Learning objective
- To shape paper to make a 3D drawing.
Success criteria
- I can fold and roll paper to create
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National curriculum
Art and design
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the children into pairs and hand out some paper to each pair. Show the children the sculpture from the link: 'other' by Samantha Stephenson 2014. Ask them to show each other how they could roll the paper to make a sculpture like in the link. Challenge them to explain different ways they explored in…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should focus on making and arranging the 3D paper shapes rather than incorporating overlapping pieces or drawn patterns; could re-watch the Pupil video: 3D drawings while they work to help remind them of how to make the shapes and to give them ideas of how to arrange them.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should try out some different arrangements of paper shapes before glueing them down; should create original shapes or arrangements of their own using the strips; could use patterns on their strips.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: shaping the paper strips
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Vocabulary definitions
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concertina
Folding something backwards and forwards so it becomes smaller but can be stretched out again.
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overlap
If two objects overlap, then one covers part of the other.
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Example work
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, Loughborough
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, Loughborough
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, Loughborough
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, Loughborough
St Francis Primary School, Braintree, Essex
St Francis Primary School, Braintree, Essex
St Francis Primary School, Braintree, Essex
St Francis Primary School, Braintree, Essex
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Last update: 5th November, 2025
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