.

LIETUVOS JŪRŲ MUZIEJUS

Smiltynės g. 3, Klaipėda, Lietuva. https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/aplankyti-muzieju Museum web page of virtual tours: https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/ekspozicijos; https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/rinkiniai Museum provide online lectures: https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/paslaugos/virtualiospamokos

Children’s feedback.

"I really liked it, we learned a lot about the weathervanes used in antiquity " , "Very fun activity " .