Year 1
Block A
Drawing
Core Content and Expectations:
Block A and Block B (Autumn Term)
Explore materials and tools for mark making
Knowmarkscanbemadeusingavarietyofdrawingtools
Beabletoselectappropriatetoolstomakearangeofmarks
Block B
Painting
Explore mark making with paint, using primary colours
Knowthatpaintcanbeusedtocreatemarksandknowthenamesof theprimarycolours
Beabletomakethickandthinmarksandidentifyshadesofprimary colours
Block C
Printmaking
Core Content and Expectations: Block C and Block D (Spring Term)
Block D
Textiles
Year 1
Explore resist and relief block printing, negative stencils and clay
printing blocks
Knowprintscanbemadefromordinaryobjects
Knowhowtomakeanduseastencilandreliefblock
Beabletoapplypaintusingcontrolledbrushstrokesandstippling
Beabletocombineprintingtechniquessuchasstencillingandreliefprinting
Printmaking
Drawing
Evoke mood and represent movement through mark making
Knowthatthesurfacedrawnonwillcreatedifferenteffects
Painting
Explore line, colour and shape, make own painting tools and developcolour mixingskills toinclude secondary colours
Year 2
Beabletousearangeofmarkmakerstocreateavarietyofeffects, dependingonthesurfacetheyareplacedon
Knowthatcolourandlinecanbeusedtoshowmood,movementand feelings
Beabletoselectcoloursandpaintingtoolsandmakepaintedmarks toexpressfeelings
Year 2
Create repeated patterns with positive and negative space
Print using natural objects as a stimulus
Knowprintscanbemadefromnaturalobjects
Knowhowtomakeacollagraphprintingblock
Beabletocreaterepeatedpatterns
Beabletocombineprintingtechniques
Textiles & Collage
Drawing and Painting
Combine drawing and resist toexplore colour, line and shape
Year 3
Printmaking
Create monoprints and exploremark making and patternwith printing tools
Year 3
Explore pattern and colour combinations
Use collograph and PlasticineTM blocks and tie dye
Explore positive and negative space
Explore line and shape and create paper collage
Explore weaving with natural and man-made materials
Work with wax and oil crayon resist on fabric
Knowmixed-media,includingfabrics,yarnandbeads,canbeusedtocreate artwork
Beabletocombinearangeofmaterialstoproducetextileart
Textiles & Collage
Explore dip dye technique
Use relief and block printing techniques on fabric
Create work focusing on pattern, line and colour using mixed-media
Knowreconstructedpaintingsaremadeusingimages(andmaterials)that wereoriginallypartofsomethingelse
Beabletoselectappropriatepre-usedimages,coloursandtexturestocreate anewpicture
3D
Create relief sculptures
Use wire to make 3D insects
Knowreliefworkisasculpturaltechniquewherepartsofasculptureremain attachedtoasurface
Create tints and learn painting techniques of tonking and sgraffito
Knowthattherearelinesandpatternsinnaturalobjectsandthata rangeofeffectscanbemadewithpaint
Beabletoidentifylinesandpatternsinnatureanduse
Drawing
Create contour drawings using still life and natural forms as stimulus
Knowwhatismeantbystilllife
Year 4
Knowhowtoidentifydetails
Knowhowtouseaprintingslabandroller
Knowhowtocreatedifferentprintingblocks
KnowamandalameanscircleinSanskrit
KnowmandalasaredesignsusedinHinduismandBuddhism
Knowquiltingisawayofconveyingamessage
Beabletocreatecollagedpatternswithinconcentriccircles
Beabletotellastoryusingtextilesandcollage
Knowsculpturescanbeanysizeandcreatedwithawiderangeofmaterials
Knowwhendisplayed,sculpturesarecalledaninstallation
Beabletoproducereliefwork,placingobjectsintogesso Beabletomakeaninsectinstallationusingwiretocreatestructureandform
Painting
Learnabout abstract art and developcolour mixing skills toinclude tertiary colours
Knowsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheworkoftwoartists
