Lesson Three – Fences and Railings

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to describe and create examples of patterns that can be seen on different fences and railings that might be constructed along streets and roads in a range of city locations.

The class can practise using a range of materials to make models of fences and railings that might be used for different functions in a city such as keeping pedestrians safe.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to describe and create examples of patterns that can be seen on different fences and railings that might be constructed along streets and roads in a range of city locations

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe some of the shapes and patterns seen on fences and railings that might be used for different functions in a city and a set of cards to select and produce models of fences using different materials to match shape patterns.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and describe examples of patterns that can be seen on different pieces of street furniture.

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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