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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 3: Making paper

Making a modern-day version of papyrus style paper.

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Learning objective

To apply understanding of ancient techniques to construct a new material.

Success criteria

I can use knowledge of an

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National curriculum

Art and design

Pupils should be

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Cross-curricular links

History

The National curriculum for history

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Quizmaster and ask the children to think of a question about designing Ancient Egyptian scrolls from the previous lesson to quiz their classmates. Explain to the children that they must also know the answer to the question.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

May need support with the paper strips and may benefit from these being ready to use; could benefit from the pupil video played on a loop that will provide repeated instructions.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be encouraged to write the process down in their sketchbooks, with diagrams and suggest ways they could change the process to create different effects.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: following the instructions with

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Vocabulary definitions

material

The equipment needed for a particular activity.
paper

Material used for writing, printing or drawing.

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Example work

Walford Nursery and Primary School, Ross-on-Wye

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In this unit

Assessment - Art and design Y3: Craft and design

Lesson 1: Exploring Ancient Egyptian art

Lesson 2: Designing scrolls

Lesson 3: Making paper

Lesson 4: Scroll making

Lesson 5: Making zines

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Suzanne Booth

Art and design specialist

Suzanne is an art and design specialist coming from an extensive career in the creative industry before turning her hand to teaching later in life. Training to teach was a natural progression driven by Suzanne’s enjoyment of teaching new art and craft skills…

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