Valentine Shapes

This art and design scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate and model how to shape, colour and combine a range of different materials to produce shapes representing themes related to Valentine’s Day. The class can describe techniques that can be used when producing shapes on a specific theme.

Wooden Hearts
Collect and combine a range of natural materials to make symbols of heart shapes when creating decorations to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Valentine Prints
Explore and practise some of the different ways of printing the shape of heart on a card to give to someone special to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Flower Vase
Investigate and practise how to combine different materials when making models of flowers to present to someone special on Valentine’s Day
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Family Adventures
Explain and model how to compose recounts using time adverbials to sequence the events in family visits to familiar and unfamiliar locations
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Sea Voyage
Plan and write a diary entry to describe a voyage as a member of the crew on a tall ship that is sailing across an ocean in the world
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Mountain Expedition
Plan and write a personal recount to describe a visit to a mountain landscape as part of a family holiday using time adverbials to sequence events
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Zoo Encounters
Plan and write a personal recount of a family visit to a zoo describing encounters with some of the different animals that could be seen in this location