I’ve done this Design Technology project a few times now and it’s always a winner - I’ve never known a class that wasn’t absorbed by this so I’m really happy to be offering it to you for free. Depending on your students, I would use this project for approx 10 to 15 hours of class time. (There is a bit of homework in the shape of resource gathering.) Please note, this resource is just a power point in student-friendly language which outlines the whole project and can be used at the start of the project in your introduction and can be on hand throughout for the students to consult. There’s no mark scheme, assessments, etc. Students work in pairs (they have the option of working individually or you can change the wording on the power point). I hope you have fun with it!

This unit of work runs for approx 8 hours of lessons and is aimed at 9-11 year-olds. Using creature descriptions from Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass as springboards, students create drawings, paintings and models from their interpretation of the text, culminating in a pop-up book style artwork which helps develop Design Technology skills. Included are exemplars from my class.

My 12-13 year-olds loved this project because it was all about food which was the perfect subject matter for them... straightforward shapes and vivid colours. We looked at the paintings of Wayne Thiebaud and discussed how he uses shadow and light and his status as the grandfather of pop art. Students will produce two coloured pencil artworks, two acrylic paintings and a ceramic cup cake with a removable top over the course of approximately 10 hours of class time. I've included photos of my students' creations.