Aims
• to raise awareness of shape and pattern through classroom teaching and direct experience in the environment
• to encourage pupils to explore shape and pattern by observing and recording
• to provide cross-curricular learning and teaching opportunities related to Shape and Pattern
• to reinforce and extend previous learning
Shape Seeker teaches important ideas that form a base on which to build an understanding of shape and pattern in the urban environment. It has been devised for use in the immediate school environment, introducing structured experiences that lead to an awareness of shape and pattern. The combination of direct contact with the environment and structured, cross-curricular, classroom-based learning experiences provide strong and meaningful links with the real world.
