Lesson One – Drains

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify and describe some of the shapes and patterns that can be seen on different drain covers found in a range of city locations.
The class can select and use different materials to illustrate some of the special shape patterns that might be seen on drain covers found on a city street or road.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify and describe some of the shapes and patterns that can be seen on different drain covers found in a range of city locations
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe some of the different shapes and patterns used on drain covers and a template to select and record some of the shapes and patterns that can be seen on different drain covers found in a city location.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore some of the shapes and patterns that can be seen on different drain covers found in city locations.
This lesson is part of an art and design scheme of work to get the children to identify, describe and model some of the different patterns of shapes that can be seen on buildings and street furniture around a city location. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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