Knowthatabstractartismoreabouttheshapes,coloursandfeelings itexpresses–itisnotaboutitbeingarealisticdepiction
Printmaking and Textiles
Create monoprint and press prints on fabric and make collages
Create repeated patterns by flipping and rotating images
Use tie dye, knotting and weaving techniques
KnowKenteclothisawovenfabricfromWestAfrica
Year 4
3D and Collage
Create wire structures, focusing on line and form
Combine 3D materials
Combine a range of techniques such as overlapping and layering
Knowanillusioncansuggestmovement
Knowhowtouseaviewfindertocreateafocalpointoranareaof interest
Beabletoassembleobjectstocreateaninterestingcomposition
Beabletouseaviewfinderandusefinecontroltoadddetail
Drawing and Painting
Learnabout and use the technique of subtractive drawing
Use organic lines tocreate landscapes
Year 5
Beabletomakecomparisonsandformopinions
Beabletocreateanabstractpaintingofanaturalobject
Printmaking
Create three colour prints and combine printing techniques
Knowthatreductionisamethodofblockprintingwherepartof theblockisremovedandeachcolourisprintedontopofthelast
Knowtiedyeisamethodusedtocreatedesignsandcolour
Knowtextileartistsusearangeofmaterialstocreatetextureddesignsand images
BeabletocreateprintingtorepresentKentedesigns
Beabletousetiedyetocreatecolourdesigns
Beabletocombinemediatocreatetexture
Textiles & Collage
Create wall hangings using layered collage and weaving techniques
Use natural forms as a starting point for artwork
Knowproportionwillmakeafigureseemrealistic
Beabletoassemblepiecesofpapertocreatetheillusionofmovement
Beabletocreatefiguresthatareinproportionandoutofproportion
3D
Create slab and coil pots and learn techniques to join and seal clay sections
Knowwhatismeantby‘subtractivedrawing’and‘abstract’
Knowthatlinescanbeusedtosuggestharmony
Beabletocombinedrawingtechniquestoachievedesiredeffects
Beabletotransferandenlargeanimageandworkinthestyleofan artist
Drawing
Combine techniques to create abstract images
Learnabout surrealism and portraiture
Knowaboutthedifferentelementsofartanddesign
Year 6
Beabletoworkartisticallyusing:shape,line,form,texture,colour, valueandspace
Beabletocreatereductionprints andexplainandrecordtheprocess
Year 5
Knowappliquéisatechniquewherefabricisstuckorsewnontoalarger piecetoformapatternorpicture
KnowtextilecomesfromtheLatinword, texere, meaningtobraid,weaveor construct
Beabletocombinefabricsinarangeofways
Weave,braidandconstructartusingnaturalobjects
Create tissue paper bowls
Knowanarmaturecanbeusedtocreateapieceof3Dart
Knowclaycanbejoinedbyascoreandslipmethod
Beabletousearmaturestoproduce3Dforms
Beableto ointwoormorepiecesofclay
Painting and Collage
Create still life compositions by combining different media and in response to cubist work
Adapt and refine ideas and techniques and respond todifferent styles of artists and art movements
Knowthatobservationofstilllifecanberespondedtothrougha combinationofdifferentmediaandstyles
Beabletocreateastilllifeusingavarietyofcolours,texturesand materials,includingpaint
Printmaking and Textiles
Use perspective drawings as a starting point for textiles work
Explore batik technique
Draw and paint on fabric surfaces
Knowbatikisamethodofmakingmarksonclothusinghotwax
Year 6
3D
Explore shape, form and colour and explore the effect of heat to create
Chihuly-style ‘glass’
Explore combining techniques to create sculptures using mixed-media including recycled materials
Knowa2Dobjectcanchangeitsformandshapetobecome3D
Knowperspectiveisatechniquethatenablesartiststocreatetheillusionof depthtoapaintingordrawing
Beabletoapplywaxtothesurfaceoffabricanddyeittocreatecoloured designs
Beabletocreateasimpleone-pointperspectivesketch
