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!
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’.
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).
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’.
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 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.
If you found this resource helpful, please leave positive comments, as this really helps. Thank you.
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 (that can be printed out)
This 2 in 1 resource is a fun student activity for Food Technology and Design and Technology lessons to remind students about good hygiene & routines for lessons. This could easily be altered to suit textiles or other similar D&T areas.
Includes:
Title/name box for student
Word bank of activities for students
6 x storyboard/sequence boxes with circles for numbering sequence, that students can fill with illustrations
Lines under each box for explaining activity
Success criteria and assessment for learning (‘What Went Well’ and ‘Even Better If’, as well as ‘Make It Better’ for self/peer marking)
Duration up to 1 hour with discussion of AfL
Food teachers have said that this really helpful especially with a new class and students enjoy coming up with routines and getting creative!
Please leave a positive comment/feedback if you found this resource helpful. It 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.
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 Johannes Vermeer
Including:
A Power point and print resource that can be stretched over 2 - 3 hours/lessons, with 2 excellent activities for experienced and new teachers and an excellent cover resource!
• A to do starter activity
• An excellent artist factsheet and picture to copy for students to complete, with exemplars included
• Thoroughly researched and detailed history of the painter
• Comparison of his style to other Dutch artist, considering his contribution to art history
• A strong theme of literacy and art history throughout
• Links to other relevant artists, style and movements
• Art theory and technology that artists have used to replicate photorealistic imagery explained.
• A 2nd starter activity with literacy and key words: ‘Chiaroscuro’
• An amazing step by step animation of how to copy ‘The girl with the pearl earring’ by Vermeer in colouring pencils, using Grid and ‘Grisaille’ technique
• AFL: students use WWW and EBI throughout to self-assess on 1st activity - success criteria provided
• Home learning activity for students
I really hope you and your students enjoy this lesson as much as I enjoyed putting it together. I really love Vermeer 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 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’.
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’.
Printed as two worksheets, these will help produce fun and creative lesson outcomes for students of all ages. These are ideal for lessons, cover work, home work or baseline assessment.
Including:
• Two activities of how to ‘translate’ orthographic to isometric projection
• How to draw ellipses in isometric
If you found this resource helpful, please leave positive comments, as this really helps. Thank you.
Included is a demonstration source sheet and gridded worksheet for students to copy/come up with their own designs and repeat them. Ideal for cover work as well as lessons,
This is suitable for lessons that include:
Pattern generation (Textiles)
Concept of tesselation (DT)
Art (Optical art/history of art)
Ceramics (tile art)
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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:
• Free hand sketching
• Gain confidence in drawing freehand squares, rectangles and circles using guidelines, proportional measurement and outline.
• This will culminate in them drawing more complex combinations of these shapes.
• 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’.
Printed as an ‘all in one’ worksheet, this will help students with teh concept of circles in perspective. These are ideal for lessons, cover work, home work or starter activities
Including:
• step by step activities on how to ‘translate’ circles to isometric ellipses
• How to draw ellipses in isometric
If you found this resource helpful, please leave positive comments, as this really helps. Thank you.
3-D Printer Prototype Project
The rationale:
As D&T teachers return to school, we need a basic tool/CAD CAM based project to achieve the balance of remaining safe, but also providing an exciting practical project for students. This project is tried and tested and the kids love it.
This is designed to simulate an NEA project, where students will research, design, model, prototype and evaluate a 3D printed object for a specific target market.
This 7 x 1 hour lesson mini project is an ‘all in one’ prepared resource, containing lesson by lesson PowerPoints, accompanying worksheets, Youtube videos, home learning and examples that model success criteria. This resource that can be used by subject specialists and non D&T teachers alike, perfect for cover work as well.
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(‘To do’), main and plenary activities, as well as home learning included.
Learning Outcomes:
This design and make project is aimed at Year 9 and Year 10 students, who will gain an understanding of how to:
• Lesson 1: Scales of production and commercial processes
• Lesson 2: Primary and secondary research methods
• Lesson 3: How to draw and annotate scrap views, sectional views and rendering in 3-D.
• Lesson 4: How to make mock up models in Styrofoam using workshop tools
• Lesson 5: How to use a user friendly CAD modelling program
• Lesson 6: How to use a 3-D printer to create a toothbrush prototype and evaluate project
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.
Work sheets:
These are mainly PPT files, but the final evaluation is MS Publisher, which is differentiated in the form of sentence starters.
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