The content of our Art and Design curriculum is neatly dovetailed into the overall book-based curriculum. Art challenges link in neatly to the main topics of study. Art skills are taught progressively and learning is sequenced according to the national curriculum objectives:
Book |
Lead Question |
Art Learning Challenge |
The Rabbit Problem |
Why are there so many leaves on the floor? |
How can you create patterns using leaves in the style of William Morris? |
Wild |
Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet? |
As a class, how can you recreate a dinosaur environment or habitat? |
Little Evie in the Wild Wood |
Which plants and birds would Evie find in our park? |
How can we capture the beauty of the birds, plants and trees we see? |
Bog Baby |
Why are humans not like tigers? |
How can you sketch a pet using pencils and pastels? |
Handa’s Surprise |
How will 5-a-day help to us healthy? |
Which fruits provide good opportunities for art work? |
Traction Man |
How quickly do plants grow? |
How can we capture the beauty of some of our plants or leaves? |
Lost and Found |
Why can’t penguins live near the equator? |
What do we mean by hot and cold colours? |
Naughty Bus |
Why and how did the Great Fire of London start? |
How can we capture the amazing Great Fire of London in art? |
Daisey saves the Day |
What do we know about the Victorians and the way they lived? |
How would you recreate some of LS Lowry’s paintings? |
Lila and the Secret of Rain |
Where would you prefer to live: England or Kenya |
How can you recreate Kenyan art? |
Billy’s Bucket |
Why do we love to be beside the seaside? |
Can you create your own digital postcards? |
The Street Beneath my Feet |
What do rocks tell us about the way the Earth was formed? |
Can you collect some rocks to create a rock sculpture? |
Gregory Cool |
How can Usain Bolt move so quickly? |
Can you sketch the position that Usain Bolt is in from ‘on your marks to go’? (Think of proportions. Think of Giacometti; Thomas Heatherwick (b of the bang) |
The Promise |
Which wild animals and plants thrive in our local environment? |
How can we capture the beauty of our native birds or flowering plants in paint? |
The Boy with the Bronze Axe |
From the early stone age people to the end of the Roman occupation: How did Britain change? |
What do we know about the life styles of the Early Britons through the art they produced? |
Diary of a Roman Slave |
Why do so many people go to the Mediterranean for their holidays? |
Who are the famous artists of the Mediterranean and what can we learn from them? |
Greek Myths |
Why were the Ancient Greeks ruled by their Gods? |
How can we recreate the beauty of Greek sculpture? |
Cities (non-fiction) |
Why is the Thames so important to London? |
Using your photographs, can you create a painting of one of the bridges on the Thames? |
London (non-fiction) |
Why would you choose to live in London? |
How can you capture the majesty of one of London’s buildings in water colour? |
The Nowhere Emporium |
Do all animals start life as an egg and how different will you be when you are as old as your grandparents? (2nd half term) |
Through drawing and painting, can you accurately sketch yourself and your grandparent? |
Orion and the Dark |
How can you light up your life? |
How do your eyes work? |
Wonder |
Have we always looked like this? |
Why do you not usually look exactly like your mum or dad? |
Rainforests (non-fiction) |
Why should the rainforests matter to all of us? |
Can you create a print using the large leaves of rainforest plants as your inspiration? |
Beowulf |
Who were the Anglo-Saxons? |
What was Anglo-Saxon art and culture like? |
Kensuke’s kingdom |
I’m a Borrowdale pupil how can you get me out of here? |
From the photographs you have taken of the immediate area, can you create a painting? |
Trash |
Why has Brazil got one of the world’s fastest growing economies? |
Can you design and create a collage of Brazilian symbols? |
Holes |
What’s so special about the USA? |
Using the art of Andy Warhol, can you recreate his work using a famous American as your subject? |
1001 Arabian Nights |
Why was the Islamic civilization known as the Golden Age? |
What can you discover about the art and culture of the ‘Golden Age’ and can you make your own paper? |
Journey to Jo’burg |
Why should Britain be ashamed of slavery? |
How can you capture the emotion associated with slavery in art? |