Sudbury Primary School

At Sudbury Primary School, Art & DT is taught as a block on specific Art & DT days which are planned and delivered by class teachers.

 

Art is a practical, and creative subject. Through their active participation, pupils learn to explore their imagination, generate ideas, acquire skills and apply judgement. They learn about the materials and techniques they use and about the world of art, craft and design, recognising the achievements of artists, designers and craftspeople from many different times and cultures.

 

Art is a subject that gives pupils the opportunity to express ideas, attitudes and values. It is a great means of communication and it develops and encourages critical and creative thinking. As such, it lends itself readily to enriching, extending and consolidating learning in a variety of curriculum contexts. The subject often contributes to cross-curricular school themes and to various events and activities in the school calendar.

 

Design and technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. They acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art. Pupils learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world. High-quality design and technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation.

 

Please click on the link below to see an outline of the KS1 and KS2 purpose of study and aims of Design and Technology,

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/239041/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Design_and_technology.pdf

Autumn 2

In year 1, we explored patterns and designs. We then created prints of our own using our fingers and some vegetables, such as carrots.

In year 2, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London. We used different techniques of rolling, scrunching and gluing flat tissue paper to create our pictures. We also wanted to add Tudor houses to our pictures, so we used paper and card to cut out and create a collage for the wooden beams and windows.

In Year 3, we have created pictures frames by sawing wood to the correct size and using glue guns to stick them together correctly. We have placed patterned material at the back, but this can be replaced with any picture of our choice.

In Year 4, we painted Volcanoes, focusing on creating a clear background and foreground. We used watercolours to create sunset in the background.

In Year 5, we combined our Tudors and Stuarts topic unit with our Art unit to produce Tudor style portraits using paint. We researched different portraits and tried out sketching techniques before creating our final pieces. 

In Year 6, we have used black card and white chalk to create effective pictures of winter scenes. We were amazed at how detailed our pictures could be, even though we were using only white chalk.

Autumn 1

We have been reading the story 'Handa's Surprise'. We painted pictures of the fruits from the story and helped the teachers to use tissue paper to create bigger pictures of the fruits.

In year 1, we created a collage of The Very Hungry Caterpillar using colours and printing in the style of Eric Carle.

In year 2, we have been learning about the story Leaf, where a polar bear is lost in a jungle. We created paintings in the style of Henri Rousseau with animals in their settings.

In Year 3, we have been busy painting a picture based on the story of 'The Wild Robot' that we have been learning about in English. We focused on creating a background, midground and foreground to create an effect on the people observing our work. We used different types of paint, including watercolours, to build on our paintings.

In Year 4, we have created self-portraits with different shades and tones using just a pencil.

In Year 5, we have been learning about the Stone Age and created cave drawings using chalk pastels on large pieces of paper.

In Year 6, we have used Science to inspire our Art! Darwin's Wren's are the focus of our 'Light and Shade' topic in Art.