an object, shape, or image that stands for or represents an idea or meaning

a flag with a design or writing on it that represents an organisation or a movement

Printing symbols: banners and identity

Art and design

Wrapping a sculpture: hidden stories

Masque: sculpture, clothes and messages

Clay beads: meanings and patterns

Made in collaboration with October Gallery this unit brings together diverse visual languages from across time and place, encouraging children to see wearable art not simply as adornment, but as a powerful form of communication, one that celebrates identity, and gives voice to stories that matter.

Clothes and culture: wearable art

A print is a way of making a copy of something.

A banner is a flag with writing or designs that represent a __________ or movement.

a sports competition involving different nations

a kind of fabric used in a textile artwork

a dance group who join together to perform

people joining together to protect each other’s rights

What does the word “union” mean on a banner?

A pattern is made by repeating shapes or colours.

A symbol is a shape or image that stands for an __________ or meaning.

Artists always use bright colours to show meaning.

Match the pattern to what it most commonly represents:

Which tools would create a rough texture in clay?

Put these steps in order for decorating a clay bead:

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet