Art

2021-2022

What does the National Curriculum say about  Art?  

Purpose of study

Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

We explore different artists and their techniques to build our art knowledge and skills. Here are some of them:

                      Year 1 Wassily Kandinsky        Year 2 Wassily Kandinsky       Year 3 Vincent Van Gogh

                         Year 4 Jackson Pollack           Year 5 Sonia Delaunay                  Year 6 Kehinde Riley

How can parents & carers support children at home with Art?

To enrich your child’s learning experiences further you can:

• Visit Art galleries with your child (many of which have free entry)
• Provide a range of art opportunities for your child to develop their artistic skills at home using a range of tools and materials
• Encourage your child to research about different artists and their work
• Visit the library or use the internet to find out more
• Ensuring that children are given the opportunity to discuss their learning journey in school with you at home
• Use the Knowledge Organiser, uploaded to your child’s Google Classroom at the beginning of each unit of work, to discuss each artist’s own style.

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Year 1

Drawing

How can composition, space and proportion be useful when drawing?

Painting

How many colours can you make?

Painting with a focus on Wassily Kadinsky’s colour mixing.

Collage

How was this artwork created?

Based on Katsushika Hokusai.

Year 2

Drawing

How is light and tone used to create realistic drawings?

Painting

How many shapes can you see?

Painting with a focus on Wassily Kadinsky colour mixing with the additional of shape.

Sculpture

Are there Spots before your eyes?

Based on Yayoi Kusuma

Create and combine shapes with clay.

Year 3

Drawing

How can we use shadows and texture to create self portraits?

Painting

Express your mood through colour!

Painting with a focus on Vincent Van Gogh and the mood he captured through his colour mixing and techniques.

Collage

Is it just a forest?

Based on Henri Rousseau

Use a range of techniques to produce a precise outcome.

Year 4

Drawing 

How can we use perspective when drawing objects with tone and texture?

Sculpture

Is it finished?

Based on Henry Moore

Create a 3D object using joining and slip techniques.

Painting

Spray and Splat!

A focus on Jackson Pollock and his use of colour and range of techniques to express his emotions through painting.

Printing

Everything is Repetitive!

Based on Andy Warhol

Create repeated patterns through digital media and stencilling.

Year 5

Drawing

How has scale and proportion been used to create landscape drawings?

Painting

Colour is the skin of the Earth

Exploring tone, texture, hue and tone through the eyes of the female Sonia Delauney - a painter renowned for her love and deep understanding of colour.

Sculpture

Are Stick Men Art?

Based on Alberto Giacometti  

Build framework and structures to show real-life qualities.

Year 6

Drawing

How have different techniques been used to create movement, perspective, shadows and reflection, within a landscape? 

Drawing

That’s just Weird!

Based on René Magritte

Draw from different viewpoints.

Collage

What’s the Story?

Based on Banksy

Respond to a stimulus to create personalised outcomes.