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Art and design at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5/6)

Unit 5A: Objects and meanings

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Resources

For practical work

  • sketchbooks
  • viewfinders (made from a plastic slide mount or card frame 3-5cm wide)
  • coloured, patterned or chequered background material
  • sugar/cartridge paper
  • materials for drawing and painting, including small, medium and large brushes
Suggested examples of art, craft and design
  • a range of still-life images of domestic scenes, scenic and/or leisure activities, eg work by Manet, Renoir, Cassatt, Matisse
  • examples of symbolic compositions, eg 'Annunciation 1435' by van der Weyden; 'The Black Clock' by Cezanne; 'The Toy Shop' by Peter Blake; 'Still life: An allegory of the vanities of human life' by Harmen Steenwyck; 'The uncertainty of the poet' by Giorgio de Chirico


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Exploring and developing ideas (1)
2. Exploring and developing ideas (2)
3. Investigating and making
4. Evaluating and developing work (1)
5. Evaluating and developing work (2)