Year 1 - Art and design
Make a clay picture
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 a clay picture from patterns and colours from the earth.
Key Notes
- Patterns can be made through colour and shape.
- Clay and colour come from the Earth and should be shared and respected.
- People have used spirals in art for thousands of years, across cultures and time.
Vocabulary To Learn
- clay: a soft, sticky material from the ground that can be shaped into different forms
- earth colours: colours that come from clay, sand, rock and earth
- pattern: repeating lines, shapes or colours
- spiral: shape that goes round and round, starting small and getting bigger
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We can use as much clay from the Earth as we want!
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Patterns can be made through colour and shape. Clay and colour come from the Earth and should be shared and respected.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'clay'
a soft, sticky material from the ground that can be shaped into different forms.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: We can use as much clay from the Earth as we want! Correction: Remind pupils that we share natural resources and use them carefully, so there is enough for everyone.
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