Art
SJS Curriculum For Art
| SJS Art Overview | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Year 3 | Stone Age Painting – mud
| My Local Area
| Celts/Romans
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| Year 4 | Volcanoes
| India
| Vikings
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| 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
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| 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)
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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.