Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe shapes, colours and patterns used on different ornaments, a template to select and combine different 2D shapes and materials to make a Christmas table decoration and a worksheet to record and count numbers of different shapes that have been added to Christmas shapes.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to combine different 2D shapes and materials to make a Christmas table decoration.

This lesson is part of a art and design scheme of work to get the children to practise combining different shapes and materials to make a range of decorations to display in a family home at Christmas. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.