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Art

This year we will be studying the following theme in Art.

	Term 1	Term 3	Term 5
Year 1	Cubism	Totem Poles	Cartoonists
Year 2
Year 3	Oriental Watercolour Landscape	African Masks	Cartoons
Year 4
Year 5	Aboriginal Art	Clay Pots	Line Art
Year 6

Early Years

EYFS:

· Notice patterns with strong contrasts and be attracted by patterns resembling the human face.

· Starts making marks intentionally.

· Explores paint, using fingers and other parts of their body.

· Uses paint brushes and other tools to paint.

· Expresses ideas and feelings through mark making.

· Begins to give meaning to marks made.

· Explores using different materials.

· Use imagination as they consider what they can do with different materials.

· Make simple models which express their ideas.

· Create closed shapes with continuous lines and begin to use these shapes to represent objects.

· Draw with increasing complexity and detail, such as representing a face with circles and including detail.

· Use drawing to represent ideas like movement or loud noises.

· Show different emotions in their drawings and paintings, like happiness, sadness, fear etc.

· Explore colour and colour mixing.

Reception:

· Explore, use and refine a variety of artist effects to express their ideas and feelings.

· Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.

· Create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.

· Painting: To know about the work of Kandinsky. Produce their own painting inspired by Kandinsky.

· Printing: To know about the work of Andy Warhol. Produce their own prints using repeated patterns

· Sculpture: To know about the work of Andy Goldsworhty. Produce their own sculpture using natural materials.

Year 1

In Year 1 the children learn:

Painting (cubism):

To explain the common features of cubism.
To control the types of marks made using some painting techniques (layering, mixing media, adding texture).
Mix colour, shades and tones.
To use knowledge of cubism to create a portrait painting.

Sculpture (clay pots):

To compare different artists' pottery.
To manipulate malleable materials to create a model.
To use simple tools safely to manipulate materials.
To know how to make a clay pot.
To know how to decorate a clay pot.

Drawing (line art):

To compare different artists' drawings.
To know the different lines used to create shapes (straight, horizontal, diagonal, vertical, swirl, curve, wave, zigzag).
To know when to press hard and when to press lightly.
To control different marks using a range of media.
To create a piece of line art.

Year 2

In Year 2 the children learn:

Painting (cubism):

To explain the common features of cubism.
To control the types of marks made using some painting techniques (layering, mixing media, adding texture).
Mix colour, shades and tones.
To use knowledge of cubism to create a portrait painting.

Sculpture (clay pots):

To compare different artists' pottery.
To manipulate malleable materials to create a model.
To use simple tools safely to manipulate materials.
To know how to make a clay pot.
To know how to decorate a clay pot.

Drawing (line art):

To compare different artists' drawings.
To know the different lines used to create shapes (straight, horizontal, diagonal, vertical, swirl, curve, wave, zigzag).
To know when to press hard and when to press lightly.
To control different marks using a range of media.
To create a piece of line art.

Year 3

In Year 3 the children learn:

Painting (oriental landscapes):

To explain the common features of oriental landscapes.
To control brushstrokes and types of marks made using a range of painting techniques. (Blocking colour, washes, thickened paint, creating textural effects)
Mix colour, shades and tones.
To know how to paint a landscape.

Sculpture (African Masks):

To explain common features of African Masks.
To use a variety of equipment and media when sculpting.
To join pieces together.
To produce intricate patterns/textures.

Drawing (Cartoons):

To explain similarities and differences in cartoonists work.
Create intricate patterns using a range of media. (Different grades of pencil, other implements / media to create lines, marks and develop tone).
To know how to draw a cartoon character.

Year 4

In Year 4 the children learn:

Painting (oriental landscapes):

To explain the common features of oriental landscapes.
To control brushstrokes and types of marks made using a range of painting techniques. (Blocking colour, washes, thickened paint, creating textural effects)
Mix colour, shades and tones.
To know how to paint a landscape.

Sculpture (African Masks):

To explain common features of African Masks.
To use a variety of equipment and media when sculpting.
To join pieces together.
To produce intricate patterns/textures.

Drawing (Cartoons):

To explain similarities and differences in cartoonists work.
Create intricate patterns using a range of media. (Different grades of pencil, other implements / media to create lines, marks and develop tone).
To know how to draw a cartoon character.

Year 5

In Year 5 the children learn:

Painting (Aboriginal Art):

To explain the history of aboriginal art.
Purposely control brushstrokes and marks made and experiment with different effects (Blocking colour, washes, thickened paint creating textural effects)
Mix colour, shades and tones.
Mix and match colours to create atmosphere and light effects.

Sculpture (Totem Poles):

To explain common features of Totem Poles
To join pieces together.
To design, create and decorate a sculpture.
To use finishing products when sculpting.

Drawing (Cartoonists):

To explain similarities and differences in cartoonists work.
Use different techniques and develop their own style of drawing (line, tone, pattern, texture)
Explain what works well in their work and why.

Year 6