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.
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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.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 4, Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore different sculptural methods and materials. It introduces key techniques such as carving, modelling, constructing, and using found objects, alongside the use of clay, wire, soap, and recycled materials. Pupils learn vocabulary including form, scale, ceramics, and typography, and are inspired by a diverse range of artists such as Barbara Hepworth, El Anatsui, and Sokari Douglas Camp. Through hands-on practice—like layering materials, modelling wire, and sketching sculpture designs—this unit supports confident, creative exploration in three dimensions.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 4, Craft and design: Fabric of nature.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore the process of designing and decorating textiles using glue batik techniques. It introduces key vocabulary such as batik, pattern, colour palette, and theme, along with a step-by-step guide showing how to create fabric designs by drawing with PVA glue, painting over dried glue with acrylics, and washing the glue away to reveal patterns. Featuring artists like William Morris, Ruth Daniels, and Senaka Senanayake, this organiser encourages creative expression through repeated motifs and colour design, while reinforcing links between art, craft, and industry.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 4, Drawing: Power prints.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore drawing techniques through charcoal, pencil, and printmaking. It introduces key vocabulary such as proportion, tone, shading, composition, and wax-resist, while guiding pupils in mark making using charcoal and pencils, including hatching and cross-hatching. Pupils learn how to create contrast using patterns, textures, and light and dark, and are introduced to block printing techniques using polystyrene blocks. Influential artists such as Henri Matisse, Georges Seurat, Fernando Botero, and Henry Moore provide creative inspiration. This us unit is ideal for developing precision, creativity, and collaborative art-making.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 4, Painting and mixed media: Light and dark.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they develop their understanding of contrast, colour mixing, and painting techniques through the exploration of still life. It introduces key terms such as hue, shade, tint, tone, and composition, and demonstrates how to create contrast using texture and colour. Pupils also learn techniques including dabbing, stippling, pointillism, and washes, while applying knowledge of proportion, light, and shadow to add depth and realism to their work. The unit strengthens practical knowledge and vocabulary essential to confident, expressive painting.
