Lesson Three – Shape Layers
This computing teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and illustrate some of the special ways that can be used to layer and order a range of different shapes in a graphic design with a specific function.
The class can explain and model how to adjust and format the matching graphical properties of different shapes as part of a design for a recycling bin.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate and illustrate some of the special ways that can be used to layer and order a range of different shapes in a graphic design with a specific function
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and explain how to layer and combine pairs of shapes in a graphic design and a worksheet to practise layering and adjusting shapes in a graphics program to match different designs.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and illustrate some of the special ways of layering and ordering different shapes in a graphic design.
This lesson is part of a computing scheme of work to get the children to select, format and adjust the properties of different shapes when creating the graphic design for a recycling bin for use in school classrooms. 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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