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

3. Use your finger to trace around the shape
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. Now match the shapes with their names
WELL DONE!
Now match the shapes with their names
Circle
Square
Triangle
Rectangle
Semi-circle

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

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

16. Extension/Further Work

17. What materials are buildings made of?
Try to match the right words to the arrows
Slate
Glass
Brick
Stone

18. How did you do?
Brick
Slate
Stone
Glass

19. Can you do the same with this building?
Timber Frame
Brick
Plaster Panel
Slate

20. How did you do?
Brick
Slate
Timber Frame
Plaster Panel

21. Can you do the same with this building?
Steel Frame
Glass
Concrete

22. Can you do the same with this building?
Concrete
Steel Frame
Glass

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