IN THE WAY OF ARCIMBOLDO

The children in class 3 B can make portraits like Arcimboldo: fruit eyes, sausage noses, banana hair...

Stories, songs, games and activities for Infant Education

Stories, songs and activities for Infant Education children

A very interesting page for Infant Education students (una página web muy interesante para los niños y niñas de Educación Infantil).

Please, click on "Read more" (hacer click en "Read more")

Numbers song: "Let's count ONE to TEN!!"

Count and dance!

"What's your name?" song

My name is teacher Laura! What's your name?

"Hello. Good morning!" song

Let's move our body while we sing this funny song!

Giussepe Arcimboldo: other famous and funny pictures

FLORA

He also made some funny portraits. Look at the second, third and fourth ones. If you turn them over, you will see usual food in a basket or on a tray, ready to be eaten! Have a good meal!!

Giussepe Arcimboldo: Jobs

THE JURIST

Arcimboldo also used usual objects to represent portraits of different workers. He chose the most characteristic objects according to their jobs.

Giussepe Arcimboldo: The Four Elements

AIR

Giussepe Arcimboldo also represented the four elements in Nature.

Giussepe Arcimboldo: The Four Seasons

SPRING

Giussepe Arcimboldo was born in 1527. He was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books.

MY SUMMER/WINTER HOLIDAYS

In Australia, it wasn't summer, it was winter in July and August. And when you were in bed at night, it was daytime for me. It's the other side of the world, so everything is upside down!