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Lesson One – Shapes and Patterns

This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate and record how to make different shapes and patterns when printing with coloured paints. The class can print shapes to make wrapping paper for presents to match a range of family celebrations.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to investigate and record how to make different shapes and patterns when printing with coloured paints

Learning Objectives

Experiment with shape, colour and design to represent an object. Safely use and explore a variety of materials in artwork.

Learning Outcomes

I can describe repeated colour and shapes in different patterns. I can use paint to print a pattern of repeating shapes.

Shapes and Patterns

Teaching sequence to help the children investigate and record how to make different shapes and patterns when printing with coloured paints

What Shapes

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe repeating shapes used in different patterns

Parcel Tag

Template to help the children label a selection of wrapped presents for a range of different family celebrations

Shapes and Patterns

Interactive activity to help the children investigate and record how to make different shapes and patterns when printing with coloured paints

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to investigate and record how to make different shapes and patterns when printing with coloured paints

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