Lesson Two – Dragon Shapes
This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to 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.
The class can identify and describe the properties of 3D shapes that can be used to build parts of a dragon such as square based pyramids to create the dragon’s mane.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to 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
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and explain how to use different shapes in artwork of a dragon and a worksheet to select and mould examples of different 3D shapes that can be used when making a dragon mask.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record some of the different shapes and designs that can be used for a dragon mask.
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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