Chairs
What do you know about
chairs?
What can you tell me about these
chairs?
What are they for?
How do they differ and do you know
why?
How old or new are they?
What are they made of?
How many different materials are they
made of?
Can we see how they might be made?
How many different sections does each
one have?
Which do you like best and why?
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 Director’s chair
 At a desk
 In the garden
 ????
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 Dining room table
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 For children
 At the table
 For eating
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 In the living room
 Conservatory
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 At the beach
 In the garden
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 In a church
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 For a King and Queen
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 In the cinema
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 In a car
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 In a garden
 In a playground
 In a park
 ???
What type of place do you think each
chair has been designed for?
 In a cafe
 ???
Be a chair detective!
 How old is it?
 How do you know? Are there
any clues?
 What shapes can you see?
 What is it made of?
 What do you think the chair
was used for?
 Who might have used it?
 Is it comfortable or
uncomfortable? How do you
know?
Were you right?
 Victorian era
 Dining chair
 Wood and fabric
Be a chair detective!
 How old is it?
 How do you know? Are there
any clues?
 What shapes can you see?
 What is it made of?
 What do you think the chair
was used for?
 Who might have used it?
 Is it comfortable or
uncomfortable? How do you
know?
Were you right?
 16th Century
 Walnut carved wood
painted (black)
 Dining chair
Be a chair detective!
 How old is it?
 How do you know? Are there
any clues?
 What shapes can you see?
 What is it made of?
 What do you think the chair
was used for?
 Who might have used it?
 Is it comfortable or
uncomfortable? How do you
know?
Were you right?
 African
 Wooden
 New
Be a chair detective!
 How old is it?
 How do you know? Are there
any clues?
 What shapes can you see?
 What is it made of?
 What do you think the chair
was used for?
 Who might have used it?
 Is it comfortable or
uncomfortable? How do you
know?
Were you right?
 Japanese
 Bamboo
 Modern