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Resources from  the V&A

On the V&A Dundee website we have several short stories about design objects or designers which you can upload for pupils and allow them to continue to engage with design.  More resources will be uploaded to our website and social media over time, so continue to check back for new material. 

• Design Busters  https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/info/design-busters

Design Busters is a great, fun way to get minds young and old(er) engaged in the design process. Each week a new challenge will be released (the old challenges will stay up too – scroll to the bottom of the page for the archive) to encourage thinking about design in a different way.  Call the freephone number to hear the challenge, or simply look online and read about this week’s task, then download the resources and off you go.   Once completed, pupils (or even whole classes) can show off their designs by tweeting @VADundee #designbusters

• Our Sewing Box for the Future ‘recipe cards’ can be used to teach pupils skills such as sewing on a button or darning a hole. The practical nature of the learning can a fun way to learn, and is adaptable for ages/stages. The easy to follow instructions can be downloaded as PDF files at https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/info/sewing-box-for-the-future-resources

•     Daydream Believers has a bank of free resources linked to the creative industries.  The 50-minute lessons focus on problem-solving, creativity and critical thinking skills. Although the lessons are aimed at Secondary pupils, they could be easily adapted for upper primary levels. https://daydreambelievers.co.uk/resources

• Make Bank have stories available their website to inspire and educate, as well as having kits available for pupils in certain circumstances.  The stories, and information on the kits and how to apply can be found on their website https://www.themakebank.org.uk/

• Learning Resources https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/info/learning-resources

• We have different learning resources, some of which we’ve already shared with you, and others that are new.  ‘My Garden Design’ encourages learners to think about how design can be used to create the perfect outdoor space.  Thinking about how it would look, sound, feel, pupils can design their own unique garden in detail using magazines and recycled materials from around the house. ‘Pop-Up Museum in a Book’ allows pupils to become curators of their very own mini museum.  Add items from V&A Dundee, or decide on your own objects that should be included.  What will the theme of your museum be? Will it be interactive?  Again, using magazines/newspapers/recycled materials from around the house, pupils can use their imaginations to design and create their own collection. 

• V&A Dundee Stories https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/stories

• Our short stories are a personal take by some of the V&A Dundee staff at some of the objects from the Scottish Design Galleries.  The stories would be useful for older pupils (or staff) to engage with the process of design and think about what design objects in the museum or their home inspire them.  Older pupils could be encouraged to write short stories of their own, using their own stimulus, to capture what design means to them.  We’d love to read them, so please share them on twitter @VADundee

• Audio: Within the stories section we also have a series of online talks which can be listened to on Spotify or Apple Music.  These talks, recorded from our lunchtime series, cover a range of topics and again could be used with older pupils as a basis for discussions, writing tasks or questions.  Downloadable info sheets accompany each talk, giving an overview of the content as well as highlighting the potential CfE and subject specific links, and a series of slides show the images referred to in the talks.

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