Areas of Learning: Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Creative Development.
Context: The children had heard a story about clowns called "Guess Who?" They had watched a circus tent being put up near the school and discussed clowns.
Learning Intentions:Explore shape and colour in two dimensions (CD)
To select colours and tools in a simple paint programme (KUW)
Child Speak Targets: I am learning to/can create a picture using the shape tool.
Key Vocabulary: shape, circle, rectangle, square, click, drag, fill, colour, choose, size, small, large

You will need: A simple paint program.

Show a simple paint program using tools like paint brush, shapes and flood fill. Explain to the children that to make a shape they need to click and drag.

Children can practise this in the air with their imaginary mice, as the teacher models it on the computer.

Encourage pupils to think about how to make a pattern or picture using shapes. Support children to click and drag the shapes to make them large or small. Allow children to negotiate the program using tools and to fill the shapes using flood fill.

Children to use the shape tool and flood fill to draw a picture of a clown.

Thinking Questions: Which tools have you used to make your picture?
What different colours/shapes have you used?
How did you decide which colours to use?
How would you make your clown picture better?
Can you think of a name for your clown?
How would your clown be different if you had painted it?