Lesson Two – Changing Materials

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to explain and model some of the different ways of changing the range of special materials that can be combined and shaped to produce sculptures.

The class can describe and test different special techniques and methods that can be used to change a material that has been used in a sculpture on a specific theme or idea.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explain and model some of the different ways of changing the range of special materials that can be combined and shaped to produce sculptures

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe different ways of changing materials that could be used for a sculpture and a worksheet to record some of the ways of making changes to different materials that can be shaped and combined to create a sculpture on a special theme or idea.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record different ways of changing some of the materials that can be used to produce sculptures.

This lesson is part of an art and design scheme of work to get the children to explore how to shape and combine different recycled materials to produce a sculpture reflecting the theme of recycling. 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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