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This cross-curricular art and design lesson helps children explore the importance of signs in everyday life. Children will learn how signs are used to share information and keep us safe, focusing on colours, shapes, and symbols used in real signs like those found on roads or in schools.
They will go on a local sign-spotting walk, take photos or make sketches, then return to class to paint or design their own signs. The lesson includes round and triangular sign template worksheets in both colour and black and white.
Cross-Curricular Links
• Art and Design
o Use drawing, painting, and mixed media to represent signs and ideas creatively.
o Explore shape and colour to convey meaning visually.
• Understanding the World / Geography
o Observe human-made features in the local environment (e.g. road signs, shop signs).
o Talk about how our surroundings help us stay safe and organised.
• Mathematics
o Recognise and name 2D shapes such as circles and triangles.
o Sort and classify signs by shape and colour.
• PSHE / Personal, Social and Health Education
o Understand how signs are used to help, inform, and protect us.
o Recognise the importance of rules, safety, and clear communication in the environment.
• Communication & Language / Literacy
o Describe what different signs mean using simple sentences.
o Use signs as prompts for story ideas or classroom discussion.