year: Year 1
Knowledge organiser: Art and design – Y1 Craft and design
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 1, Craft and Design.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore a range of craft techniques and materials. It introduces vocabulary and practical actions including wrap wool, make a knot, make a plait, cut, thread beads, and weave, along with key terminology such as warp and weft used in textile work. Pupils also learn about artists Judith Scott and Cecilia Vicuña, using their work as inspiration to develop fine motor skills and creativity. The unit provides visual prompts and concise labels to reinforce technique and understanding, making it ideal for building early artistic confidence and craft-based language.
Art and design scheme: National curriculum coverage
Note: The information in this resource can also be accessed online via the Art and design Curriculum portal.
Music: Progression of skills and knowledge — condensed
Please note this document has recently been updated to reflect changes to our long-term plan. See the Music: Long-term plan — condensed to find out more about these changes.
This document is to be used alongside our Music: Long-term plan — condensed version.
It shows the progression in skills across the Music scheme of work in the following strands: Listening and evaluating, Creating sound, Notation, Improvising and composing, and Performing. It covers:
EYFS (Reception) Music lesson plans
Key Stage 1 Music lesson plans
Lower Key Stage 2 lesson plans
Upper Key Stage 2 lesson plans
Please note that, whilst we have tried to get full coverage, the skills and knowledge covered in our condensed curriculum is not the full range of skills and knowledge, nor in the same depth you would find if following our standard Music: Long-term plan. This curriculum, does, however, ensure national curriculum coverage.
If you have enough time, we would recommend using our standard Music: Long-term plan and accompanying Progression of skills and knowledge document
If your school is following our Long-term plan — mixed-age for music, then please see the accompanying Progression of skills and knowledge — mixed-age.
If you would like to see the skills and knowledge covered in each unit, then please see our Music: Key skills and knowledge by unit.
Art and D&T (revised scheme): Long-term plan
*Now updated to reflect our newly published Drawing units*
Here is a version of our Art and design (revised scheme) and Design and technology long-term planning for those schools that alternate between the subjects every half term.
Please note that schools must subscribe to both subjects to access all the units outlined in this plan.
Art and design: Progression of skills and knowledge — condensed
Perfect for schools with limited teaching time, this version of our Progression of skills and knowledge document accompanies our Art and design: Revised scheme long-term plan – condensed version.
D&T: Progression of skills and knowledge — mixed-age
Art and DT: Progression of skills and knowledge
This document is for those schools that alternate teaching between Design and technology and Art and design (revised scheme of work) and follow our Art and DT: Long-term plan in order to achieve this. It outlines the skills and knowledge progression for both subjects in one document.
Please note that schools must subscribe to both subjects to have access to all the units referenced in this document.
Art and design scheme: Long-term plan — condensed
This document outlines Kapow’s condensed Art and Design curriculum for the entire school, and contains important information for teachers, subject coordinators, school leaders, and outside bodies. The document explains the structure and organisation of the curriculum, which covers four key areas for each year group: drawing; painting and mixed media; sculpture and 3D; and craft and design.
The Progression of skills and knowledge — condensed document accompanies this long-term plan.
