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Lesson 4: Giant spider model part 1

Working as a class to recreate Louise Bourgeois' 'Maman' spider sculpture, the children will plan and create the legs and body of the spider.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Explain that the children will work with a partner to remember and describe how to create a 3D Tree of life sculpture. Display the Presentation: Fact tennis and arrange the children in pairs. Ask them to take turns describing the techniques they used and how they made different parts. Let them know they should keep going until told to stop.

Allow the activity to run for about one minute.

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Assessment – Art and design Y1: Sculpture and 3DLesson 1: Tube towersLesson 2: 3D drawingsLesson 3: Tree of life
Lesson 4: Giant spider model part 1
Lesson 5: Giant spider model part 2
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 March 2026

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