Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Give an opinion about whether an activity counts as ‘art’.
- Independently choose and measure lengths of wool, and join wool sections together.
- Adjust their wrapping technique if something does not work well.
- Show that they are choosing materials based on colour, thickness and flexibility.
- Look for the key features of Cecilia Vicuna’s artwork (knots, plaits, weaving).
- Weave with paper, achieving a mostly accurate pattern of alternating strips.
- Describe their own weaving and compare it to Cecilia Vicuna’s artwork.
- Discuss the choices they make and what they like about their box loom artwork.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Is it art?
Lesson 2: Wool wrapping
Lesson 3: Exploring thread
Lesson 4: Warp and weft
Lesson 5: Fibre art
Key skills
Generating ideas:
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Key knowledge
Formal elements:
- Form:
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Key vocabulary
art
artist
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Unit resources
Assessment – Art and design Stage 1: Craft and design
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser: Art and design – Stage 1 Craft and design
Key vocabulary
Cross-curricular opportunities
English
Spoken language