INTO THE GARDEN (Key Stage 1)

Teaching Pack

5 Lesson Presentation Slides
Knowledge Organiser
Medium Term Planning
Teaching resources
Additional Presentation: Elements of Art
Additional Presentation: 5 Minute Drawing

Unit Overview

Sequence of Learning for Teachers

In this unit of work children develop their knowledge, skills and techniques across a range of areas of art and design around the common theme of a visit to the school garden or local park area. Children have the opportunity to draw and paint flowers and leaves that they have observed. They consolidate their understanding of printmaking and sculpture and learn about the artists Yayoi Kusama and Andy Goldsworthy.

This knowledge, skills and understanding is delivered through the following convergent task sessions:

Session 1: Looking at Leaves

Session 2: Looking at Flowers

Session 3: Leaf Workshop

Session 4: Spotty Flowers

Creative Outcome (Divergent task) – Nature Sculpture

The unit of work completes with the creative outcome (divergent task) activity that can be delivered over two or more sessions. These sessions can also be used for children to complete activities from sessions 1-4. For the creative outcome children’s learning is focused on how found objects in the garden can be used to create assemblage sculpture. As part of their creative activity children learn about the nature-inspired sculptures of the British artist Andy Goldsworthy and they then use objects from the garden to create sculptures which they photograph. The creative outcome activity provides an opportunity for children to apply their knowledge, skills and understanding from previous sessions as well as developing their creativity and understanding of the creative process by combining their imagination and ideas with knowledge and skills in art and design. The convergent tasks also provide an opportunity for the teacher to identify children who may need further support in developing skills and techniques during the divergent creative outcome task.

Learning Sequence

Session 1

Looking at Leaves

Overview: This session focuses on children visiting the school garden/local park to observe and learn about line, shape and pattern in leaves. Children take part in a garden hunt to photograph and draw leaves of different shapes and sizes and with interesting patterns. Children apply their colour mixing skills when mixing paint that they use to colour their leaf drawings.

Session 2

Looking at Flowers

Overview: This session builds upon children’s learning from the previous session. Children undertake another garden hunt, this time focusing on flowers and the different shapes, patterns and colours that the flowers display.

Session 3

Leaf Workshop

Overview: This session provides an opportunity to develop children’s knowledge and skills of printmaking techniques to create art. This learning is delivered through a series of workshop activities focusing on printmaking and pattern techniques.

Session 4

Spotty Flowers

Overview: In this session children combine a range of different techniques and use paint media to create a flower sculpture inspired by the sculptures of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

Creative Outcome

Creative Outcome: Nature Sculpture

For the creative outcome children’s learning is focused on how found objects in the garden can be used to create assemblage sculpture. As part of their creative activity children learn about the nature-inspired sculptures of the British artist Andy Goldsworthy and use objects from the garden to create sculptures which they then photograph.

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