Year 2 - Art and design
Abstract expression
Maps to explore identity, journeys, and imagination.
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore how maps can be used in a different way by artists, to tell stories about who we are and where we've been. They will create their own personal maps, think about identity, places and people that are imporant to them and journeys they make.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use colour and shape expressively to show people moving and places changing.
Key Notes
- Artists use different techniques to show movement and change in their artwork.
- Artists express change or movement both between different places and within the same space.
- Abstract art uses shapes, colours and lines to express feelings.
Vocabulary To Learn
- abstract: shapes, colours, and lines to show ideas or feelings
- expression: showing how you feel through art with colours, lines and shapes
- movement: when something changes place or position
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that all art is still and that it doesn't show movement.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists use different techniques to show movement and change in their artwork. Artists express change or movement both between different places and within the same space.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'abstract'
shapes, colours, and lines to show ideas or feelings.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may think that all art is still and that it doesn't show movement. Correction: Artists have lots of ways to show change or movement such as using lines, colours, and even how they arrange things in the picture.
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