‘Learning for Life.’

Art

Statement of Intent and Implementation

Foundation Stage

Over Foundation Stage (FS), in art, the children will:

  • Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
  • Draw, paint, sculpt and use digital media

Foundation Stage Art Goals

By the end of FS, a child who is attaining typically will be able to:

  • Use a wide range of drawing materials to create pieces of art
  • Use a range of equipment to apply paint including brushes, roller, sponges as well as natural materials.
  • Mix primary colours to make secondary colours. Know that colours can be mixed using other resources.
  • Create collages using a range of materials that are cut, torn or glued.
  • Create sculptures using a range of materials by rolling, cutting, moulding, carving and bending
  • Take rubbings and print with a variety of objects.
  • Create repeating, symmetrical and irregular patterns.
  • Create simple art through weaving.

By the end of KS1 a child attaining typically will be able to understand and use the following vocabulary:

dark – light – texture – pale – mould – printing – secondary – bright – shape – carve – primary

KS1 Art Goals

Art concepts

Art progression maps

Curriculum overview

KS1 Long term overview YEAR A

KS1 Long term overview YEAR B

KS1 Long term plan YEAR A  AUTUMN TERM

KS1 Long term plan YEAR A  SPRING TERM

KS1 Long term plan YEAR A  SUMMER TERM

KS1 Long term plan YEAR B  AUTUMN TERM

KS1 Long term plan YEAR B  SPRING TERM

KS1 Long term plan YEAR B SUMMER TERM

EYFS Long term overview YEAR A 

EYFS Long term overview YEAR B  

Key Stage One

Over Key Stage (KS1), in art, the children will:

  • Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
  • Draw, paint, sculpt and use digital media
  • Improve their artwork following feedback
  • Learn about the work of a wide range of artists, craft makers and designers.

By the end of KS1, a child who is attaining typically will be able to:

  • Use a variety of drawing tools to explore texture, shadow, light and dark.
  • Use sketch books to records patterns and use thick and thin brushes.
  • Mix primary colours to make secondary (Y1) and tertiary colours (Y2) and be able to change the tone of a colour by adding black and white.
  • Create collages using a range of materials that are cut, torn or glued.
  • Create sculptures using a range of natural and manmade materials by rolling, cutting, moulding, carving, bending and manipulating.
  • Print using objects by pressing, rolling or stamping mimicking print from the natural environment.
  • Use textiles to weave and be able to use a simple running stitch.

By the end of KS1 a child attaining typically will be able to understand and use the following vocabulary:

line – form – tone – background – midground – sculputure – texture – warp and weft – secondary  foreground – primary – tertiary

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Colour Mixing

Colour Mixing

by | Sep 12, 2024 | ,

The children in Class 8 have been practising using the powder paints and making different shades of orange. The children looked at the colour mixing charts displayed on the classroom walls to find out which two colours are needed to make orange.