Classroom Display - Materials, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ December 28, 2007
Posted by Linda in : Art, DT, KS1, halls and corridor displays, literacy , 2comments 
‘Where the Wild Things Are’, originally uploaded by norirelibjk.
This excellent wall display was made for an assembly hall. Using the book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ as a starting point this Year 2 class made up their own monsters using different materials.
Assembly hall displays give a great opportunity for classes to share their work with the rest of the school. Hall displays tend not to get changed quite as often as classroom displays but it is important to keep them fairly fresh. I think they should be changed at least once every term. The subject needs to be even clearer than for a classroom wall as the audience will not have been involved with the work and so will not have much context for it.
In my old school hall displays were often put up in conjunction with a Sharing Assembly where the class concerned shared what they’d been doing with the rest of the school. It usually worked well and provided an extra opportunity for the class to reflect on not only what, but also how they had learnt about a topic.
This is such a lovely display and it is based on one of my all time favourite children’s books. I think every child should have a right to meet Max in his wolf suit and travel with him to the wild rumpus and be home in time for supper to be “still warm”.
Kenyan Mat Display December 5, 2007
Posted by Linda in : Art, KS2, quick display , add a comment 
Kenyan mat display, originally uploaded by norirelibjk.
This is a very effective classroom wall display that could be created in a single lesson.
First we folded the card in half and made cuts from the folded edge. We didn’t just do straight cuts but used patterns too. We then wove strips of coloured paper through, (using Kenyan Flag colours). (the final shot shows )A finished woven paper mat ready to be laminated.
This is a lovely project and using the limited colour range of the flag makes it a better and more meaningful display. I really like this project and I think it and the accompanying Masai necklace classroom display work very well.
Christmas Classroom Displays - Angels November 27, 2007
Posted by Linda in : Art, Christmas, Seasonal, winter , add a comment 
Christmas angels - Peace on earth, originally uploaded by perfect_circle80.
I am about to vanish for a couple of days holiday but I couldn’t resist this one before I go. Amazing what you can do with shiny paints, sequin waste, old wrapping paper and paper doilies! These angels would brighten up any classroom and couldn’t be simpler.
Repeating patterns February 20, 2006
Posted by lmhartley in : Art, KS2 , comments closed
repeating patterns2, originally uploaded by LMH_.
We made these fabric squares in year 3 last week. It was the final phase of our work on repeating patterns. Hanging them up as part of our classroom displays has made the room look very festive!
We made the printing blocks by drawing card templates then cutting the blocks out of neoprene foam and sticking them onto thick, folded cardboard.
The work on patterns has been good fun. It stared with maths patterns, then Mhindi hands.
Then we moved on to printing patterns using bought blocks.
If you want to see the rest of the children’s designs here’s a link to a Flickr Slideshow of the whole project.
