Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Try drawing in an unfamiliar way and take risks in their work.
- Use familiar shapes to create simple 3D drawings and describe the shapes they use.
- Draw a simple design with consideration for how its shape could be cut from soap.
- Transfer a drawn idea successfully to a soap carving.
- Make informed choices about their use of tools.
- Successfully bend wire to follow a simple template, adding details for stability and aesthetics.
- Create a shadow sculpture using block lettering in the style of Sokari Douglas Camp.
- Show they are considering alternative ways to display their sculpture when photographing it.
- Explore different ways to join materials to create a 3D outcome, making considered choices about the placement of materials.
- Describe how their work has been influenced by the work of El Anatsui.
Suggested prior learning
Sculpture and 3D: Abstract shape and space
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: From 2D to 3D
Lesson 2: Soap sculptures
Lesson 3: Working with wire
Lesson 4: Shadow sculpture
Lesson 5: Recycle and recreate
Key skills
Generating ideas:
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Key knowledge
Formal elements:
- Form:
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Key vocabulary
abstract
carving
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Unit resources
Assessment – Art and design Y4: Sculpture and 3D
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
Aimed at pupils, a single page
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Key vocabulary
Subject resources
Art and design: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Art
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National curriculum mapping
This document maps the National curriculum
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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
This document lists the new 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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Cross-curricular opportunities
History