Year 1 - Art and design
Art with music and colour
My world: art and nature
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Unit Summary
Designed in collaboration with October Gallery, this unit reflects how art operates in the world, as expression, storytelling, identity and connection. While remaining accessible for all classrooms pupils explore mark-making, movement, clay, print, and dye to build fine and gross motor skills.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make an expressive artwork that responds to music.
Key Notes
- Artists might use wax resist and colour to create an artwork.
- Symbols can help us share ideas without using words.
- Expressive art can tell a story or share a feeling.
Vocabulary To Learn
- wax resist: when an artist draws with wax and paints over it
- symbol: pictures or shapes that stand for something else
- expressive art: using colours and shapes to show feelings and ideas in an artwork
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We all feel the same about every colour.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists might use wax resist and colour to create an artwork. Symbols can help us share ideas without using words.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'wax resist'
when an artist draws with wax and paints over it.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: We all feel the same about every colour. Correction: Remind pupils that everyone feels colours differently.
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