Town Flag
This computing scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and practise how to create different graphic shapes that can be utilised when producing a flag representing the local community. The class can use a graphics program to insert, adjust and combine shapes to produce the design for a flag.
Investigate and practise how to create different graphic shapes that can be utilised when producing a flag representing the local community
Lesson One : Flag Shapes
Practise inserting and formatting a range of special shapes using different graphic tools to make a flag representing a specific area or locality
Lesson Two : Flag Lines
Explain and model some of the different ways of drawing and adjusting a range of special lines in a graphic shape that could be used on the design for a flag
Lesson Three : Flag Patterns
Investigate and record how to insert and format some special shapes to build different patterns that might be seen in locations around the local area
Lesson Four : Shop Logos
Explore how to select, change and adapt some different shapes, patterns and colours in a graphic logo representing a type of shop that can be found in the local area
Lesson Five : Flag Design
Practise selecting and recording the design for a graphic logo that could be displayed on a flag representing a town’s location in the world
Lesson Six : Flag Changes
Explore and record how to adjust and change some of the shapes and colours that have been used in a graphic design for a flag representing a town
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Changing Seasons
Investigate changes that can happen to the natural world during the four seasons of the year and reflect on similar changes that can occur in people’s lives
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Chinese Dragons
Select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance
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Suffix Combinations
Identify and record how to build a range of special words by using different combinations of roots and suffixes
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Ancient Greek Games
Explore the development of the Olympic Games that began during the history of Ancient Greece and make comparisons with modern competitions