PPT_ What can we learn about shapes from buildings?.ppt

Listed buildings

1. What can we learn about shapes
by looking at a building?
Key Stage 1: Art and Design & Maths
Learning Aims and Outcomes
•Identify differences in shapes, patterns and decoration in
buildings and relate these to the purpose of the building
•Ask the children to look for shapes and patterns in a building
and think about why they were chosen
•List words about the shape, pattern and decoration of
buildings

2. What shapes can we find on a
building?
Look at the building carefully

3. Can you find – 1 circle?
Use your finger to trace around the
shape

4. Did you find it?

5. Can you find – 2 triangles?
Use your finger to trace around the
shapes

6. Did you find them?

7. Can you find – 5 big squares?
Use your finger to trace around the
shapes

8. Did you find them?

9. Can you find – 9 big rectangles?
Use your finger to trace around the
shapes

10. Did you find them?

11. Can you find – 1 semi-circle?
Use your finger to trace around the
shape

12. Did you find it?

13. WELL DONE!
Now match the shapes with their names
Semi-circle
Square
Triangle
Rectangle
Circle

14. WELL DONE!
Now match the shapes with their names
Semi-circle
Square
Triangle
Rectangle
Circle

15. Using these shapes can you now
design and draw a new building?

16. Extension/Further Work

17. Bric
k
Slate
Stone
Glas
s
What materials are buildings made
of?
Try to match the right words to the
arrows

18. Bric
k
Slate
Stone
Glas
s
How did you do?

19. Can you do the same with this
building?
Brick
Slat
e
Timbe
r
Frame
Plaste
r
Panel

20. How did you do?
Brick
Slat
e
Timbe
r
Frame
Plaste
r
Panel

21. Can you do the same with this
building?

Concret
e
Steel
Frame
Glass

22. Can you do the same with this
building?

Concret
e
Steel
Frame
Glass

23. Find more teaching resources at:
HistoricEngland.org.uk/Education