Combine elements and create a flower garden
I can combine the formal elements and curate my work.
Combine elements and create a flower garden
I can combine the formal elements and curate my work.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Natural forms have shape.
- Shapes can be joined and moulded to create forms.
- Artists can show different textures with clay, using clay tools.
- Curators decide how to display artwork in a wide range of spaces.
Keywords
Shape - the form of something made by a line around the edge
Form - something solid, which takes up a three dimensional space
Texture - how something feels when it is touched
Curator - a person who selects and organises work to display
Common misconception
The petals of a flower are flat.
Remind children that the petals of a flower curve and bend, so are not flat shapes. They are a three-dimensional form.
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To help you plan your year 1 art and design lesson on: Combine elements and create a flower garden, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Equipment
Foam clay, clay tools, flowers, work from previous weeks or images of work.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
4 Questions
