Take a Seat

#TheCompleteSeries6lessons

With a range of slides, teaching materials, activity ideas and differentiated worksheets, these Year 3 and 4 'Take a Seat' Art lesson plans provide everything you need to teach this creative module.

#Lesson1ChairsThroughTimeandCulture

The first lesson of this series gets children thinking about the purposes of a variety of types of chairs and then gives them the chance to study a range of chairs from different periods and cultures.

#Lesson2SelectingIdeas

Some familiar fairy-tale characters make an appearance in this lesson as they tell your class their specifications for the chairs they want designed. Will your children be able to design the kind of chairs they want?

#Lesson3CreativeEffects

Use the photos on the slides to give your class some ideas for how they can use paper, card and other materials to create interesting 3D effects. The hands-on activity ideas will encourage them to improve their skills and produce ideas for how they could use these effects on model chairs.

Please note that, due to the practical nature of this lesson, worksheets are not necessary and, therefore are not included.

#Lesson4ModelDesigns

Consolidating their learning from the lessons so far, children have the opportunity in this lesson to design a model chair for a particular person or purpose. They will consider what shapes, colours, materials and tools they will use on their models, as well as how they will add decorations and embellishments.

#Lesson5MakeaSeat

This practical lesson allows your class to construct the model chairs they have designed, putting the skills they have been practising to the test. They will consider whether any parts of their designs could be improved before using a variety of materials, tools and techniques to bring their designs to life.

Please note that, due to the practical nature of this lesson, worksheets are not necessary and, therefore are not included.

#Lesson6TheEvaluation

Introduce the children to Mr McCritic as he demonstrates how to carry out an evaluation of a chair. Your class can then use his example to evaluate their own finished chairs, thinking about what worked well, what didn’t, how effective their design elements are and how they could further improve their work.

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Curriculum Objectives covered

• KS2 - to create sketch books to record their observations
• KS2 - use sketchbooks to review and revisit ideas
• KS2 - to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing with a range of materials
• KS2 - to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture with a range of materials