Olympics Planning 7
Lesson 7 - Create a Mascot

Lesson Objectives
* To understand what a mascot is
* To understand the story behind the mascots
chosen for the London
* To design a mascot suitable for the London
Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Suggested Resources
Curriculum Links

England - Key Stage 2

ICT: 2a

Art & Design: 1a, 1b, 2c, 4a, 5c

Design & Technology: 1d
Scotland – Curriculum for Excellence

Technologies: Craft, design, engineering and graphics; TCH 2-15b

ICT to enhance learning; TCH 2-04a, TCH 2-04b

Expressive Arts: Art & Design; EXA 2-02a, 2-03a, 2-05a, 2-06a
Northern Ireland – Key Stage 2

ICT across the Curriculum; Pupils should be enabled to; create, develop, present and publish ideas and information using a range of digital media; communicate using a range of contemporary methods and tools; talk about, review and make improvements to work, reflecting on the process and outcome.

The Arts: Art & Design; Collect, examine and select resource material to use in the development of ideas; Develop their understanding of the visual elements of colour, tone, line, shape, form, space, texture and pattern to communicate their ideas
Lesson Plan

Introduction

Discuss with the pupils what a mascot means and if they know of any mascots. They may know of a football club mascot or be familiar with the mascot for 'Children in Need', Pudsey Bear. Look at the mascot designs that have been created already for the Olympics. What do the pupils think of these and the story behind them? Do they think they reflect the games in London?

Introduce the task – the pupils are going to create their own mascots for London Olympics and Paralympics 2012. Brainstorm ideas that could be included with the mascots that show a clear connection to the Olympics and London.

Main Task

Pupils should plan out their designs in sketch books and look for suitable images on the web. They then will design their mascots in J2E or JIT.

Remind the pupils to include the London 2012 logo.

Plenary

Review one or more of the new mascot designs – have the pupils stuck to the brief/task? Have they designed a mascot that shows what London 2012 is all about? What could they do to improve it?
Wales – Key Stage 2

ICT: Create and communicate information; 1, 2,

Art & Design; Understanding 1, Investigating 1, Making 1
Skills

Pupils need to evaluate the designs of the mascots already created for London 2012 and create their own designs using J2E or JIT.
Extension

Pupils could physically create their mascots using junk materials, fabric or clay.

Pupils could research the history of mascots used at previous Olympic games and write about it on J2e or JIT.