Year 2 - Art and design
Maps as art
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 create a personal map sketch.
Key Notes
- Maps can be imaginative or symbolic.
- Artists draw on their own experiences about special places and journeys in their own lives.
- Artists have the ability to create art in a variety of styles.
- Artists use lines, shapes and symbols in a drawing to represent real and imagined places.
Vocabulary To Learn
- journey: when you go from one place to another
- symbol: a mark or character used to represent an idea, object, or relationship
- memory: something you remember from the past
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that maps show only real places, exactly as they are in real life.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Maps can be imaginative or symbolic. Artists draw on their own experiences about special places and journeys in their own lives.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'journey'
when you go from one place to another.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Children may think that maps show only real places, exactly as they are in real life. Correction: Artists create expressive maps from their memory and imagination that may not look like real life.
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