Arts and crafts lesson ideas

Alternative approaches to delivering arts and crafts
lessons at Easter

Thinking of new and inspiring arts and crafts lesson ideas each year is the ideal to which we all aspire, and of course most of the time it is possible to come up with something different to add to the best activities that were done last year.

But thinking of new and inspiring arts and crafts ideas is a time-consuming challenge – and time is often the key factor. We could all work through and prepare more new ideas if only there was more time.

Which is why S&S Services exists. To offer a range of new and different materials which can be added to the regular approaches to arts and crafts that always engage and encourage children each year.

This year our Easter themed arts and crafts ideas and materials include:

You can order in any of the following ways:

  • On our website at the web links above
  • By email to info@ss-services.co.uk
  • By phone on 01789 765323
  • By fax to 01789 765469
  • By post to S & S Services, Units 4-8 Tything Road, Arden Forest Industrial Estate, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6EP.

Delivery

We offer free delivery on orders over £35 and charge only £2.99 delivery for orders which come to less than this across the majority of the UK.

For those requesting delivery from Northern Ireland, the Isles of Scilly, the Scottish Highlands, Isle of Wight and the Isle of Man, delivery is £7 and for those lucky enough to be living in the Channel Islands the delivery charge is £12.45 irrespective of the size of the order.

Free presentation on map skills!

Help your students find their way around an OS map with our free presentation on map skills!

From symbols and path types to scale and contour lines, this presentation covers all the important features of an OS map. Complete with match-up exercises, this is a perfect way to cement understanding of map notation and interpretation.

Try out the free resources on our Doddle Geography page!

Want to see more of what Doddle can do for your department? Book an in-school visit!

One of our Educational Consultants will give you a free and flexible tour of the various Doddle resources and features that help you engage your students, test their understanding and track their progress.

 

Alice
Doddle

The Oil Rig Platform

Safety over cost, a practical example of the problems faced by mathematicians, engineers and businesses.

So that students can see how important maths is to our businesses and to our building industry we have put together a practical problem solving exercise called The Oil Rig Platform. It is designed to simulate the workings of a team of engineers, trying to find a solution to a problem by building an oil rig platform.

The students are divided into small teams and challenged to build a model of an oil rig platform and work out how much it costs to build using only set materials. To test for safety the platform must be able to support the weight of a brick! Will your students design it so cheaply that it collapses or will they spend more money to make it strong and sturdy?

The exercise is suitable for both KS3 and KS4 students and runs over one lesson. Each team is given the student brief, a set of resources and a deadline. The winning team is the one who can build the oil rig, support the weight of a brick and is the cheapest to build. A great learning experience and good fun for everyone.

What’s more – we have made it really easy for the teacher to deliver too!

This resource contains: clear teachers’ guidance notes that explain how to run the exercise, the students exercise brief, resources checklist and the assessment criteria.

How much does this all cost? Only £20.00 and can be re-used over and over again!

There are more details at…

http://c-l-e.co.uk/buy-teaching-resources-online/oil-rig-platform/

You can pay and download the exercise direct from our website using PayPal or you may wish to pay with either a cheque or a purchase order number. Simply e-mail your purchase order number to us and we will send the exercise to you along with the invoice for payment within 14 days.

Julie O’Brien
Creative Learning Events
0113 3909814
07977 489779
www.c-l-e.co.uk