Art and design Year 1: Sculptures and collages

On the theme of the natural world, children will make sculptures, collages, 3D models of creatures and a class spider sculpture, inspired by Louise Bourgeois.

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Please note

This unit has now been replaced by the Year 1 unit Sculpture and 3D: Paper play. Kapow no longer updates these lessons, and they may not reflect the national curriculum or current guidance. They remain a permanent part of your subscription and will continue to be available for reference and use. We recommend that you explore the new versions of the lessons.

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Lesson 1: Snail sculptures

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

Lesson 2: Junk model animals

In this lesson the children will be designing and creating a 3-D model of a creature

Lesson 3: Plant collage

Children collect objects found in nature to create a 3D sculpture of interesting composition.

Lesson 4: Giant spider model part 1 (Original scheme)

Working as a class to recreate Louise Bourgeois' 'Maman' spider sculpture (1999), the children will plan and create the legs and body of the spider

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Lesson 5: Giant spider model part 2 (Original scheme)

In this second lesson the children will be painting the class spider sculpture, to give it a metallic bronze effect

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Assessment resources for use at the start of the unit to assess where pupils are in their learning and at the end of the unit to assess progress. Go to assessment resources