Year 2 - Art and design
Create a background using reclaimed materials
Reclaimed materials: drawing and sculpture
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn about art made from reclaimed materials. They will explore this theme to make their own animal art in two and three dimensions, applying core art skills and craft techniques.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use reclaimed materials to create a collage.
Key Notes
- Using reclaimed materials to make a collaged background for your nocturnal animal.
- Understanding foreground and background help to plan and make your picture look complete.
Vocabulary To Learn
- background: the part of the artwork that appears furthest from the viewer
- foreground: the part of the artwork that appears nearest to the viewer
- collage: arranging different materials and sticking them together on a surface
- recycle: reusing discarded or leftover materials
- repurposed: when a discarded item is used again, becoming useful in another way
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some pupils may think they can only use scissors to cut paper.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Using reclaimed materials to make a collaged background for your nocturnal animal. Understanding foreground and background help to plan and make your picture look complete.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'background'
the part of the artwork that appears furthest from the viewer.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Some pupils may think they can only use scissors to cut paper. Correction: Model tearing and cutting and explain to pupils that choice between the two is important. Tearing makes soft textures like grass or clouds. Cutting makes sharp edges for shapes like windows. Think about which works best for your design.
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