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Lesson 2: Junk model animals

In this lesson the children will be designing and creating a 3-D model of a creature

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Before the lesson

Learning objective

To create a 3D model of a creature

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught:

To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
To use their experiences and imagination
To develop a wide range of art and design techniques
About the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May need help in the design process as well as cutting and taping their materials and assembling the creature.

Pupils working at greater depth: Arrange limbs symmetrically, in pairs.

Can you justify where the body parts of the creature are? Does it have a mouth, for example?

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

In this unit

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