Lesson Five – T-shirt Shapes

This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate and record some of the different shapes that can be used to make pattern designs on clothing to match a special function, occasion or event.
The class can identify and define some of the special vocabulary words that can be used to describe the shapes combined to produce each clothing pattern.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate and record some of the different shapes that can be used to make pattern designs on clothing to match a special function, occasion or event
Activities in this teaching pack include a set of cards to select and sort pieces of clothing into groups to match different shape properties and a template to select and use shapes to build the design for a t-shirt to match a special function, occasion or event [enlarge to A3]
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore some of the different shapes that can be used to make pattern designs on clothing.
This lesson is part of a curriculum topic scheme of work to get the children to select and combine a range of different shapes, colours and patterns that can be used to design and print a t-shirt for a specific function or event. 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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School Friends
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Classroom
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Shape Patterns
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