Reception Art and Design

Drawing- Marvellous marks

In this unit children will be exploring mark making through different drawing materials and beginning to draw from observation using faces and self-portraits as a stimulus.

1. Mark making with wax crayons. To investigate the marks and patterns made by different textures.

2. Mark making with felt tips. To use a felt tip to make patterns.

3. Mark making  with chalk. To make controlled large and small movements. To compare different ways of making marks and drawing.

4. Observational pencil drawings. To explore mark making using pencils. To create a simple observational drawing.

5. Drawing faces.To explore mark making using pencils. To create a simple observational drawing.

6. Drawing faces in colour. To use a variety of colours and materials to create a self-portrait. To express their own self-image through art.

Seasonal Crafts- Autumnal wreaths 

• To create an autumnal wreath using natural found objects.

• To experiment with different ways to join materials.

Seasonal Crafts- Salt dough decorations 

• To use a range of tools to create and decorate salt dough decorations.

 Painting & mixed media- Paint my world

In this unit children will explore paint and painting techniques through nature, music and collaborative work. Develop creativity through child-led exploration of mixed-media, making collages and transient art. 

1. Finger painting.To explore paint through finger painting. To describe the texture and colours as they paint. To talk about their work and decide whether it is abstract or figurative.

2. Outdoor painting.To create natural paintbrushes using found objects. To use natural paint brushes and mud paint to create artwork. To talk about their work and decide whether it is abstract or figurative.

3. Painting to music.To respond to music through the medium of paint. To use paint to express ideas and feelings.

4. Collage and transient art.To make child-led collages using mixed media. To use loose parts to create a piece of transient art.

5. Landscape collages.To create landscape collages inspired by the work of Megan Coyle.

6. Group art.To create a large piece of group artwork based around fireworks. To experiment with colour, design and painting techniques.

Seasonal Crafts- Threaded snowflakes

• To use bead threading to make a snowflake decoration.

• To discover how snowflakes are made.

Seasonal Crafts- Egg threading   

• To independently use fine motor skills to create threaded Easter egg decorations.

 Sculpture & 3D- Creation station 

In this unit children will explore the sculptural qualities of malleable materials and natural objects; developing the use of tools and joining techniques; designing and making clay animal sculptures.  

1. Clay. To explore clay and its properties.

2.  Playdough. To explore playdough and its properties. To use tools safely and with confidence.

3. 3D landscape art. To create natural 3D landscape pictures using found objects.

4. Designing animal sculptures.To generate inspiration and conversation about sculpture art and artists. To create a design for a 3D animal sculpture.

5. Create animals sculptures. To begin making a 3D clay sculpture using the designs created last lesson.

6. Painting animal sculptures. To make a 3D clay sculpture using the designs created last lesson. To share their creation, explaining the processes they have used.

Seasonal Crafts- Suncatchers

• To express artistic ideas and feelings through the creation of a nature mandala.

Seasonal Crafts- Salt painting

• To experiment with painting using salt and colour mixing.

Craft and design- Let's get crafty 

In this unit children will be developing cutting, threading, joining and folding skills through fun, creative craft projects.

1. Cutting skills. To develop scissor skills.

2. Threading skills.To develop threading skills.

3. Joining materials. To learn about the different ways in which we can join materials together and to practise these techniques.

4.  Paper snakes. To learn how to fold, curl and cut paper to achieve a desired effect.

5. Flower designs. To create a design for a tissue paper flower.

6. Tissue paper flowers. To create a tissue paper flower based upon last lesson’s design. To refine small motor skills through the use of drawing, cutting and manipulating paper.