Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
Creating a personal memory box using a collection of found objects and hand-sculptured forms, reflecting primary school life with symbolic and personal meaning.
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Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Discuss the work of artists that appreciate different artistic styles.
- Create a sculpture to express themselves in a literal or symbolic way.
- Reflect verbally or in writing about creative decisions.
- Suggest ways to represent memories through imagery, shapes and colours.
- Draw a composition of shapes developed from initial ideas to form a plan for a sculpture.
- Competently use scissors to cut shapes accurately.
- Talk about artists’ work and explain what they might use in their own work.
- Produce a clear sketchbook idea for a sculpture, including written notes and drawings to show their methods and materials needed.
- Successfully translate plans to a 3D sculpture.
- Work mostly independently, experimenting and trying new things.
- Identify and make improvements to their work.
- Produce a completed sculpture demonstrating experimentation, originality and technical competence.
- Competently reflect on successes and personal development.
Suggested prior learning
Sculpture and 3D: Interactive installation
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Exploring self
Lesson 2: Relief sculptures
Lesson 3: Memory museum
Lesson 4: Memory sculpture
Lesson 5: Complete and reflect
Key skills
Key knowledge
Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
Full equipment list for the subject
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Shoeboxes or photocopy paper boxes ×15
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Corrugated cardboard
×15 - Packaging and recycling materials ×1
- Coloured paper ×30
- Coloured card ×30
- A selection of materials to construct with (such as: wire, clay, twigs, lollipop sticks, string, natural objects like pine cones)
- Acrylic paint ×8
- Masking tape ×1
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Collected personal items, could include objects like photos, coins, plastic models
Equipment list
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Shoeboxes or photocopy paper boxes ×15
-
Corrugated cardboard
×15 - Packaging and recycling materials ×1
- Coloured paper ×30
- Coloured card ×30
- A selection of materials to construct with (such as: wire, clay, twigs, lollipop sticks, string, natural objects like pine cones)
- Acrylic paint ×8
- Masking tape ×1
-
Collected personal items, could include objects like photos, coins, plastic models
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser: Art & design – Y6 Sculpture and 3D
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "Sculpture and 3D: Making memories".
Vocabulary display – Art and design Year 6: Making memories
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Making memories unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
None.