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Art and design

Lesson 1: Snail sculptures

Children will sketch a pattern from observation before creating a sculpture from clay, using etching tools

Before the lesson

Classroom resources

Learning objective

  • To create a pattern from clay

National curriculum

Pupils should be able to:

  • Use sculpture to develop and share their ideas
  • Develop art and design and techniques in using pattern

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May instead of etching into the clay, use an object (eg pen lid) to imprint the pattern.

Pupils working at greater depth: Could consider how the colour of clay would create another level of effect on their shell – they could colour their original design.

What effect would different tools have?

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Art and Design specialist
Simon is a teacher, cartoonist and artist. He uses his 25 years of experience to teach art in schools and has his own workshop business ‘Scartoons’ in which children create comic characters and strips. Simon is a member of The…
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