Art
Intent
At Weeth School, we want our children to love art, craft and design. Our art curriculum is designed to engage, inspire and challenge children, whilst equipping them with the knowledge and skills to be able to experiment, invent and create their own works of art using a range of media and materials. Art provides children with a visual, tactile and sensory experience. Through this, our children will be able to communicate what they see, feel and think through the use of colour, texture, form and pattern regardless of their ability. The children will have the opportunity to explore their ideas and record their experiences, as well as exploring the work of others and evaluate different creative ideas. Our children will develop their knowledge of famous artists and designers and how these link to our Three I’s (inspire, influence and impact)
As children progress through the art curriculum, they will gain a deeper understanding of how art reflects and shapes our history, and how it contributes to the culture, creativity and wealth of our world.
Our art curriculum also acknowledges and develops the 5 core skills at the heart of social and emotional learning: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making. Our art curriculum promotes self-confidence, empathy, perspective taking, appreciating diversity and respect for others, communication and reflecting on and evaluating their creations. We ensure that all of our units are well resourced and that every pupil has the opportunity to access this subject.
Implementation
Our delivery of art follows the National Curriculum and we use our Crofty small steps to ensure progressive and sequential coverage.
The teaching of art is timetabled flexibly dependent on the task and outcome. When an art unit is being taught, this may be done in blocks of time to facilitate the stage of the process.
In EYFS and KS1 our children will experiment with colour and paints to create different effects before observing and drawing a landscape at the end of Year 2, create collages using overlapping and overlaying techniques, explore art from another culture and have experiences in using clay or dough.
In KS2, children will continue to build on the knowledge and skills learned in KS1. They will learn to develop their skills in drawing and sketching by representing 3D elements, creating portraits and develop an understanding of light and shadow in still life drawings. They will also learn to paper weave, further develop their modelling techniques, use a variety of combined media to create a specified effect, make simple sculptures and work collaboratively to create 3D art which conveys a message.
Clear and appropriate cross curricular links are made to underpin learning in multi areas across the curriculum giving the children opportunities to learn life skills and apply skills to ‘hands on’ situations in a purposeful context.
Tasks are selected and designed to provide appropriate challenge to all learners, in line with the school’s commitment to inclusion.
Art Overview
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| FS2 | Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Self Portraits Leaf Man Pictures |
Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.
Emergency vehicles |
Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.
Building homes for different animals and themselves
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Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Experiment with colour to paint Spring time pictures. |
Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Create Collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.
Use a variety of materials to draw/paint different plants and animals. |
Develop storylines in their pretend play
Children role play known fairy tales using props for play which encourage their imagination. |
| Year 1 | Experimenting with Colour
Create animal pictures. Colour mix primary colours to make secondary colours, create different shades by adding white and black. Links with Our Kingdom, Our Country |
Cornish Coastline Landscape
Building on colour mixing knowledge, and inspiration from Joanne Short, paint a local landscape. Links with Cornish Coasts |
Weather Pattern Pictures
Create pictures depicting world weather (monsoon, hurricane etc.) Inspiration Hundertwasser Links with World Weather |
Clay Candle Holder
Create a candle holder from clay. Links with Tales of Trengrouse |
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| Year 2 | Ocean Scene Collage
With a focus on Laurie McCall’s work, create a collage by overlapping and making purposeful cuts to paper and fabric. Links to Oceans Five |
African Mask
Create a 3D African mask using paper mache. Links to Camborne to Congo |
Colour and Shape
Create an abstract, block like painting experimenting with different tools. Links with Great Explorers of the Sea and Y1 colour mixing |
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| Year 3 | Clay Coil Pots
Make a clay coil pot, adding design by imprinting on the outside. Links to Stone Age to Iron Age and Y1 clay candle holder |
Still Life
Create a still life using plants as inspiration. Focus on shading using pencil and charcoal. Links to Science Plants and Temperate Forests |
Rainforest Canopy Mood Weave
Create a class canopy mood picture by weaving fabric and paper. Links to Rainforests and Y2 Collage |
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| Year 4 | Portraits
Create a portrait. Begin by looking at Roman Portrait sculpture and progress to Picasso. Create a portrait in the style of one of the artists. Links to Rotten Romans |
3D Mixed Media
Inspiration John Dahlsen create 3D artwork that makes a statement about plastics in our rivers and oceans. Incorporate fabric, items retrieved from beach clean and paper mache. Links with The Amazon, Y2 collage and Y3 paper weave |
Pottery
Create an Ancient Greek style pot using clay. Links with Ancient Greece |
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| Year 5 | Pigments and Ink
Create your own pigments and dye fabric. Create a piece of fabric art adding beads and decoration. Links to Invaders and Settlers, Y2 collage, Y3 paper weave and Y4 3D mixed media |
Still Life
Create a still life using acrylic paint to show shadow and create a sense of depth. Links to Shake and Quake, materials (property and shape) and Y3 still life
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African Headwear
Inspiration Asya Kozina Create an frican headdress design paper sculpture. Links to Benin, Y2 paper mache |
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| Year 6 | Climate Change Statement Art
Create a piece of art to portray your message about climate change in the style of one of the artists. Links with The Power of the Community and climate change |
Environmental Impact 3D Collaboration
Create a 3D collaborative work with mixed media which conveys the environmental impact of trawler fishing Links with Newlyn: Fishing and Tourism, Y2 collage using, Y3 paper weave, Y4 3D mixed media and Y5 fabric and ink artwork |
WW2 Landscape
Look at art depicting WW2, create your own landscape piece choosing a focal point in the foreground. Choose which media you would like to use. Try to create perspective and depth. Links with Battle of Britain and Y1 paint a coastline landscape |