One of our main projects was a five week pattern project all about pattern. We looked at a variety of prints, fabrics and ojects to inspire at the beginning and then linked our work to the Water topic' in the weeks three and four.
Week
One
looking at the patterns,
prints and designs of others and collecting ideas with dry materials
Week
Two
making patterns using
our own paper templates
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Week
Three
making printing block
with two different methods :
outline (string on
wood) and background (polysyrene tile)
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Week
Four
making individual
prints from out tiles and leaving some plain,
decorating others
to make a wall display
Week
Five
linking with maths
to make rotating patterns (top two pictures) and designs using normal and
then 'stretched' co-ordinates (bottom two pictures)
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