St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Scheme of Work Art and Design
Where every child is special
Making S=P+A+C+E for learning
EYFS:
Expressive Arts
and Design
KS1 / KS2
Art and Design
Explore and use
media and materials
Use colour, pattern,
texture, line, shape,
form and space
Create sketchbooks
to record
observations
Explore the work of
artists, craft makers
and designers
Design and make
products
Use colour,
pattern, texture,
line, shape, form
and space
Explore and use
media and
materials
EYFS
Skills:
Colour mixing
Combining
materials
Printing
Manipulate
materials
Experiment with
new techniques
Content:
Paper plate face
Tractor sponge
prints
Paper Mache
Aboriginal art
paintings
Drawing a portrait
Sketching a
lighthouse and
freehand painting
Year 1
Year 2
Skills:
Select and use
different brushes
Proportion
Observation
Colour mixing
Use of
secondary and
complementary
colours
Printing
Skills:
Observation
Proportions
Abstraction
Colour mixing
Photography
Select materials
Composition
Blending pastels
Choosing colours
Content:
Paint own house
Draw and sketch
Autumn tree
Leaf printing
Paint an animal
Collage of snail
Content:
Sketch historical
figure
Paint self portrait
Summer walk
sketch
Collage/textile
representation of
work
Year 3
Skills:
Scale
Proportion
Colour mixing
Observation
Mark making
Perspective
Colour wash
Etching
Print making
Line drawing
Content:
Clay model
Life drawing of
learning partner
Pen and ink
sketches
Landscape
painting
Drawing of
surreal motifs
Print making
Year 4
Skills:
Observation
Colour choice
Mixed media
Pointillism
Mosaics
Content:
Creating a paper
mosaic
Making a ceramic
tile mosaic
Drawing a self
portrait
Painting a line
drawing
Pointillism
Year 5
Skills:
Observation
Understanding
complementary
and contrasting
colours
Selecting cool
colours
Content:
Creating a Tudor
portrait with paint
and collage
Designing a
geometric pattern
using contrasting
colours and
textures
Create an
abstract painting
Inspired by water
Year 6
Skills:
Observation
Mark making
Blending
Use of collage
Proportion
Multi media
Sketching
Shading
Watercolour
Choosing and
mixing colours
Content:
Charcoal self
portrait
Still life
Industrial
landscape
Outdoor
watercolour
sketches
Creating a
representation of
a scene from
Bayeux Tapestry
Create
sketchbooks to
record
observations
Design and make
products,
exploring form and
function
EYFS
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Skills:
Junk modelling
Using tools safely
and with control
Sculpting
Skills:
Select
appropriate
materials
Sculpting
Skills:
Cutting
Sewing
Choosing colours
Skills:
Paper folding
Sculpting
Theatre design
Skills:
Pattern
Placement
Content:
Content:
Clay models
Content:
3D felt fish
Content:
Clay models from
life drawing
Making a puppet
theatre
Content:
Creating a paper
mosaic
Making a ceramic
tile mosaic
Continuous use
of sketchbooks to
record
observations and
review and revisit
ideas
Continuous use
of sketchbooks to
record
observations and
review and revisit
ideas
Hat design and
creation
Chinese lanterns
Clay models
Continuous use
of sketchbooks to
record
observations and
review and revisit
ideas
Continuous use
of sketchbooks to
record
observations and
review and revisit
ideas
Continuous use
of sketchbooks to
record
observations and
review and revisit
ideas
Year 5
Skills:
Designing and
developing ideas
Content:
Designing a
geometric pattern
using contrasting
colours and
textures
Continuous use
of sketchbooks to
record
observations and
review and revisit
ideas
Year 6
Skills:
Select
appropriate
collage materials
Content:
Create a profile
portrait cameo in
card
Continuous use
of sketchbooks to
record
observations and
review and revisit
ideas
Explore the work
of artists,
craftspeople and
designers
EYFS
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Artist:
Aboriginal art
Artist:
Kandinsky
Matisse
Monet
Gertrude Jekyll
Artist:
Picasso
Kandinsky
Artist:
Dali
Magritte
Klee
Gehry
Artist:
Banksy
Munch
Klee
Surat
Rousseau
Artist:
Holbein
Islamic art
Kandinsky
Artist:
Content:
Aboriginal art
paintings
Content:
Colour mixing
Concentric circles
Paper snail
collage
Watercolour
plants
Design in
gardening
Content:
Self portrait
Pastel paintings
Content:
Clay model
Life drawing of
learning partner
Pen and ink
sketches
Drawing of
surreal motifs
Content:
Drawing a self
portrait
Painting a line
drawing
Pointillism
Content:
Creating a Tudor
portrait with paint
and collage
Designing a
geometric pattern
using contrasting
colours and
textures
Create an
abstract painting
Inspired by water
Content:
Industrial
landscape
3D hat
Scene from
Bayeux tapestry
Lowry
Pip Hackett
Leon Baskt
Monet
Bayeux tapestry