Lesson Five – Roofs

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to 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.

The class can identify and describe the individual properties of some of the different shapes that might be visible on the roof of a building found around a city.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to 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

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe some of the different shapes and patterns seen on roof tiles on top of a building and a set of cards to select and continue examples of different patterns that could be seen on roof tiles on top of a building.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to make models of different roof tile patterns using a range of shapes and materials.

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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