30 May 2025 / 10 House
Get children to use Aztec calendar signs and masks to reveal their characters...
Benson Primary School Aztecs workshop
Prior to our 2010 visit to the school, Year 6 teachers at Benson Primary School in Croydon encouraged pupils to explore our downloadable worksheet of Aztec/Mexica calendar/day signs and to draw a mask of themselves, incorporating some of the human qualities and values that could be associated with the signs.
One girl clearly took this task to heart: having recently been bereaved of her father, she drew a mask incorporating Jaguar (to represent grace) and part of Grass to represent healing. On her drawing she wrote, movingly:-
Healing, because I healed when my father was dead and I want to look after ill people.
We were most impressed by the behaviour and motivation shown by the 60 Year 6 pupils during our Aztecs workshop, a real example to all.
To download the Daysigns Resource Sheet, click on the link below. You’ll find the PDF icon lower down the Resources page...
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Benson Primary School Aztecs workshop
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