- Year 4
Develop a collaborative group design
I can work with others to design a building by combining ideas and planning together.
- Year 4
Develop a collaborative group design
I can work with others to design a building by combining ideas and planning together.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Collaboration means sharing ideas respectfully and building on each other’s strengths.
- A design brief is stronger when it's shaped by input from multiple people.
- Planning and assigning roles helps a team succeed in a group project.
- Sketches and models help bring shared ideas to life.
Keywords
Collaboration - working together with others to achieve a shared goal
Design brief - a short description of what a design project should achieve
Idea - a thought, picture or image that appears in the mind
Common misconception
Group work means I only do one small part and don’t need to help with the rest.
While roles may be shared, everyone in the group should contribute ideas and help make decisions together to ensure the final design feels like a team effort.
To help you plan your year 4 art and design lesson on: Develop a collaborative group design, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 art and design lesson on: Develop a collaborative group design, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Equipment
Large sheets of paper or card. Pencils, erasers, rulers. Felt tips, coloured pencils. Glue sticks and scissors.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1. is the word for how light or dark something is in a drawing.
Q2.Why do different sides of a building have different tones when shading?
Q3.What should you remember when shading with a pencil?
Q4.Match the tone to how it is made using a pencil:
Heavy pressure
Light pressure
The darker area where light is blocked or doesn’t reach
Q5.Put these tones in order from lightest to darkest:
Q6.What is the darkest part of a shaded object called?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the word 'collaboration' mean?
Q2.Why is a design brief important?
Q3.When working in a group, how can you show you are listening to others?
Q4.Match the tool to its use in a group design task:
Sketching your building
Joining materials
Drawing on or folding to create a model