I wanted to create a 'one stop shop' for all the Graphics and D&T projects that you D&T teachers out there need - Please get in touch if you need something and I will see if i can make it up for you! Stay safe, y'all!
I wanted to create a 'one stop shop' for all the Graphics and D&T projects that you D&T teachers out there need - Please get in touch if you need something and I will see if i can make it up for you! Stay safe, y'all!
The learning concept:
The concept is that the acronym SCAMPER is used by each consecutive student to alter the last students’ design. I normally allow each student ten minutes per alteration. The students really enjoy this activity and it can be stretched to a 1 hour duration
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
Different design movements
Free hand sketching as they can use other’s designs as a springboard for inspiration
Gain confidence in annotating each other’s designs
This will culminate in them drawing more complex combinations of these designs, which can then be judged by the student or peer assessed to describe the favourite design.
Students will also learn subject specific key words that will underpin their design and technology vocabulary.
Power point:
The attractive and visual power point can be used on the white board and also printed as a worksheet.
Printed as two worksheets, there is a blank and also a differentiated version where one idea is already started so that students do not struggle with ‘blank page syndrome’. This has first example models success criteria in the form of detailed annotation and a strong product design influenced by the example swatches on the left side of the page.
This is an artist worksheet, that includes analysis questions about Van Gogh’s Self-portrait with straw hat – 1887/88. This is suitable for lesson, cover, home work or baseline assessment.
On this all in one sheet, there are boxes for students to:
copy and complete a Van Gogh image
write their answers in, discussing the style of the artist
Self/teacher assessment with WWW and EBI success criteria provided.
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This is an artist worksheet, that includes analysis questions about Van Gogh’s Sunflowers - 1889. This is suitable for lesson, cover, home work or baseline assessment.
On this all in one sheet, there are boxes for students to:
copy and complete a Van Gogh image
write their answers in, discussing the style and life of the artist
Self/teacher assessment with WWW and EBI success criteria provided.
If you found this resource helpful, please leave positive comments, as this really helps. Thank you.
This is an artist worksheet, that includes analysis questions about Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles - 1888. This is suitable for lesson, cover, home work or baseline assessment.
On this all in one sheet, there are boxes for students to:
copy and complete a Van Gogh image
write their answers in, discussing the style and life of the artist
Self/teacher assessment with WWW and EBI success criteria provided.
If you found this resource helpful, please leave positive comments, as this really helps. Thank you.
Vincent Van Gogh theory and Practice
This is a really inspiring, interactive, fascinating, fun and creative lesson for students of all ages, touching on the following aspects of this most amazing painter Vincent Van Gogh
Including:
A Power point and print resource that can be stretched over 2 - 3 hours/lessons, excellent for experienced and new teachers and an excellent cover resource!
• A to do activity
• A literacy starter activity with lots of key words
• An excellent artist fact sheet and picture to copy for students to complete, with exemplars included
• Thoroughly researched and detailed history of the painter
• Letters from the artist, explaining significance of his contribution to art history
• A strong theme of literacy and art history throughout
• Links to other relevant artists, style and movements
• Colour theory and symbolism
• An amazing step by step animation of how to copy Starry Night by Vincent in Oil pastel
• Lots of quotes from Van Gogh throughout
• AFL: students use WWW and EBI throughout to self-assess on the two main activities - success criteria provided
• A choice of home learning activities for students, including challenge and super challenge
• Teacher notes on activities and resources at end of PPT
I really hope you and your students enjoy this lesson as much as I enjoyed putting it together. I really love Van Gogh and I hope you will too!
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Keep your eyes peeled - I will be posting more artist lessons and a final piece project based on this series!
The rationale:
As D&T teachers return to school, we need a sit down/non-tool based project to start the students off, due to the Coronavirus.
This 6 x 1 hour lesson mini project is an ‘all in one’ prepared resource, containing lesson by lesson powerpoints and differentiated booklets that can be used by subject specialists and non-D&T teachers alike, perfect for cover work as well. The project ends with a sit down design and make lesson.
Powerpoints:
The project is driven by high end, attractive and informative power points, which have detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
Learning Outcomes:
This graphics project is aimed at Year 9 (13 year old) students, who will gain an understanding of how to:
• Lesson 1: Draw in 2 point perspective
• Lesson 2: Adding cast shadows in 2 point perspective
• Lesson 3: How to draw in Isometric P.2
• Lesson 4: 3rd angle orthographic translation from Isometric
• Lesson 5: How to design branding, typography and colour
• Lesson 6: Design and make a Point of Display using a NET
Project plan:
A scheme of work is also included as a MS Publisher file. This explains the: learning outcomes, starter, main and plenary activities as well as resources required and homework.
Booklets:
The booklets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ Booklet having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of booklet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
The rationale:
As D&T teachers return to school, we need a sit down/non-tool based project to start the students off, due to the Coronavirus.
This 6 x 1 hour lesson mini project is an ‘all in one’ prepared resource, containing lesson by lesson powerpoints and differentiated booklets that can be used by subject specialists and non-D&T teachers alike, perfect for cover work as well. The project ends with a sit down design and make lesson.
Powerpoints:
The project is driven by high end, attractive and informative power points, which have detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
Learning Outcomes:
This graphics project is aimed at Year 8 (12 year old) students, who will gain an understanding of how to:
• Lesson 1: Draw in 1 point perspective
• Lesson 2: Draw in 2 point perspective
• Lesson 3: Draw in Isometric projection
• Lesson 4: Rendering the textures of materials
• Lesson 5: Creative Typography
• Lesson 6: Design and make a learning aid (Clock for children)
Project plan:
A scheme of work is also included as a MS Publisher file. This explains the: learning outcomes, starter, main and plenary activities as well as resources required and homework.
Booklets:
The booklets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ Booklet having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of booklet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
6 lesson ‘all in one’ prepared resource for graphic design lessons - included are:
• Lesson 1: Draw Squares & circles freehand
• Lesson 2: Draw in Oblique and Isometric projection
• Lesson 3: Render 3-D forms using tone
• Lesson 4: How to use colour and rendering in 3-D
• Lesson 5: How to label and annotate a design
• Lesson 6: Learn about flight, design and make a glider
A fun and engaging project where students will learn the basic principles of design,explore imaginative and original ways of designing, then they will create an original graphic design product.
The powerpoints have detailed step by step instructions and a great quantity of visual examples for a project that should take between 6 and 8 lessons and differentiated booklets that can be used by subject specialists and non-D&T teachers alike, perfect for cover work as well.
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Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• STEM: Cross-curricular to Mathematics
• Commercial packaging, its uses and how it is designed
• What are development nets and what are their characteristics?
• What is a ‘point of display’?
• How to transform a 2-d shape into a 3-d shape
• How to develop and design the graphics of their packaging, culminating in a graphic practical task to make a point of display.
• There will be lots of literacy in this lesson!
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• Of how Graphic design is used for branding, typography and colour schemes to create the identity of commercial products
• How to use visual combinations to develop creative and original brand designs
• How to develop an idea, improving and refining the design to make it better.
• Of how to create original branding for a chocolate bar, using an original typography style and a emotive and powerful colour scheme
• How to annotate a design, communicating design decisions and aesthetic.
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• STEM: Cross-curricular to Mathematics
• How 3rd angle orthographic ‘translates’ into isometric projection?
• Of how valuable this type of drawing and projection is in design and designers
• What Notation of dimensions is in Engineering drawing, including leader line, extension lines, dimension figures, arrowheads, etc?
• Three activities of how to ‘translation’ of orthographic and isometric projection can be used for architecture, illustrative typography and also for ‘reverse translation’ in the Super challenge task.
• How to draw ellipses in isometric
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• Of what are different types of three dimensional projection and drawing?
• Of how to draw isometric projection drawings, with 3 challenges including: basics shapes, more complex shapes, to a super challenge that is very hard!
• Of how to use a good quality of line drawing shapes in Isometric projection
• Of how to add three tone shading to make their 3-D drawings more realistic
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
• How to translate 3rd Angle orthographic to Isometric
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• More complex level tow point perspective knowledge and skills, including: SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS core shadow and cast shadow
• How to create realistic perspective cast shadow effects in two point perspective drawings – including 2 main activities: these are challenging tasks!
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
There will be three challenging tasks in this lesson, including a Task analysis, initial ideas page and a final idea page where students can make a clock
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• How to read, understand and respond to a design brief for a specific client
• How to use a spider diagram/mind map as a tool for analysis
• How designers use mascots to promote products
• How to use mascots as part of a design to make it more attractive
• How to develop, design, annotate and make an educational device to help younger children tell the time.
• There will be lots of literacy in this lesson!
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Year 7 Graphics Lesson 1: Draw Squares & circles freehand – needs changing in the website
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• The history of typography
• The key aspects of what goes into typeface, lettering, font, including serif, sans serif, spacing and kerning
• How to use visual combinations to create creative and original typography
• How to annotate an design, communicating design decisions and aesthetic.
• How to develop an idea, improving and refining the design to make it better.
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• Developing their drawing and visualising skills, increasing their ability to draw freehand more quickly and confidently.
• 5 different major activities, including a Super challenge task.
• The technique used for rendering a range of materials realistically, including; wood, concrete, metal, glass, rubber and plastic
• In-depth knowledge of rendering wood, metal and glass, with step by step guidance on how to get a great outcome
• How to create the illusion that an object is made from a particular material and describe how light falls on it.
• Literacy: Students will also learn a wide range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• Of what are different types of three dimensional projection and drawing?
• Of how to draw isometric projection drawings, with 3 challenges including: basics shapes, more complex shapes, to a super challenge that is very hard!
• Of how to use a good quality of line drawing shapes in Isometric projection
• Of how to add three tone shading to make their 3-D drawings more realistic
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• What is two point perspective drawing?
• How to create realistic perspective drawings, with 3 challenges including: basic cubes, letter shapes, to complex city street views
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In ONE point perspective lesson (1b), students will gain an understanding of:
• Famous artists in history, such as Leonardo De Vinci and Hans Vermeer who used one point perspective drawing techniques
• What is one point perspective drawing?
• How to create realistic perspective drawings, with 3 challenges including: basic cubes, varied shapes, to complex city street views
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
I have added in an additional “Quality of line 1b” power point that could be used to build confidence for lower ability students. From this students will learn:
• Gain confidence in drawing freehand squares, rectangles and circles using guidelines, proportional measurement and outline.
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.
Power point:
The high end, attractive and informative power point has detailed instructions and notes, step-by-step animations, with starter, main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
A lesson plan is also included (MS Publisher file).
Learning Outcomes:
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of:
• STEM cross curricular skills: The forces involved in flight, including thrust, lift and drag
• The component parts of a glider
• The history of flight and who are the Wright brothers?
• How to develop a range of designs, using different colour schemes
• How to develop one idea into a final design
• How to cut out, stick down and assemble a model glider.
• Literacy: Students will also learn a range of subject specific key words
Worksheets:
The worksheets are differentiated into two categories:
• ‘LA’ worksheets having additional support in terms of the outcomes as well as sentence stems, word banks, etc.
• The second category of worksheet has differentiation in the form of more open ended tasks as well as ‘Super Challenges’.