This document outlines the intent and rationale behind Kapow Primary’s original Art and design curriculum (pre-September 2022), how to deliver it and how to measure pupil progress. This information can be used to help create your school’s bespoke Intent, Implementation and Impact statement, tailored to your school.
Our Curriculum overview shows which of our units cover each of the National curriculum attainment targets as well as each of the strands.
Our Progression of skills shows the skills that are taught within each year group and how these skills develop to ensure that attainment targets are securely met by the end of each key stage.
We recommend that schools no longer use the original scheme and transition to our revised Art scheme.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the now archived unit Music, Year 1, Classic music, dynamics and tempo (Animals).
This Music resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore how composers use musical elements to represent animals. It introduces key vocabulary such as tempo, dynamics, pitch, texture, and timbre, helping the pupils understand how music can create imagery and mood. The pupils will also study classical works by composers such as Camille Saint-Saëns, Sergei Prokofiev, and Modest Mussorgsky, analysing how they musically depict different animals.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Archived unit: Timbre and rhythmic patterns (Theme: Fairytales).
This resource supports pupils as they explore musical storytelling by responding to and interpreting the sounds and rhythms found in fairytales. It introduces key vocabulary and concepts such as timbre, rhythm, and pulse, helping pupils identify different instrumental sounds and use them creatively to represent characters or actions. The unit encourages active listening and performance, using tuned and untuned percussion instruments to bring stories like Peter and the Wolf to life. Through these experiences, pupils develop confidence in performing, composing, and describing music expressively.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Archived unit: Pulse and rhythm (Theme: All about me).
This resource supports pupils as they explore the foundational elements of music through the exciting theme of superheroes. It introduces key vocabulary and concepts such as pulse, rhythm, and ‘in time’, helping pupils understand the steady beat of music and how long and short sounds can be used to create rhythmic patterns. The unit encourages movement, body percussion, and the use of untuned instruments like maracas, drums, tambourines, and woodblocks to reinforce rhythmic awareness. Through practical activities and performance, pupils build confidence in responding to music and performing as part of a group.
