Chinese Dragons
This art and design scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance. The class can identify techniques that can be used when working with materials.
Select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance
Lesson One : Dragons in Art
Explore how to identify, describe and compare some of the different ways that dragons are illustrated and presented in Chinese culture and traditions
Lesson Two : Dragon Shapes
Investigate and record some of the different shapes, materials and designs that can be used for a dragon mask to wear when performing a dance
Lesson Three : Mask Design
Practise selecting a range of different shapes and colours that can be used to construct a dragon mask that has been made from papier mache
Lesson Four : Dragon Mask
Practise using different mouldable materials to create a mask representing a dragon to use when performing a dance reflecting Chinese culture and traditions
Lesson Five : Mask Shapes
Explore how to develop and complete the design of a mask by adding some special shapes to represent and match different parts of a dragon
Lesson Six : Dragon Dance
Investigate how to review and evaluate completed dragon masks against design success criteria by using them in a dance performance illustrating Chinese culture and traditions
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Changing Seasons
Investigate changes that can happen to the natural world during the four seasons of the year and reflect on similar changes that can occur in people’s lives
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Chinese Dragons
Select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance
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Suffix Combinations
Identify and record how to build a range of special words by using different combinations of roots and suffixes
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Ancient Greek Games
Explore the development of the Olympic Games that began during the history of Ancient Greece and make comparisons with modern competitions