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
Updated
Art and design
Drawing: Exploring line and shape
(5 lessons)
Exploring line and shape; working and experimenting with different materials through observational and collaborative pieces inspired by artists.
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Updated
Art and design
Drawing: Understanding tone and texture
(5 lessons)
Exploring how artists use tone and texture and applying these techniques in observational drawings.
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Art and design
Craft and design: Woven wonders
(5 lessons)
Learning fibre art skills such as plaiting, threading, knotting and weaving to create three-dimensional woven artworks inspired by…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Map it out
(5 lessons)
Responding to a design brief, children learn different techniques for working creatively with materials and at the end…
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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
Updated
Art and design
Drawing: Developing drawing skills
(5 lessons)
Developing shading skills and drawing techniques to create botanical-inspired digital drawings.
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Updated
Art and design
Drawing: Exploring tone, texture and proportion
(5 lessons)
Exploring tone, texture and proportion to create realistic drawings.
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Art and design
Craft and design: Ancient Egyptian scrolls
(5 lessons)
Developing design and craft skills taking inspiration from Ancient Egyptian art and pattern and paper making.
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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, children 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 and learning about techniques used by artists as diverse…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
(5 lessons)
Exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined and learning about techniques used by artists as diverse…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
(5 lessons)
Exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined and learning about techniques used by artists as diverse…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
(5 lessons)
Exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined and learning about techniques used by artists as diverse…
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
Updated
Art and design
Drawing: Depth, emotion and movement
(5 lessons)
Exploring mark making for showing depth, emotion and movement.
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Updated
Art and design
Drawing: Expressing ideas
(5 lessons)
Exploring how artists express ideas and how they use scale to do so.
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Art and design
Craft and design: Architecture
(7 lessons)
Investigating the built environment through drawing and printmaking, learning about the work of architect Zaha Hadid, creatively presenting…
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Art and design
Craft and design: Photo opportunity
(5 lessons)
Developing photography skills and techniques to design a range of creative photographic outcomes.
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Creating a personal memory box using a collection of found objects and hand-sculptured forms, reflecting primary school life…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Creating a personal memory box using a collection of found objects and hand-sculptured forms, reflecting primary school life…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Creating a personal memory box using a collection of found objects and hand-sculptured forms, reflecting primary school life…
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Art and design
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
(5 lessons)
Creating a personal memory box using a collection of found objects and hand-sculptured forms, reflecting primary school life…
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