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Castles

Focused Disciplines: Drawing, Painting

Collage & Printmaking

In this unit of work children consolidate their knowledge and understanding in two key areas of art and design – printmaking and collage/mixed media work. This is achieved through creative activities that are linked through the common theme of castles.

Teaching Pack

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  • 6 Lesson Presentation Slides

  • Knowledge Organiser

  • Medium Term Plan

  • Scheme of Work Overview

  • Additional teaching resources

Curriculum Scope & Sequence

Theoretical Knowledge

  • Children will begin to understand about the elements of art and be able to apply them to the creative process. (Line, shape, form, colour, value, texture, shape and pattern)

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Children will know:

  • That printmaking is transferring an image from one surface to another.

  • That sculpture is three-dimensional art.

  • About the lives, style and works of art of significant artists – Paul Klee

Technical Knowledge

Drawing
Through experimenting with a range of drawing materials children:

  • Draw lines and shapes of different thicknesses and sizes.

  • Create detail, patterns and textures using different lines and marks.

  • Draw from both imagination, observation, and a range of sources.

Printmaking

Children will be able to:

  • use a range of techniques to create monoprints.

Collage

Children will be able to:

  • sort, mix and arrange materials from a range of sources when creating a collage.

  • create collage and mixed media compositions using a range of materials to convey an idea or for a given purpose.

Conceptual Knowledge

Children will understand the creative process through:

  • Using their own personal experiences to create art.

  • Using their imagination to create art.

  • Expressing feelings and emotions about their own art and the art of others.

  • Developing ideas linked to a topic they are interested in.

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