About the Dazzle Ship Resources
This free digital resource focuses on three major public art commissions in Liverpool and London by artists Sir Peter Blake, Carlos Cruz-Diez and Tobias Rehberger. It has been designed for teachers and pupils with activities, teacher’s notes and lesson plans related to subjects across the curriculum as well as exciting interactive games for all the family to enjoy.
Field Trip to ‘Everybody Razzle Dazzle’ Mersey Ferry
When visiting Peter Blake’s ‘Everybody Razzle Dazzle’ Dazzle Ferry. Look at all the different shapes that have been painted.
- Can you name some of the shapes?
- Do the shapes have symmetry?
- How many sides do they have?
Extract from curriculum
Pupils should be taught to:
- compare, describe and solve practical problems for:
- lengths and heights [for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half]
- recognise and name common 2-D and 3-D shapes, including:
- 2-D shapes [for example, rectangles (including squares), circles and triangles]
- 3-D shapes [for example, cuboids (including cubes), pyramids and spheres
Teachers Notes:
These activities could be used in conjunction with a project around Shape using patterns from Op Art.
This could also link to the dazzle art project around Op Art.