Year 3 - Art and design
Select and assemble recyclable materials to make a creature
Creature Construction: sculpture
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Unit Summary
Pupils will combine readily available scrap items into model animals, learning how to construct through assembling materials. They will develop their ability to draw and shade 3-dimensions
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a creature using recyclable materials and explain your choice of materials.
Key Notes
- Referring to a maquette helps decide the size, shape, and balance of the sculpture.
- To assemble means to gather and connect different parts or materials to create a complete sculpture or object.
- Choose recyclable materials based on their properties to create different features like a body, legs or a head.
Vocabulary To Learn
- maquette: is a small, rough model of a sculpture used for planning
- sculpture: a three-dimensional piece of art made by shaping or combining materials
- assemble: to fit together the parts of something
- recyclable material: leftover or discarded materials that can be reused for creative purposes
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils might think any material can be used for any body part, like using lightweight or flexible materials for the base instead of sturdy ones.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Referring to a maquette helps decide the size, shape, and balance of the sculpture. To assemble means to gather and connect different parts or materials to create a complete sculpture or object.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'maquette'
is a small, rough model of a sculpture used for planning.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils might think any material can be used for any body part, like using lightweight or flexible materials for the base instead of sturdy ones. Correction: Show examples of sculptures with a sturdy base versus those with a weak base, using different materials (e.g., cardboard vs tissue paper).
More Lessons In This Unit
- Make a tonal study of a sculpture Study Guide
- Sculpture: make a maquette Study Guide
- Sculpture: refine and finish creature creations Study Guide
- Sketchbook research: artists who have assembled materials to make sculpture Study Guide
- Sketchbook research: insect, animal and bird studies and designs Study Guide
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