for schools
Kids are brilliant at finding faces. These free resources turn that into a lesson in looking, drawing and writing, and I can come to your classroom to do it with them.
find the face: a free lesson
A ready-to-teach pareidolia lesson built on the way I make every character: spot a face, draw who you see, give it a name and let it speak in a poem. Four printable pages, letter size.
The lesson planGoals, materials and a six-step, 45–60 minute plan.
An exampleToby the Toaster, from photo to drawing to poem, with talking points.
The worksheetA box for the photo, a box for the drawing, plus its name and poem.
A photo sheetFour real photos with faces to find, for classes without cameras.larsen class
In 2021, Year 1 teacher Louise Luckie named her class at Parkside Primary School in East London after me.
Her school names each class after an artist who inspires them, and for six weeks her students studied my characters, sketched the faces hiding in photos of everyday objects, painted with watercolors and built characters of their own for the class display board.
“At my school we name our class each year after an artist that has inspired us. I have chosen to name my Year 1 Class Larsen Class – after you.”
Louise Luckie, Year 1 teacher at Parkside Primary School
invite me to your class
Visits run online or in person and are shaped around your class and your timetable.
- I show how a photo becomes a character, from the first snapshot to the finished poem.
- The class hunts for a face together, and I draw it live.
- Every child makes a character of their own to take away.
the teacher pack is on the way
I'm putting together a fuller pack for classrooms. Leave your email and you'll hear first when it's ready.