Using Art to Teach

Second Post of the Day

Having items on hand for the kids to touch and examine is a really good way to teach. But when those items are fragile, very old, valuable, or borrowed, you may have to limit what can be touched and what is a look-only.

Leslie suggested that I have some pictures of horses in the 18th century to help give the School Day kiddos a better understanding of how that life looked and was lived. Here are the paintings I selected.

18th century artist George Stubbs painted many horses and is always a good resource for research.

Countess of Corning's by Livery of Charlton, 1760, by George Stubbs.

Pferd und Stallknecht, Thomas Gooch, 1750

English saddles have not changed much since the 18th century, so I also brought home my English saddle when I raided my tack trunk for the shabraque.

It's in need of a good cleaning and I'll post pictures of it after I've finished that task.

The pictures are framed and ready to be set out in my display.

I think they're going to be helpful when I am teaching during School Days.

Guess I'll find out soon, right?

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