Knowasymmetricalmeansbalanceiscreatedwherethereareelementsof colourorshapeonbothsidesthatmakeeachsideequallyimportant
Beabletousedifferentmediatocreateshapesandforms
Beabletomatchvisualandtactileelementstotheirintentionstocreatevisual balance
Year 1
3D
Core Content and Expectations:
Block E and Block F (Summer Term)
Use natural and man-made materials
Create plaster casts from clay impressions
Knowsculpturescanbemadeoutofmanydifferentmaterials
Knowartiststakeinspirationfromtheworkofothers
Beabletoselectmaterialsbasedontheirproperties
Beabletotakeinspirationfromtheworkofanartist
3D
Take inspiration from the designs of indigenous art
Create 3Dsculptures using paper and cardboard
Year 2
Collage
Explore the visual and tactile qualities of objects
Layer paper tobuild an image
Knowcollagecanbeusedasabackground
Knowpapercanbetornorcutforeffect
Beabletobuilduplayers,usingcollagetocreateabackground
Beabletotearpaperandusescissorstocutforprecision
Creative Response – Drawing and Collage
Knowsculptorsmaketheirideascometolifebyjoiningormolding materialstogether
Knowsculptorssometimesfirstmakesmall-scalemodelsoftheir workcalledmaquettes
Beabletojoinmaterialstogethertoforma3Dworkofart
Beabletomakeasmallroughdraftofasculpturetoexploreideas
Painting
Use a range of paint techniques to create backgrounds for effect
Knowbackgroundscanbepaintedforeffect
Year 3
Year 4
Combine drawing and collage toadd detail and interest
Knowthereareaseriesofstepsinthecreativeprocess
Beabletorefertopreviousknowledgeandskillstomakecreative choices
Beabletoapplyandrefinepreviouslytaughtdrawingandcollage techniques
Creative Response – Painting and Printmaking
Combine painting and printmaking techniques
Knowthereareaseriesofstepsinthecreativeprocess
Knownegativespaceistheareabehindandaroundthemainfocus ofthepainting
Beabletousearangeoftechniquestocreatebackgroundsfor effect
Beabletopaintbackgroundsthatcreateanegativespace
Painting
Mixtints and tones to create an ombre effect with paint
Knowpaintedimagescanbelayeredtocreatespace
Knowanombreeffectcanbecreatedwithpaintbychangingthe tintandtone
Beabletopositionimagesonaplanetocreatespace
Beabletoaddgreytoacolourtocreateatonalchange
Beabletoaddwhitetoacolourtocreatetints
Painting
Explore a range of effects which can be achieved using watercolour paint
Year 5
Knowdifferenteffectscanbeachievedwithwatercolourpaint
Beabletoselectmaterialstocreatespecificmarksusing watercolourpaint
Painting
Combine techniques to create the illusion of water and depth
Beabletouseknowledgeoftechniquesandskillstomakecreative choicesusingpaintingandprintmaking
Creative Response – Drawing and Textiles
Refine previously taught drawing and sewing techniques
Knowthereareaseriesofstepsinthecreativeprocess
Knowrunningstitchescanbejoinedtogethertocreateafernstitch
Beabletorefertopreviousknowledgeandskillstomakecreative choices
Beabletoapplyandrefinepreviouslytaughtdrawingandtextile techniques
Creative Response – Printmaking and Textiles
Combine printmaking and textiles toembellish fabric
Knowthereareaseriesofstepsinthecreativeprocess
Knowmediumscanbecombinedtocreatetexture
Year 6
Knowdepthcanbecreatedbylayeringeffectsoneontopofthe other
Beabletoselectandcombineappropriatetechniquestocreatethe illusionofwateranddepth
Beabletorefertopreviousknowledgeandskillstomakecreative choices
Beabletoapplyandrefineprintmakingandcollagetechniques
Creative Response – Drawing and Textiles
Combine drawing and batik toadd detail
Knowthereareaseriesofstepsinthecreativeprocess
Knowmediumscanbecombinedtocreatetextureanddetail
Beabletorefertopreviousknowledgeandskillstomakecreative choices
Beabletoapplyandrefinedrawingandtextiletechniques