A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit History, Year 1, How Am I Making History?
This History resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore personal history and how their experiences contribute to the past. It introduces key vocabulary such as past, present, timeline, memory, and family, helping the pupils understand how events in their lives shape history. The pupils will also learn how to sequence events chronologically and recognise the importance of personal and family history.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 6, Painting and mixed media: Artist study.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore how artists use narrative and abstraction to communicate meaning through painting. It introduces vocabulary such as abstract, interpret, medium, mixed-media, and tableau, and highlights key artists including David Hockney, Paula Rego, John Singer Sargent, Fiona Rae, and Lubaina Himid. Pupils are encouraged to describe and analyse artworks in depth—considering colour, symbolism, and historical context—and to develop personal responses through discussion and creative interpretation. With structured prompts to evaluate and reflect, this organiser builds critical thinking and expressive confidence in visual storytelling.
Aimed at pupils, a two-page document which gives key facts and definitions from the unit.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 6, Craft and design: Photo opportunity.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore photography and digital image-making through practical camera work and photo editing. It introduces key vocabulary such as macro, photorealism, photomontage, and saturation, alongside artistic concepts like arrangement, layout, and composition. Pupils learn how to use a camera’s features (e.g. lens, flash, mode switch), the differences between normal and macro lenses, and how to enhance images using colour saturation, replacement, and special effects. Tips for successful photography—such as keeping the camera steady, checking focus, experimenting with angles, and playing with composition—equip learners with technical and creative confidence. Influences from artists like Hannah Höch and Derrick O. Boateng inspire inventive expression through digital art.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 5, Craft and design: Architecture.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they investigate architecture and how buildings communicate meaning through design. It introduces essential vocabulary such as architecture, elevation, legacy, perspective, and proportion, and explains artistic techniques like monoprinting through step-by-step guidance. Pupils explore iconic structures from around the world—like the Burj Khalifa and the Taj Mahal—and study the imaginative, colourful designs of Friedensreich Hundertwasser and the innovative, curved architecture of Zaha Hadid. The unit encourages pupils to express ideas visually and understand how architecture shapes the spaces we live in.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 5, Painting and Mixed Media.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore identity and self-expression through mixed media self-portraits. It introduces key vocabulary such as collage, monoprint, photomontage, and multi-media, encouraging pupils to combine different materials and techniques creatively. Pupils are guided in considering how composition, background, expression, and clothing can communicate aspects of identity. Featuring artists like Frida Kahlo, Chila Kumari Singh Burman, and Njideka Akunyili Crosby, the organiser inspires personal storytelling through visual art. Pupils experiment with expressive effects using collage, paint washes, and monoprints to convey different moods, enhancing their confidence in layered and symbolic artwork.
Document aimed at pupils that gives key facts and definitions from the unit.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 5, Sculpture and 3D: Interactive installation.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore installation and interactive art. It introduces key concepts such as atmosphere, scale, concept, and location, encouraging pupils to consider how the setting and mood of an artwork influence the viewer’s experience. Through examples like Olafur Eliasson’s The Weather Project and Lorenzo Quinn’s Support – Save Venice from drowning, pupils examine how artists use everyday materials, space, light, and even sound or touch to engage audiences. The organiser also highlights the work of Cai Guo-Qiang, whose installations and performance art reflect on culture, politics, and science, often incorporating explosions. This resource inspires pupils to think beyond traditional sculpture and consider how their creations can transform spaces and provoke interaction.
