Snowy Pine Cones

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to select, shape and combine a range of natural materials to produce a hanging decoration to display on a Christmas tree.
The class can identify and describe the 2D shapes that can be seen on the faces of 3D shapes that can be used to make different Christmas tree decorations.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to select, shape and combine a range of natural materials to produce a hanging decoration to display on a Christmas tree
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to describe shapes used to make different Christmas decorations and the natural materials that can be used to decorate a home for Christmas and a template to select and record how to convert a natural material into a Christmas decoration using a range of other materials.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to select and combine natural materials to produce a hanging Christmas tree decoration.
This lesson is part of an art an design scheme of work to get the children to practise using a range of materials and art techniques to create models of different decorations that can be used to celebrate Christmas. 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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