Hello Year 4! 🙂
Next week we are moving onto doing Roman myths and legends in our English and Topic lessons.
We will be making some art of a mythical Roman figures too in an ancient style called a mosaic.
This week, to help us with our learning, I would like you to research what a mosaic is.
You should also find out:
What are they made from?
How are they made?
Where did people have mosaics in the Roman times?
I am very excited to see all of your comments and research contributions in class!
Have a great weekend and don’t forget to keep doing your Comprehension, English and Maths homework!
Also please post a comment on the Wednesday Word (and encourage your parents too!) to let everyone know about what you think of this week’s Gospel.
Thank you! Mr Kersys.
Hello Mr Kersys
Mosaics were made from small bits of coloured glass called tesserae. They were stuck with mortar which is like cement to walls, floors and ceilings for decoration. Floor mosaics were the most common and they were often added to walls behind fountains. Mosaics were a sign of wealth.
In Pompeii, the mosaics are some of the best in the world as they preserved by the volcanic ash. In Pompeii they mosaics often had ‘Beware of the Dog’ written into them as lots of Romans kept dogs as pets.
Have a fun weekend everyone
Mosaics
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1. Traditionally mosaics are made from small square pieces of stone or hand made glass. They can also be made of enamel which can have different type in colours, and it is known as tesserae
( Tesserae is a small piece of stone, tile or glass )
2. Mosaics are assembled with special tools which are typically cut into squares.
3. Since the Roman Empire was so large and the Romans took over a lot of countries there were many well preserved Roman mosaics in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. One of the best Mosaics in the world came from the city of Pompeii.
Mosaics are made from coloured glass, ceramic and stone.
Mosaics are assemblages composed out of tessera. When made out of glass ,these pieces are cut into squares or shaped using special tools.
Mosaics were very popular in public buildings and Roman bathhouses.
People in the roman times had mosaics for decoration and to show people how rich they were. They also used them for walking on and sometimes even for signs and advertising.
Hello Mr Kersys,
Mosaics are Made from glass mirors and stone,they are assemblages
Composed With tessera . Peuple In Roman Time ,so the Roman
had mosaics in floor and walls for riche peuple ,and Church ,temple,
Bathroom,Bath.
Hellow Mr Kersis and class 4 this my worke about the mosaics.
MOSAICS
Mosaics are pictures of a story or even pictures of Gods and Goddess.
They have special eyes that breatekt them from the evil eye and from the thieves that are jealous of something.
Q1.Mosaics they made from snall peases of cut small cubes of roughly square pieces of stone,glass and mirrows ceramic then it is added enamel of different colours , known as tessera.
Q2.They are made togethere in place by plaster and mortar it is like conkrete,and thren it was covering bay the surface.
Q3.The Romans had mosaics in bath houses,in bathrooms, floors of palaces and villas.Generally, only the wealthy could afford them. Some have also been found on public sidewalks, walls, ceilings and table tops and at public bathes. In some rich towns and rich houses to.
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of coloured stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
Mosaics are made from the assembling of small square, flat pieces of coloured glass, stone, pebbles, broken bricks and pottery, crystals and diamonds.
We can find mosaics only in the rich Roman’s houses on the walls, floors, ceilings, arks, temples and bathrooms.