Art & Design
The children became ‘artists’ and went on a walk to collect natural objects such as feathers, grass, flower buds or heads, leaves, twigs, pine cones. The children looked at the collection and discussed how they might use the objects to create paintbrushes. They also thought about what kind of pattern or texture they will make. […]
In art we have begun looking at the artist Henry Moore. We explored mixing colours and different drawing media to create the different colours and effects he uses in his ‘Shelter paintings’.
The Year One children became ‘artists’ and started a new unit of work called Landscapes using different Media – The Seaside. The children thought about the question – Can we identify the key features of a landscape? The children were asked to look at the seaside images from different artists. Miss Jones explained they were […]
The Swans enjoyed their ‘Immersion Day’ learning about aboriginal art. They created dot paintings to decorate the class in preparation for their new Geography topic on Australia.
The children came to school dressed to red, white and blue clothes ready to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation. The children took part in activities focusing on the King’s Coronation. Miss Jones read the children the Little People Big Ideas – King Charles III book. They also looked at some newspaper supplements from the coronation. […]
The children became ‘artists’ and continued with the unit of work – Drawing: Marvellous Marks. The children thought about the question – Can we mark make using pencils to create a simple observational drawing? The children drew their self portraits using a mirror to observe their features. They were then given a halved picture of […]
The children became ‘artists’ and continued with the unit of work – Craft and Design: Woven Wonders. The children thought about the question – Can we learn how to weave? The children recalled the skills they practised last lesson and what they did to practise the skills. The children learned how to weave. They learned […]
The Year One children started a new unit of work called Craft and Design: Woven Wonders. The children thought about the question – Can art be made in different ways? The children were asked to look at some pictures of people doing different activities. They were asked what the similarities and differences were in the […]
Miss Jones spoke to the children about the King. They found out that the King is going to be celebrating his coronation next month. Miss Jones told the children she thought it would be a lovely idea if the children could design and create a special card for the King. The children discussed what they […]
The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we plan and create a sculpture as a class? The children were introduced to the artist Louise Bourgeois and the Maman sculpture made from bronze. The children were asked to give adjectives to describe the sculpture. (The sheer scale of the giant spider which […]
Thie children in Kingfishers Class became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we make a 3D sculpture? The children recapped over the artist Andy Goldsworthy and his work. The children were asked to create a 3D sculpture made from natural materials like Andy Goldsworthy. The children planned their work by arranging the flowers […]