Whitegate CE Primary School
Becoming Artists
But, Lord, you are our father. We are like clay, and you are the potter. Your hands made us all. Isaiah 64:8
Art at Whitegate CE Primary School
At Whitegate CE Primary School, a visual, tactile and creative approach to learning is central to our philosophy of nurturing the children’s restless curiosity in the world, to prepare them for ‘life in all its fullness’. Through a growing awareness of a wide variety of forms of expression, children are encourage to develop the resilience to explore exciting challenges in creative and imaginative ways. It is our belief that young children explore the world as a visual, tactile and sensory experience; through developing their understanding, and restless curiosity about the world in which they live, they are increasingly able to communicate what they see, feel and think.
During their time at Whitegate, children will have the opportunity to work both independently and cooperatively in a range of media, at different scale, and in both 2d and 3D forms.
Through the use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes, children become involved in shaping their environments through art and design activities. They learn to make informed judgements, aesthetic and practical decisions, exploring ideas and meanings through observing and engaging with the work of artists and designers. Through learning about the roles and functions of art, they can explore the impact it has had on contemporary life and that of different times and cultures. The appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts enriches all our lives and supports children in developing an appreciation of some of the highest forms of human creativity in order to prepare them ‘for life in all its fullness’.
The aims of teaching art in our school are:
- To record from first-hand experience and from imagination, and to select their own ideas to use in their work;
- To develop creativity and imagination through a range of complex activities;
- To improve the children’s ability to control materials, tools and techniques;
- To increase their critical awareness of the roles and purposes of art and design in different times and cultures;
- To develop increasing confidence in the use of visual and tactile elements and materials;
- To foster an enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts and a knowledge of artists, craftspeople and designers;
- To enable children to enjoy works of art from first and second hand resources.
Our Art year group curriculum overview:
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Our school delivers the art curriculum through topic areas and discrete lessons. We have a range of resources to enable us. In Foundation Stage, children explore art through a variety of stimulus and media. It is delivered as part of taught sessions and available to the children as part of their continuous provision. |
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Spring Term |
Summer Term |
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Maple |
Driver – Land and Sea Focus – Digital media, Collage Artist – Andy Goldsworthy (Land Art)
Artists study – Andy Goldsworthy land art using natural materials
Collage – Natural art collage
Digital Media – create contrasting images of land and sea
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Driver – Fairy tales Focus - Textiles
Textiles – create a rags to riches dress for Cinderella by weaving different fabrics
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Driver – Toys Focus – Drawing, Painting Artist – Andy Warhol (Pop Art)
Artist Study – Andy Warhol
Drawing – still life range of toys draw, photocopy drawing and use different media to colour including coloured pencils and pastels
Painting – Use thick and thin brushes as needed and colour mix primary colours. Final piece could be pop art inspired |
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Elm |
Driver – London Focus – Collage, Drawing
Drawing – mark making to create patterns and textures. Apply to creating cityscape of London.
Collage – Mix materials to create fiery scene of London burning including black paper for wooden beams or building silhouettes. |
Driver – Africa Focus – Printing, Textiles Artist – Bisa Butler (Contemporary textile artist)
Printing – press print bold African designs
Textiles – Using batik to create original African patterns and designs.
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Driver – Seaside Focus – Painting, Collage Artist – Van Gogh (Post-Impressionism)
Artists study – Van Gogh thick paint, textured painting, seaside art
Collage – texture art using Van Gogh piece.
Painting – colour mixing creating a colour wheel - adding black and white to create tints and tones - create seaside scene using blues and yellows either as a whole class or individual piece.
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Artist study – Georges Seurat (Neo-Impressionism)
Painting - colour mixing creating a colour wheel - adding black and white to create tints and tones - create own pointillism painting inspired by Georges Seurat.
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Beech |
Driver – Stone Age to Iron Age Focus – Drawing, Sculpture Artist - Banksy
Drawing - Cave art mark making with different medias - Celtic art drawing and shading skills
Sculpture – Clay pots inspired by the Beaker People (Bronze Age) |
Driver – Egyptians Focus – Collage, Printing, Textiles
Pharaoh portrait using mixed media paint and collage
Press print hieroglyphics to write names to create a cartouche
Textiles through DT focus, hieroglyphic intial using materials and stitches.
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Driver - South America Focus – Drawing, Painting Artist – Henri Rousseau (Post-Impressionism)
Artist study – Henri Rousseau Drawing – still life drawings of leaves and plants in the environment
Painting – colour mixing and paint techniques to create rainforest art |
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Cedar Year 4 |
Driver - Industrial Revolution Focus – Drawing Artist – Lowry (Naïve Art)
Artist study – Lowry industrial Britain.
Drawing - Mark making, buildings and matchstick people.
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Driver – Romans Focus – Collage, Digital media
Collage – Roman mosaics
Digital media – create digital media depicting Roman art including sculpture, mosaic and painting. |
Driver - Anglo Saxons and Vikings Focus – Printing Artist – Escher (Modern Art)
Art study – Escher, graphic artists link to maths and tessellation
Printing – make shapes to create repeating pattern, tessellation (maths link) to make Viking shields or Anglo Saxon Brooches |
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Willow Year 5 |
Driver - Slavery Focus – Textiles, Painting
Painting – Sketch then paint designs for freedom quits, selecting appropriate colours
Textiles – Freedom quilts
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Driver - Greeks Focus – Drawing, Sculpture
Drawing – People, form, shape proportion, movement
Sculpture – Greek vases adding on forms and shapes applying understanding from drawing lessons
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Driver - The Tudors Focus – Drawing, Artist – da Vinci, Bosch, Archimboldo (Renaissance)
Artist Study - da Vinci, Bosch, Archimboldo (1 or all) Drawing – Portraits
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Oak Year 6 |
Driver - Ancient Civilisations Focus – Painting Art – Mayan Art
Art study – Mayan Art including sculpture, frescoes, masks, weaving
Painting – Frescoes
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Driver - Vale Royal Abbey Focus – Collage
Collage – create a ceramic mosaic of the ship, the Abbey, king. Individual drawings leading to whole class piece.
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Driver - WW2 conflict Focus- Drawing, Digital Media Artist – Henry Moore (Modern Art)
Artists Study – Henry Moore bomb shelters
Drawing – Figures, bomb shelters inspired by Henry Moore.
Digital Media – Propaganda posters
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Websites we recommend to explore:
BBC Teach: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-art-and-design/zftyd6f and https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-art-and-design/zd4jscw
BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z8tnvcw
If you have any questions about our Art curriculum, please contact Mrs Savage (subject lead) on 
sendco@whitegate.cheshire.sch.uk
Thank you