Year 5 Art and Design

Drawing- Depth, emotion and movement

This unit focuses on exploring how drawing can express emotion, movement and depth, children take inspiration from artists Charlie Mackesy and Elizabeth Catlett. They use expressive lines and marks to convey feeling and energy, develop shading techniques to show depth and form, and investigate composition through drawing and printmaking. This leads to a final piece that combines personal ideas with artist influence. 

1.  How can different types of lines show movement?   To apply an understanding of expressive and gestural lines to capture movement.

2. How can lines show different emotions?   To understand how lines and marks can communicate emotion.

3. What is shading and how does it make drawings look more realistic?   To understand how artists use mark making and shading to create depth.

4. How can we arrange shapes and images to make our print interesting?  To apply an understanding of composition to plan a print.

5. How can we turn a drawing into a print design?   To develop drawn ideas through printmaking.

Drawing- Depth, emotion and movement

National Curriculum Objectives

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

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

  • 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] 

Painting & mixed media- Portraits

This unit offers pupils opportunities to develop skills in creating interesting portrait drawings using words, experimenting with materials and techniques, and constructing self-portraits that represent aspects of themselves. This comprehensive unit enhances their understanding and application of art vocabulary and encourages thoughtful decisions in their artwork composition. 

1. How can the words or feelings in a poem inspire the way we draw a portrait? To explore how a drawing can be developed. 

2. What materials could you combine to make your self-portrait more interesting? To combine materials for effect.

3. What features do artists usually include in a self-portrait?  To identify the features of self-portraits.

4. What happens if you use unusual colours, patterns, or textures? To develop ideas towards an outcome by experimenting with materials and techniques.

5. How can you combine materials so they work well together? To apply knowledge and skills to create a mixed-media self-portrait.

Painting & mixed media- Portraits

National Curriculum Objectives

• • 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].  

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

Sculpture & 3D- Interactive installation

In this topic pupils  will learn about installation art, including identifying and comparing art installations, exploring space and scale in 3D art, problem-solving in construction, planning installations to communicate ideas, and applying knowledge to develop and present installation art pieces effectively.

1. What is installation art? To identify and compare features of art installations.

2. How does the size of objects affect the way people experience your artwork?  To investigate the effect of space and scale when creating 3D art.

3. What everyday items could be used to make a 3D artwork?  To problem-solve when constructing 3D artworks.

4. What idea or message do you want your installation to show?  To plan an installation that communicates an idea.

5.  What have you learned about installation art that you can use in your own work?  To apply their knowledge of installation art and develop ideas into a finished piece.*

Sculpture & 3D- Interactive installation

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.

Craft & Design- Architecture

This unit focuses on architecture, guiding pupils through observational drawing, printmaking, and building design. It encourages children to explore architectural elements, analyse Hundertwasser's work, and create meaningful monuments, enhancing their understanding of composition, design, and art appreciation.

1. What details do you notice when looking at a house closely? To apply observational drawing skills to interpret forms accurately. *

2. How can your original drawing be adapted for printing? To apply composition skills to develop a drawing into print.

3. What makes a building functional and visually appealing?   To apply an understanding of architecture to design a building.

4. What patterns, shapes, or colors did Hundertwasser use in his work?  To extend design ideas through research and sketchbook use.

5. What story or idea do you want your monument to tell?  To explore and evaluate the intention of a design.

Craft & Design- Architecture

National Curriculum Objectives

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

• 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 [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].

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