Year 3 Art and Design

Drawing- Developing drawing skills

This unit focuses on developing drawing skills through observation, shape and tone, children practise drawing objects using simple shapes, building even tones with pencil and adding detail by closely observing pattern and texture. They apply these skills in imaginative plant drawings and then explore how to recreate their ideas as digital artwork. 

1. What shapes can I see in this drawing?  To recognise how artists use shape in drawing.

2. What is shading and why do artists use it?  To develop shading skills and use them to blend tones.

3. What details do I notice when I look closely?  To use careful observation for adding detail to drawings.

4. How can I use different types of lines to show movement or feeling?  To use line, shape and tone in an imaginative drawing.

5. How is drawing on a screen different from drawing on paper? To explore digital media techniques to develop drawings.

Drawing- Developing drawing skills

National Curriculum Objectives

• To create sketchbooks to record their observations and use them to review and revise ideas.

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials.

• To learn about great artists, architects and designers in history.

Sculpture & 3D- Abstract space & shape

This unit focuses on teaching pupils how to transform 2D card shapes into three-dimensional structures and sculptures. Pupils explore abstract shapes and space, develop skills in constructing 3D objects, and understand the difference between 2D and 3D art.

1. How can flat shapes be joined to make a solid structure?  To join 2D shapes to make 3D structures.

2. Which joining method is the strongest? To join materials in different ways when working in 3D.

3. How can I plan my idea before building it? To develop ideas for 3D artwork.

4. How can I use shape and form to show an idea or feeling? To apply knowledge of sculpture when working in 3D.

5. How can I add pattern, colour or texture to my sculpture?  To evaluate and improve an artwork.

Sculpture & 3D- Abstract space & shape

National Curriculum Objectives

• To develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design. 

• To learn about great artists, architects and designers in history.

• To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].

Craft & Design- Fabric of nature

In this topic pupils will be using the flora and fauna of tropical rainforests as a starting point,  children develop drawings through experimentation and textile-based techniques to design a repeating pattern suitable for fabric.

1. What colours, shapes and patterns can I see in rainforest images?  To understand starting points in a design process.

2. How can I change one image to create new ideas?  To explore techniques to develop imagery.

3. How can I repeat shapes or lines to build a pattern?  To explore using a textile technique to develop patterns.

4. What makes a pattern repeat successfully?  To learn how to create a repeating pattern.

5. Why do artists and designers create patterns for fabric?  To understand how art is made for different purposes.

Craft & Design- Fabric of nature

National Curriculum Objectives

• To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas 

• about great artists, architects and designers in history.