Lesson Four – Dragon Mask

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise using different mouldable materials to create a mask representing a dragon to use when performing a dance reflecting Chinese culture and traditions.

The class can identify and describe the properties of a range of 3D shapes that can be used to build different parts of a dragon such as using cuboids for the dragon’s teeth.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise using different mouldable materials to create a mask representing a dragon to use when performing a dance reflecting Chinese culture and traditions

Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify and explain how to make a mask of a dragon using papier mache and other mouldable materials and a worksheet to select a range of 3D shapes to add to dragon masks representing different parts and features.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to use different mouldable materials to create a mask representing a Chinese dragon.

This lesson is part of an art and design scheme of work to get the children to select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance. 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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