Welcome to Art

Self-portraits: Pupils study the works of Barbara Walker before creating images that represent their own appearance and personality. They pay close attention to the scale and shapes of facial features

Pictures with Moving Parts: Pupils explore how levers and turns can be used to bring images to life for children, in pop-up books and toys. They create their own images with moving parts.

Sculpture: Pupils explore the sculptural works of Alberto Giacometti and the shapes and forms created to represent human and animal forms. Pupils create similar models of animals, including specific features as identified through their learning in Science.

Construction: Pupils research toys on the market, their design and their functions before designing and creating their own vehicles with moving wheels. They test and evaluate their products.

Painting: Colour Theory: Pupils explore ways to create, use and apply colour to painting. They study works by the artist Wassily Kandinsky and are inspired by his works to create their abstract artworks.

Fruit Kebabs: Pupils learn how to make a healthy snack to eat when visiting the seaside. During the design stage, pupils consider their ingredients carefully; taste; nutritional value; appearance; choice.

Collage and Painting: Pupils learn to select, modify, tear and cut suitable materials to create an image with varying textures, shapes and features, representing the Great Fire of London.

Drawing and Painting: Pupils study the works and methods of Henri Rousseau, depicting animals and their habitats. They are inspired to create their own works of art, drawing upon their learning in Science about Planet Earth, familiar animals and their habitats.

Plant Pots: Pupils investigate the design of current products on the market before making their own version to grow and care for a plant. They consider attractive designs for a garden space.

Printing: Pattern Making Pupils explore the works of South African artist, Esther Mahlangu, before creating their own prints using similar patterns, colours and methods to represent similar themes.

Bridges: Pupils research, sketch and label different types of bridges, identifying their functions and purpose, before building their own model.

Drawing and Sketching: Pupils explore the cave paintings of Lascaux and the messages these portray, before creating their own versions representing different features of life and animals in the Stone Age.

Still Life: Pupils study the works of Paul Cezanne and techniques used to create still life images. They use everyday objects to create their own pieces

Food – Pizza Making: Pupils explore the current recipes and designs on the market, before designing and making their own pizza for an audience.

Greenhouse Structures: Pupils investigate the purpose and design of greenhouses before making their own mini versions to care for a plant.

Sculpture & Painting: Pupils explore the form and design a range of ancient Greek pots before creating their own depicting images from history.

Collage / Mosaics: Pupils study different Roman mosaic designs, exploring the techniques used in the past to create one image. They create their own images, reflecting their knowledge of Roman history.

Mechanisms: Pupils explore a range of mechanisms using different levers and linkages before creating their own objects that are able to move.

Printing: Pupils explore prints designed by William Morris to adorn textiles and fashions, before creating their own prints inspired by the natural world.

Textiles: Pencil Cases: Pupils explore different models, functions and purposes before designing, creating and evaluating their own cases.

Painting and Drawing: Pupils study works of art by Frida Kahlo before creating their own self- portraits using similar styles, techniques and approaches.

Skyscrapers: Pupils study a range of buildings and how they are constructed for stability, before constructing their own models with a purpose.

Landscapes: Pupils explore the works of Van Gogh, discovering the techniques and inspiration behind the pieces. They create their own drawings of a range of landscapes, applying similar methods to create.

Textiles & Design: Pupils study the features of Viking armour and weapons, evaluating the effectiveness of specific features before designing and crafting their own protective equipment.

Sculpture and Painting: Pupils explore the works and installations of Yayoi Kusama before creating their own pieces inspired by similar themes and method.

Baking Bread: Pupils study the current market and demand for baked goods and bread products before designing and baking their creations.

Printing Patterns: Pupils explore different Islamic Geometric patterns and their locations. They create their own patterns using knowledge of shapes.

Gears and Cams: Pupils explore how machines are designed and operated for purpose, before designing their own toy with a specific function.

Landscapes: Pupils explore the works of Stephen Wiltshire, discovering the techniques and inspiration behind the pieces. They create their own drawings of city landscapes, applying similar methods.

Construction: Pupils explore and evaluate the range of bird boxes and bird homes on the current market and use this research to design and construct models fit for purpose and desirable to buyers.

Collage and Printing: Pupils explore the works of Hannah Höch, depicting political themes through the rearrangement of images and text taken from mass media. They are inspired by modern themes to create their own pieces with a strong message.

Belts: Pupils follow a brief to design a utility belt for a particular purpose and user. They research and evaluate products currently available on the market and consider how these can be adapted to better fit the brief and to hold a unique selling point.

Painting - Pop Art: Pupils explore works by Warhol, Basquiat and Lichtenstein before creating pieces reflecting their influences and popular themes.

Fairground Rides: Pupils begin by investigating and analysing models before designing and creating their own scale models with mobile parts.