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• To make a Christmas Card to a given design.
• To develop making skills for Design & Technology. National
Curriculum Links: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3b, 4a
• Develop Art and Design skills. National Curriculum Links:
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5
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This
task is designed specifically to develop skills and does not, in
the initial task, require children to consider design or material
selection. Often, quite appropriately, the majority of time spent
on a task addresses design and evaluation. However, it is important
also to ensure that we provide sufficient opportunities for children
to develop skills, including following instructions.
Ideally,
children should complete this task in small groups under the supervision
of a teacher, classroom assistant or other adult. As far as possible
it will be helpful if groups have children of similar abilities.
This will make it easier to maintain the pace most appropriate to
all group members. Depending on the size and composition of your
class, you may feel able to complete the activity as a whole class.
It
would be beneficial if the teacher completed this task before sharing
it with pupils. In doing so, a larger version could be made for
use in the classroom. It would enable the teacher to better understand
the nature of the construction and identify any potential problems
a specific group of children may have.
Activity
sheets including instructions and templates for the children to
use are provided.
It
is essential that children are encouraged to cut out and construct
items with care and accuracy, with guidance being given on how best
to do this. The instructions are presented in a step-by-step format.
They are, necessarily, limited and it is therefore important to
carefully talk through the tasks with the children.
If desired, the children could be encouraged to use ICT to print
the message for inside the card and then stick it in. Because of
the limited space this would need to be carefully planned or stuck
to the back.
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You
Can Make pupil instructions plus templates for making a Christmas
card are provided here.
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can be printed off and then photocopied. Each child should be given
a copy of these instructions even if an adult is working with them.
They can be given as complete A4 sheets or cut up into individual
activity cards. One purpose of this task is to help children to develop
the ability to work from a set of instructions. If possible, children
should be encouraged to collect at least some of the equipment and
materials required to complete the activity themselves. |
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Click
here for step-by-step pupil instructions for Christmas
Tree Card. Print off x1 copy per child.
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Click
here for templates required to make the Christmas
Tree Card. Print off x1 template sheet of each per child:
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When
each group has completed the task they could spend a few minutes
looking at their own and each others. The adult working with them
could assist them in thinking about the quality of each product
and how this quality might be improved.
When
all children have completed their cards it would be beneficial to
discuss them all together considering and discussing the different
ways in which trees have been decorated and on the effectiveness
of the different materials used.
Positive
evaluation of each other's cards and the suggesting of improvements
should be encouraged.
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