Lesson Two – Viking Art

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate how to research and illustrate examples of some of the special shapes and patterns that have been used on a range of different Viking artefacts.

The class can practise making a visual record showing some of the common shapes and patterns that might have been used on objects owned by the Vikings in the past.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate how to research and illustrate examples of some of the special shapes and patterns that have been used on a range of different Viking artefacts

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to describe some of the shapes and patterns that can be seen on different historical artefacts and a table display card to identify and record some of the special shapes and patterns that are visible on artefacts used by the Vikings in the past.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to research and record examples of shapes and patterns that have been used on Viking artefacts.

This lesson is part of an art and design scheme of work to get the children to develop and refine a range of different art and design techniques when working with clay to make pots that represent Viking culture and traditions. 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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