Primary Theme: Ancient Egyptians

Art and Design: Mixed-age

Art and Design lessons tailored to the requirements of a mixed-age setting.

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The Art and design scheme of work provides full curriculum coverage, developing pupils’ skills and knowledge across four key areas: Drawing, Painting and mixed media, Sculpture and 3D and Craft and design. Units can be taught in any order within the year group and can be adapted to fit alternative themes and topics.

The mixed-age units follow a Cycle A and Cycle B format, supporting the progression of skills for children across the age range.

Year 1/2
Cycle A
Cycle B
Art and design
Drawing: Exploring line and shape
(5 lessons)
Exploring line and shape through a range of materials and stimuli, with a focus on the work of…
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Art and design
Drawing: Understanding tone and texture
(5 lessons)
Developing drawing skills by exploring and experimenting with a range of materials, pupils make marks that suggest texture,…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Woven wonders
(5 lessons)
Developing fibre art skills such as plaiting, threading, knotting and weaving. Inspired by the work of Cecilia Vicuña,…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Map it out
(5 lessons)
Responding to a design brief, pupils create a piece of art that represents their local area using a…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses
(5 lessons)
Exploring the way clay can be shaped and joined, children learn a range of essential skills for working…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses
(5 lessons)
Exploring the way clay can be shaped and joined, children learn a range of essential skills for working…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses
(5 lessons)
Exploring the way clay can be shaped and joined, children learn a range of essential skills for working…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses
(5 lessons)
Exploring the way clay can be shaped and joined, children learn a range of essential skills for working…
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Year 3/4
Cycle A
Cycle B
Art and design
Drawing: Developing drawing skills
(5 lessons)
Developing drawing skills through observation, shape and tone, pupils practise drawing objects using simple shapes, building even tones…
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Art and design
Drawing: Exploring tone, texture and proportion
(5 lessons)
Exploring tone, texture and proportion to create realistic and expressive drawings, inspired by artists Sarah Graham, Nicola McBride…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Ancient Egyptian scrolls
(5 lessons)
Investigating the way colour, scale and pattern influenced ancient Egyptian art, pupils explore the technique of papermaking to…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Fabric of nature
(5 lessons)
Using the flora and fauna of tropical rainforests as a starting point, pupils develop drawings through experimentation and…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
(5 lessons)
Exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined to create sculpture, inspired by artists including Barbara Hepworth…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
(5 lessons)
Exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined to create sculpture, inspired by artists including Barbara Hepworth…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
(5 lessons)
Exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined to create sculpture, inspired by artists including Barbara Hepworth…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
(5 lessons)
Exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined to create sculpture, inspired by artists including Barbara Hepworth…
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
Art and design
Drawing: Depth, emotion and movement
(5 lessons)
Investigating how drawing can express emotion, movement and depth, inspired by the work of Charlie Mackesy and Elizabeth…
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Art and design
Drawing: Expressing ideas
(5 lessons)
Exploring how drawing can be used to express ideas and messages, inspired by a range of street art…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Architecture
(7 lessons)
Investigating the built environment through drawing and printmaking, inspired by the work of architects and artists, including Zaha…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Photo opportunity
(5 lessons)
Exploring photography as a medium for expressing ideas, pupils investigate scale and composition, colour and techniques for adapting…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Reflecting on primary school memories through sculpture and assemblage using found objects and hand-sculpted forms. Pupils select meaningful…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Reflecting on primary school memories through sculpture and assemblage using found objects and hand-sculpted forms. Pupils select meaningful…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Reflecting on primary school memories through sculpture and assemblage using found objects and hand-sculpted forms. Pupils select meaningful…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Reflecting on primary school memories through sculpture and assemblage using found objects and hand-sculpted forms. Pupils select meaningful…
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Lesson 5: Making zines

Creating a contemporary response (zine) to share learning about the Ancient Egyptians and their art.

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Lesson 5: What did people in Ancient Egypt believe happened after death?

Evaluating beliefs about the afterlife in Ancient Egypt and exploring the mummification process.

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Lesson 6: Who ruled ancient Egypt and what happened to them when they died?

Evaluating continuity and change in where and how the pharaohs were buried.

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Lesson 6: What did the ancient Egyptians believe?

Creating videos to explain Egyptian beliefs.

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Lesson 6: Who ruled ancient Egypt and what happened to them when they died?

Evaluating continuity and change in where and how the pharaohs were buried.

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