As part of our art work today the children in Year 4 learnt all about the Terracotta Army. Examining the soldiers found in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, the children had created their own replicas of the famous army that lay untouched for over 2000 years.

First we manipulated clay into the main body shape that we wanted, kneeling or standing, where we then began to build and mold the defining features of our soldiers. Next the children gave the more personal details such as the facial features and the armor that the army are seen wearing.

Soon the children had all created their Terracotta Army soldier and they were ready to dry to guard the tomb in our class.