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Growing Bigger: Showing Change Through Scale

Overview

Students explore how increasing or decreasing size can represent change visually, such as growth or movement.

Learning Objective
Students understand how changing size across a sequence can show growth, movement, or change over time.

Resources needed

  • Paper
  • Pencils
  • Optional: coloured pencils

Lesson stages

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  1. 1 Introduce scale as size and sequence as order.
  2. 2 Show examples (e.g. growing plant, moving object).
  3. 3 Students brainstorm ideas involving change.
  4. 4 Divide the page into sections or create a sequence across the page.
  5. 5 Draw the same object changing size step by step.
  6. 6 Encourage smooth progression in size.
  7. 7 Midway check: is the change clear?
  8. 8 Students refine drawings.
  9. 9 In pairs, students explain the sequence.
  10. 10 Discuss: how did scale show change?

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Variations

  • Reverse the sequence (big to small).
  • Combine with colour changes.
  • Create abstract sequences.
More information

Teach: scale, sequence, change, grow, shrink. Use frames: 'It gets bigger because…'.

Provide templates with sections. Allow guided drawing.

Can students show clear progression in size? Can they explain the change?

Draw sequences in sand or use objects physically.

Students may not show clear progression between sizes.

Using scale in sequence is important in animation and storytelling.

Activity details
Primary Medium 30 minutes no prep Solo, Pairs Indoor & Outdoor
Topics
Scale Sequence Growth Visual Change