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Lesson 5: Clay sculpture

Children turn their Käthe Kollwitz inspired drawings from Lesson 2 into sculptures fit for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, being aware of the message their sculpture portrays through its expression and looking at sculptors such as Mark Wallinger

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Before the lesson

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Learning objective

  • To create a sculpture

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design
  • Improve their mastery of Art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
  • About great artists, architects and designers in history

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Cross-curricular links

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Attention grabber

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Main event

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Differentiation

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Vocabulary

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Examples

Earlsfield Primary school clay heads inspired by Kollwitz

Earlsfield Primary School
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Barton Moss Community Primary School, Manchester

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