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Welcome to Ms Maria's Magic Resources Box. Creativity is the key. Here you can find anything you might looking for: Visual Arts and Design Technology (some would be suitable for Science) teaching resources for any Curriculum and framework # UK # International # IB PYP#IB MYP #IB DP and many more adjustable to your taste and needs.
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“Act for impact”
In these challenging times, we want to hear a message of hope from our young people.
Students asked to deliver the most inspiring and creative message of hope they can of the Coronavirus fight.
Students can enter in any form: a video, mood board, poem, piece of art - whatever allows them to best express themselves!
Understand what corporate identity is and how it help to brand a company and its role in advertising.\nWork as a team to adapt existing Mc Donald's corporate identity for the Olympics. Work individually using your group&'s adapted image to create a spectator&';s hat that will provide TV advertising coverage for Mc Donald's during the Olympics. Design street poster using adapted image. Present your work to the class. Critically evaluate valuate work.
This project takes several lessons to complete, which would include several stages: Research, Product Analysis, Identification of your own Target market & Success criteria. Design a new promotional watch using a range of graphic communications. Evaluate your watch against your own success criteria and to create an advertisement to promote your watch.
Investigate the existing Paul Smith designs and identify his style. Investigate about monogram and jigsaw. Design the key-ring of your own initials based on P. Smith design style. Make a sustainable key-ring by re-using scrap /left over plastic (acrylic), hand tools and the scroll saw. Complete mini-test at the end of the activity.
Quick challenge: Investigate the difference between Modelling & Prototypes and the importance of both. Examine mobile phone prototype and work in pairs on designing and developing a mobile phone holder. Model your best design idea and peer-assess work of others. Critically evaluate your own work and work of each team.\nP.S. The video link is given on the page 3.
Grade 5 Students Guide to Exhibition.
How We Express Ourselves.
An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture. beliefs, and values; the ways in which we reflection. extend, and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetics.
Students asked to inquire into all forms of sustainable, recycled arts and design.
They asked to choose a continent and one Unicef Global Goal to create a sustainable outcome or a solution.
Whole School ‘LOVE’ Assembly and activities to foster team-work, team spirit and compassion. This is an active school assembly (can be done outside or in the sports hall, etc.).
A comprehensive overview of the IB MYP Design Technology (DT) and Science Units of Study across Grades 7, 8, and 9. This overview includes an introduction to the IB MYP program, the assessment criteria, and a fun and simple introduction to the DT and Science departments. You can personalize this with your own staff photos and additional details specific to your school.
Easy to understand potential risk and plan your field trip safely and hassle-free. Stay safe!
When preparing risk assessment documents for a school field trip, it’s important to ensure that all potential risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated. Here is a general outline of what these documents should include:
Trip Details:
Date and duration of the trip
Destination and itinerary
Purpose of the trip
Number of students and staff attending
Contact Information:
Emergency contact numbers for staff
Contact details for the destination
Local emergency services contact information
Risk Identification:
Transportation risks (e.g., accidents, delays)
Environmental risks (e.g., weather conditions, terrain)
Health risks (e.g., allergies, medical conditions)
Activity-specific risks (e.g., swimming, hiking)
Risk Assessment:
Likelihood of each risk occurring (low, medium, high)
Potential impact of each risk (minor, moderate, severe)
Risk Mitigation Strategies:
Measures to prevent or minimize each risk
Emergency procedures and protocols
Supervision ratios and staff responsibilities
First aid provisions and medical support
Participant Preparation:
Required clothing and equipment
Briefing on safety rules and expectations
Information on behavior and conduct
Consent and Medical Information:
Parental consent forms
Medical information and emergency contacts for each student
Review and Approval:
Signature of the person conducting the assessment
Approval from school administration
Contingency Plans:
Procedures for handling emergencies
Communication plan for informing parents and school authorities
Ensure that all staff involved in the trip are familiar with the risk assessment and that a copy is accessible during the trip. Regularly review and update the document as necessary, especially if there are changes to the itinerary or participants.
What is the House system. Students can be selected/divided and introduced to Houses , House Captains selection and election, House attributes and House logo design competition.
