Lesson One – Garden Patterns

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to explore how to identify and describe some of the different patterns and shapes that can be found around a garden location in a range of materials and objects.

The class can select and record examples of the identified garden patterns and shapes and list some matching vocabulary words to show what makes them special.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore how to identify and describe some of the different patterns and shapes that can be found around a garden location

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe some of the different shapes and patterns found in garden objects and materials and a vocabulary word bank to use when describing some of the special things that can be seen and used in a garden.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and describe some of the different patterns and shapes that can be found around a garden,

This lesson is part of an art and design scheme of work to get the children to select and use different materials to mould and shape sculptures representing a range of artefacts that might be used in a family garden 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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