Exemplar Primary Art Currciulum – Year Five

Sketchbook Exploration

The Sketchbook Exploration resource centres around observational and experimental drawing of gem stones through a variety of drawing exercises.

Use as a precursor to the activity below.

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Supersize Jewellery

Inspired by the BFG and fuelled by the sketchbook exploration above, the Supersize Jewellery resource kick starts jewellery design and making on a large scale!

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Show Me What You See: Drawing Inspired by Anglo Saxon Architecture

The Show Me What You See: Drawing Inspired by Anglo Saxon Architecture resource focusses around Anglo Saxon architecture and enables children to make a creative response whilst gathering information. Can be adapted to other architectural styles/eras.

Can be used as a precursor to the project below.

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Sculptures with Personality, Inspired by Anglo Saxon Houses

The Sculptures with Personality, Inspired by Anglo Saxon Houses resource demonstrates how making “sculptures” rather than “models” enables children to grow their ideas in individual directions. The emphasis is on how each child can feel enabled to make their own artwork and express their own personality.

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Inspired by Miro – Collage, Automatic Drawing, & Sculpture

The Inspired by Miro – Collage, Automatic Drawing, & Sculpture resource takes inspiration from Miro’s work, exploring automatic drawing as a surrealist technique, and developing the marks make through collage and construction.

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Flat Yet Sculptural? Drawing, Collage, Construction

Through the Flat Yet Sculptural? Drawing, Collage, Construction project, children developed their drawings through collage and construction to transform them into sculptures. In this session children base their exploration around animals (pets), though the focus could easily be on the human figure.

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Making a Festival Feast from Modroc

Making Sculpture at its most fun! The Making a Festival Feast from Modroc resource reminds teachers and children art should be fun! Develops skills in construction, lateral thinking, modelling and painting.

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Communal Picnic Drawing

The Communal Picnic Drawing session gives children the chance to work on a shared drawing, this time using watercolour paint on fabric, to create a table cloth drawing of their picnic as they eat it. Perfect for a celebration of skills learnt.

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How does the Sculpture Balance?

The How does the Sculpture Balance? resource enables an exploration of construction and introduces sculptural ideas about balance (both physical and
aesthetic) and construction. The project encourages risk taking and creative thinking.

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After School Clubs & MAT

From life drawing through to painting, collage and sculpture, the Where The Wild Things Are collection of resources provides a whole range of sessions inspired by Maurice Sendak, suitable for all ages and in particular for MAT pupils and after school clubs.

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