Instructions are in both languages: English and Chinese.
This mini concept project is aimed to raise awareness of coral reefs dying.
It includes: the task description with the Statement of inquiry, Key Concepts, Related concepts, Global Context, ATL skills and student’s e-portfolio with each task outlined, covering Criteria A, B and C. Criterion D can be added, as necessary.
This project can also be used in Design Technology, adapted accordingly. The students explore 2 points perspective (Isometric projection), orthographic and digital representations.
As a final outcome, the students will create a visual 2D or 3D message that would help to preserve the coral reefs and inform people of the danger, making people/the audience to think of their own actions that have the consequences. The final 2D and 3D artwork could be a coral reef made from recycled and processed waste material, which can be set on the bottom of the sea to function as the basis for a new natural coral reef to form and housing for sea creatures.
E-safety & Anti-bullying Whole School Assembly is in both English and Chinese languages. It includes three educational videos (explaining types of bullying, cyberbullying and e-safety, question and answers and finding your happiness activity (with the balloons).
Well detailed and expanded, ready for your use IB PYP Design Technology Vertical Year plan and Horizontal Year plan that shows all aspects of students learning: Overall expectations, Conceptual understandings and Learning outcomes differentiated into four phrases of responding and expectations of achievement across PYP Grades 1-5.
IB PYP Year plan expands Design in great details for each grade level and for each Unit/project of study, covering Concepts, ATL Skills, Learning Objectives, Subjects/Projects integration, including four phrases of responding. IB PYP Year plan explains each stage of each Unit/Project following the Design Cycle across the grades 1-5 for the whole academic year.
Grade 1-2 Units of study are: Introduction to safety, sustainability and to the Design cycle; House exterior design; Cardboard boxes Sport shoes and Fun alphabet.
Grade 3 Units of study are: Introduction to safety, sustainability and to the Design cycle, and the Simple machines; Traditions & Structure - Past & Present: LED Lanterns; Construct the parasol umbrella.
Grade 4 Units of study are:Introduction to safety, sustainability and to the Design cycle, and the Simple machines; Fun fan- Development from Ancient civilization; Pop-up card - Ancient town.
Grade 5 Units of study are: Introduction to safety, sustainability and to the Design cycle, and the Simple machines; Walk a walk-Ancient Asian shoes prototype; Chinese Opera Mask- mechanisms.
These holistic activities are designed to support students’ emotional and mental well-being, encourage personal growth, and prepare them for future challenges. Each session aims to be engaging and meaningful, fitting into the 15-minute homeroom time effectively. The whole year program includes monthly tasks (from September until end of June) and weekly activities for each task for the whole school across the grades (years), from Grade 1 to Grade 12. This program is suitalbe for any school or curriculum, as it serves well-being, holistic education.
Importance of effective lesson planning and differentiation in modern education.
Detailed keynote speaker’s presentation outline for “The Art of Lesson Planning and Differentiation” for the Foreign Teachers Forum in Shanghai, China, on May 25, 2024. This presentation can also be used as a staff Continuing Professional Development (CPD) session.
This can be briefly outlined:
Understanding Lesson Planning (15 minutes)
Definition and Importance:
What is lesson planning?
Why is lesson planning crucial for effective teaching?
Components of a Lesson Plan:
Learning objectives.
Materials and resources.
Activities and procedures.
Assessment and evaluation.
Setting SMART Goals:
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound objectives.
The Art of Differentiation (20 minutes)
What is Differentiation?
Definition and significance in diverse classrooms.
Key Principles of Differentiation:
Content: What students learn.
Process: How students learn.
Product: How students demonstrate learning.
Learning Environment: The physical and psychological climate.
Strategies for Differentiation:
Tiered assignments.
Flexible grouping.
Learning stations.
Choice boards.
Use of technology.
Integrating Lesson Planning and Differentiation (20 minutes)
Aligning Objectives with Differentiation:
How to set differentiated learning objectives.
Designing Differentiated Activities:
Examples of differentiated activities for various subjects and grade levels.
Assessment and Feedback:
Differentiated assessment methods.
Providing meaningful feedback to diverse learners.