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Art and design

Lesson 2: Sculpture from recycled materials (Drums)

Pupils recycle metal tins, turning them into drums (or castles), and use wax resist techniques to decorate the drums in original ways.

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Learning objective

  • To decorate musical instruments from recycled materials

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
  • Become aware of the work of well-known artists

Success criteria

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Before the lesson

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Main event

Differentiation

Children needing additional help: Could use a template to draw on the shapes or trace the images from the Activity: Musical symbols resource.

 

Children who are more able: Should try a range of musical shapes in their decorating.

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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