Chapter 1
Art & DT
Art & DT
In this section you will find lots of design-based activities, some of which can be taught as stand-alone lessons and others which can be presented as longer-term projects.
With today’s wide curriculum to deliver, many teachers regret that creative subjects such as Art and DT are neglected in favour of other topics. A way to remedy this is to exploit the numerous cross-curricular links that can be made with subjects such as English, Mathematics and Science.
Cross-curricular examples
- Frame It (see page 32). This project has strong connections with Mathematics through the use of measuring skills. In a using and applying Mathematics context you could allow the children to measure and calculate how much wood they ...
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