Year 2 - Art and design
Create a silhouette plaque
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 a template to create a textured plaque from playdough.
Key Notes
- Sometimes artists will use templates to make several copies of the same shape or image, or a single, accurate copy.
- An artist might make perforations to make cutting or tearing easier.
- Artists can go back and make improvements to their plaque by adding to or changing the texture.
Vocabulary To Learn
- template: a shape or outline that you can draw around
- perforations: a line of tiny holes that helps you to cut or tear something more easily
- plaque: a flat shape with writing or a picture
- texture: the feel or appearance of a surface
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Once an artwork is finished, artists should never change or improve it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Sometimes artists will use templates to make several copies of the same shape or image, or a single, accurate copy. An artist might make perforations to make cutting or tearing easier.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'template'
a shape or outline that you can draw around.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Once an artwork is finished, artists should never change or improve it. Correction: Remind children that looking at your work and finding ways you could improve it is an important part of being an artist.
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