Patterns are all around us. Builders use patterns all the time. What patterns can you see? Look at the way the

bricks fit together to make a pattern.

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Here are some designs in art that have been inspired by brick patterns.

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Learning Objectives:Children should learn:•To build on their discoveries and extend them into patterns•To increase manipulative skills through printing with a variety of objects•To understand simple printing methods

Learning Outcomes:Children:•Develop an understanding of pattern making and increase their manipulative skills•Begin to understand that patterns are applied to other materials – in this instance brickwork but also in wallpaper, cloth and plastic.

QCA LinkUnit 2C Can buildings speak: Can buildings speak? Section 3: Exploring and developing ideas (3)

Objectives:Children should learn:•to record from first-hand observation of buildings

Activities:•Ask the children to look for shapes and patterns in the building and think about why they were chosen. Ask them to use a viewfinder to separate features that show shapes, patterns and decoration, eg windows, doors, brick and tile patterns. Ask them to record these features.

Outcomes:• describe and record the visual qualities of shape, pattern and decoration they can see and remember

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