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Thai art through time
An AR classroom game for Grade 4. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.
This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.
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A look before you play
Sample questions
A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.
What marks the art of Sukhothai?
- Graceful, beautiful Buddha images
- Brightly coloured Western-style paintings
- Statues that look exactly like real people
Read the explanation
Its Buddha images have a grace of line that belongs to no other period.
What influences shaped the art of Ayutthaya?
- None at all
- Khmer, Chinese and Western
- Japanese alone
Read the explanation
Khmer, Chinese and Western, mingled together.
What do Thai murals usually tell?
- Aesop's fables and Western fairy tales
- News and current events in the country
- The Buddha's life, Jataka tales and daily life
Read the explanation
The Buddha's life, the Jataka tales, and how people lived at the time.
Before you play
Game teaching guide
What children will practise
Practises recognising Thai art through history: the graceful Sukhothai Buddha images, Khmer, Chinese and Western influence on Ayutthaya art, the stories in mural paintings, Thai patterns, temples as a home for many arts, and caring for murals. Fits indicator ศ 1.2 ป.4/1.
What's in the worksheet
6 questions, multiple choice with 3 options - What is special about Sukhothai art? (graceful, beautiful Buddha images) - Which influences shaped Ayutthaya art? (Khmer, Chinese and Western) - What do Thai murals usually tell? (the Buddha's life, Jataka tales and daily life) - How do we look after murals? (do not touch, no flash photography)
How to use it in class
Good before a temple or museum trip, about 7 minutes, whole class. Project a Sukhothai Buddha image and a real mural during the reveals. After the conservation question, agree on photo rules for the visit. For a question many miss, have children look at the real image and name the evidence they see. Play it linked to the class and the scores go into the gradebook.
Common sticking points
- Conservation: "repaint it bright again" looks like good care to children. Explain that painting over destroys the original. - Ayutthaya: some pick "no outside influence", assuming Thai art must be purely Thai. - Thai patterns: some pick "dots and circles in rows" if they have never looked closely at a Thai pattern.
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