Year 4 - Art and design
Recording environmental textures
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 identify and record a range of natural and human-made textures, and capture these textures using photography.
Key Notes
- Observing and identifying natural and human-made textures helps us understand the world around us.
- Drawing and recording different textures can help artists remember places and ideas.
- Using photography techniques like zoom and careful composition captures detailed textures for artwork.
Vocabulary To Learn
- texture: how a surface feels or looks
- natural: something that comes from nature and is not made by humans
- human-made: something created or built by people
- zoom: to make something appear closer in a photo
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils might think that anything found outside is natural, even if it is actually human-made. For example, bricks, fences, playground equipment, or painted surfaces.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Observing and identifying natural and human-made textures helps us understand the world around us. Drawing and recording different textures can help artists remember places and ideas.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'texture'
how a surface feels or looks.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils might think that anything found outside is natural, even if it is actually human-made. For example, bricks, fences, playground equipment, or painted surfaces. Correction: Remind children that natural means it comes from nature and wasn't made by people. Human-made means humans designed or built it, even if you find it outside.
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