Year 4 - Art and design
Art that shows nature's resilience
Recording, noticing, and caring: responding to nature and the planet
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Unit Summary
Pupils will look at the theme of fossils as a starting point for this unit. They make and abstract a drawing of a fossil using chalk pastels and charcoal. Pupils design and make a 3D fossil of the future sculpture using the casting process and design principles.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create an artwork that expresses how nature can recover or heal.
Key Notes
- Nature can recover and grow back after damage, showing its resilience.
- Nature's changes inspire artists to create artwork that also changes or disappears.
- Creating art that is ephemeral helps us understand and appreciate the ongoing cycles of growth and repair in nature.
Vocabulary To Learn
- ephemeral: describes something that lasts for only a short time or is temporary
- resilience: ability to recover quickly from difficulties and continue growing
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that art has to last forever to be important or valuable.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Nature can recover and grow back after damage, showing its resilience. Nature's changes inspire artists to create artwork that also changes or disappears.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'ephemeral'
describes something that lasts for only a short time or is temporary.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may think that art has to last forever to be important or valuable. Correction: Remind pupils that art can be ephemeral - meaning it lasts only a short time - and still be very important. Just like nature's changes, temporary art helps us notice beauty, tell stories, and understand ideas about growth and resilience.
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