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Art

SJS Curriculum For Art

SJS Art Overview Autumn Spring Summer
Year 3

Stone Age
Drawing – pen, pencil and charcoal.

Painting – mud
Sculpture – clay
Artist – Dubuffet
(painter & sculptor)

My Local Area
Drawing – pencil, pen
Painting – water colour
Sculpture – junk box
Artist – Romero Britto (artist, painter, scuptor)

Celts/Romans
Drawing – pencil
Painting – crayon & paint
Sculpture –card
Mosaic - paper
Artist – Sharratt
(illustrator)

Year 4

Volcanoes
Drawing – pencil
Painting – mixed paint
Sculpture – papier mache
Artists – Warhol (artist) and Rowland (artist)

India
Drawing – pencil, pen & oil pastel
Painting – water colour, pencils
Sculpture – clay
ICT – photography
Artist – Dayanita Singh (photographer) &
Edvard Munch

Vikings
Drawing – graphite
Painting – ready mixed
Sculpture –papier mache
Textiles – hat design
Artist – Philip Treacy
(milliner) & Dan Sullivan (shoe designer)

Year 5

Rivers

Drawing – pencil & crayon

Painting – water colour, pencils & paint

Sculpture – clay

Printing – polystyrene

Artist – Bridget Riley (abstract artist)

Ancient Greeks

Drawing – pencil

Painting – ready mixed & water colour

Sculpture – card

Mosaic - fabric

Artist – Antoni Gaudi (architect)

Monarchs

Drawing – HB & 2B

Painting – ready mixed

Sculpture – paper weave

Collage – scrap resources

Artist – Anni Albers (weaver) & Andy Warhol

Year 6

Mayans

Drawing – pen

Painting – ready mixed

Sculpture – card Printing – Pointillist

Artist – Yayoi Kusama (sculptor & painter) & Roy Lichtenstein (pop artist)

Rainforests

Drawing – oil pastels

Painting – ready mixed Sculpture – wire

Collage – group bird

Artist – Alexander Calder (inventor) & Georgia O’Keeffe (artist & sculptor)

Ancient Civilisations

Drawing – pencil

Painting – ready mixed

Sculpture – lolly sticks Collage – from nature

Artist – Andy Goldsworthy (sculptor)

What is Art?

Art includes a variety of activities such as painting, drawing and sculpture.

What does it look like at SJS?

Art is taught across seven areas: drawing, painting, collage, printing, textiles, sculpture and art & ICT. Each unit of work starts with drawing and painting, then some of the units progress onto the other areas. Art & ICT often covers using photography and research using the internet.