Autumn Term

Painting using a limited palette inspired by the Chinese Willow Pattern and The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson

Key Learning Questions:

• What questions do have about this plate design?
• What are your thoughts and ideas? [responding to The Willow Pattern Story] How can we respond creatively to The Magic Paintbrush story?
• How do we create different tones of blue?
• What difference does brush size and shape make?
• What should you consider when designing and creating your own blue/white plate design?
• What make a good photo?
• How can we edit and change to create different moods?
• How would you describe/explain your work to others? Using the language of art, what do you like about your work/ the work of others?

Spring Term

Painting with mediums other than paint inspired by the Northern lights and the landscape of polar regions

Key Learning Questions:

• What was the job of Shackleton’s official artist?
• What ideas, questions and thoughts do you have about these paintings?
• What do we need to consider in our composition design? (background, middle ground and foreground)
• What skills do we need to ‘paint’ with chalk pastels? (techniques)
• How can we ‘paint’ with tissue paper?
• What is a silhouette and how shall we create it?
• How would you describe/explain your work to others? Using the

Summer Term

3D sculptures as a response to the art work of Henri Rousseau’s art work and the music from ‘Carnival of Animals’ by Saint-Saëns

Key Learning Questions:

• What images does this music create?
• What colours can you see?
• What ideas, questions and thoughts do you have about Rousseau’s paintings?
• How will you create a mixed media response to the music of Saint-Saëns and the artist Henri Rousseau?
• What should you consider?
• What can we learn from the work of collage artists?
• What skills and knowledge will you need to make a papier mâché model of an animal?
• How would you describe/explain your work to others?
• Using the language of art, what do you like about your work/ the work of others?