Art and Design
Aim
At Michael Drayton Junior School, our Art and Design curriculum aims to provide all pupils with the opportunities to develop skillsets in a wide range of areas and become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other areas of creative design. In addition to exploring and honing their practical skills, we also build upon their knowledge of a variety of different artists, media and styles through evaluating their own and others’ work.
We aim to:
- Engage inspire and challenge pupils in a broad range of Art and Design areas
- Equip them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art
- Deepen their understanding of influential artists and composition styles
- Develop their literacy for Art through reflection and evaluation
Coverage across the school
Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
Experimenting with mark making using mixed media, including printing
Developing texture when working with sculpture.
Landscape paintings inspired by the work of Mary Kemp. |
Experimenting with using Charcoal and Pastels.
Detailed sketching including shading and hatching.
Developing mark making using various tools, modelling and attaching clay pieces.
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Experimenting with different painting styles and brush strokes.
Develop sketching skills by reproducing Tudor portrait style sketches.
Experimenting with layering and painting cardboard to produce a 3D representation based on 'The Great Wave Off Kanagawa'. |
Political messages and graffiti
Developing use of perspective in sketching
Combining clay work and painting skills to produce a finished product based on ancient Mayan tablet and statuettes.
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