City Patterns

This art and design scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to identify, describe and model different patterns of shapes that can be seen on buildings and street furniture around a city location.The class can practise using different materials to produce examples of some of the patterns visible in a city.

Identify, describe and model some of the different patterns of shapes that can be seen on buildings and street furniture around a city location

Lesson One : Drains

Identify and describe some of the shapes and patterns that can be seen on different drain covers found in a range of city locations

Lesson Two : Walls

Record and identify examples of different patterns of shapes that can be found on the walls used to construct buildings in a range of city locations

Lesson Three : Fences and Railings

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

Lesson Four : Pavements

Select and design examples of tessellating patterns that could be used to build a selection of different pavements found around a city

Lesson Five : Roofs

Practise making models of different roof tile patterns using a range of shapes and materials to show how buildings might be constructed in city locations

Lesson Six : City Buildings

Select and design models to show some of the special buildings that can be found in a city using different shape patterns for walls and roofs

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