Ancient Egyptian scrolls

This unit focuses on exploring and creating Ancient Egyptian art, guiding pupils in understanding and applying the styles, patterns and techniques of Ancient Egyptian art through lessons that include designing scrolls, making paper and creating contemporary responses using zines. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Exploring Ancient Egyptian art

  • To explore the patterns and characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art.

Lesson 2: Designing scrolls

  • To apply design skills inspired by the style of an ancient civilisation.
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  • To develop a plan for a piece of art inspired by the work of the Ancient Egyptians.
  • To plan a piece of art applying the style of the Ancient Egyptians.

Lesson 3: Making paper

  • To apply understanding of ancient techniques to construct a new material.

Lesson 4: Scroll making

  • To apply drawing and painting skills in the style of an ancient civilisation.

Lesson 5: Making zines

  • To apply an understanding of Egyptian art to develop a contemporary response.

Key skills

Generating ideas

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Key knowledge

Formal elements

To know:

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Key vocabulary

ancient

audience

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Unit resources

Assessment – Art and design Y3: Craft and design

Assessment resources for this unit. Use

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Knowledge organiser

A summary document to consolidate pupils'

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Key vocabulary

A display version of the key

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Subject resources

Art and design: Long-term plans

A suggested order for teaching Art

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National curriculum mapping

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Assessment

A spreadsheet for recording teacher assessments

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Art and design: Progression of pupil skills and knowledge

Progression documents showing how skills and

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Key vocabulary

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Equipment list

A checklist of art equipment required

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Art and design – List of artists

This document lists the artists studied

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