Special Gifts
Creating Posters
Grade level
Primary 3 (Key Stage 1)
Theme
Special gifts
Task
Students design a poster to advertise the products of a shop
No. of lessons
8 lessons (35 minutes each)
Created by Shek Lei St. John’s Catholic Primary School and The University of Hong Kong
About the unit
This poster task is an extension of the textbook chapter "Special gifts". Students have read a story about Simon and his twin sister Jenny, who sold something they cherished to buy a birthday gift for one another. In this task, students imagine opening a shop where Simon can buy a birthday gift for Jenny. They demonstrate their creativity by designing a poster to advertise their shop’s products.
Prior knowledge
Students have learnt the basic functions of Canva.
Learning objectives
By the end of the unit, students will be able to…
-
plan and design an advertising poster
-
identify the basic elements of an advertising poster and incorporate them into their own designs
-
select relevant images and make appropriate colour choices to enhance their posters
-
present their posters to peers and provide constructive feedback to others
Unit Plan
Recapping the story
-
T invites Ss to share what they remember about Simon and Jenny’s story.
Lessons 1-2
Plan
Introducing the task and brainstorming
-
T introduces the poster task.
-
Ss brainstorm gift ideas in pairs.
-
Selected Ss share their ideas with the class.
Exploring the features of an advertising poster
-
T and Ss read an advertising poster and label its basic elements on the worksheet (p. 1).
Poster planning and feedback
-
T demonstrates how to plan a poster.
-
Ss plan their own posters using the worksheet (p. 3).
-
Selected Ss share their poster plans for peer and teacher feedback.
Design
Lessons 3-6
Revisiting the features of an advertising poster and Canva functions
-
T revisits the basic elements of an advertising poster with the class.
-
T guides Ss through logging into Canva and demonstrates essential functions (e.g. adding text and images, changing fonts and colours).
Share & Reflect
Lessons 7-8
Presentation and peer evaluation
-
T demonstrates how to present a poster using the provided sentence patterns.
-
In pairs, Ss present their posters.
-
T demonstrates how to give constructive feedback and highlights the examples on the worksheet (p. 4).
-
Ss read their peers’ posters on Padlet and leave comments.
Role-play
-
T invites selected Ss to role-play as Simon, choose a gift for Jenny, and explain their choices.
Self-reflection
-
T explains the self-reflection questions one by one.
-
Ss complete a self-reflection form (Google Form).
Values education
Emphasise the importance of showing love and care to others, and expressing gratitude when we receive love and care.
Encourage Ss to use the self-checklist to ensure all required elements are included in their posters.
Use a good and a bad example to highlight the features of an effective advertising poster.
Remind Ss to show respect when commenting on their peers’ posters.
Teaching materials
Students' work highlight
Copyright disclaimer
This project is supported by Quality Education Fund. The Trustee of the Quality Education Fund is the owner of the copyright of this product. Any reproduction of this product for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited unless prior written consent has been obtained from the Trustee of the Quality Education Fund.