What will my child study?

Year 3 Pupils learn how to use equipment in a safe and sensible manner. They also learn how to measure, cut and glue accurately using a range of tools and develop their understanding of pneumatics through simple models and experiments. They also learn how to tie dye fabric and design and sew a simple item made from felt. In Food Technology pupils learn how to make fruit smoothies.

Year 4 Pupils make a series of simple mechanisms using paper and card. They also learn how to make a vacuum formed model of a robot which they then fit with a simple electric circuit and working light and use Revelation Natural Art software to design packaging for the finished model. In Food Technology pupils learn how to make soup.

Year 5 Pupils make a simple working model which includes a cam mechanism. Working in pairs, they also design and make a chair from card and other recyclable materials. In Food Technology they make and bake bread.

Year 6 Pupils look at the workings of pulley systems and then design and make a model using this knowledge. They use Flow-Go equipment to control and vary the speed and direction of the motor and use fret saws to cut and shape resistant materials to make a working clock. In Food Technology they make a fruit crumble.

I. Vocabulary to learn

1. to encourage an appreciation of the arts and of the wider visual world

2. visual communication skills

3. to create an environment

4. to feel inspired and excited

5. to experience a range of different materials

6. to work on both 2D and 3D projects

7. examples of both historical and contemporary art

8. to develop in pupils a willingness to discuss ideas

9. to make a simple drawing

10. different painting and printing styles and methods in art

11. to shape and mould clay

12. to build on skills

13. to create a sense of depth and space

14. manipulating clay into different shapes and forms

15. a course in Food Technology

16. to create high quality projects

17. to use equipment in a safe and sensible manner

18. to make a simple working model

19. to make and bake bread

20. to make a working clock

II. Questions to answer

1. What does the Art department believe it important to encourage?

2. What materials do children experience at the lessons of Art?

3. What projects do they work on?

4. Where are they shown the examples of historical and modern art?

5. What will the children study during the years 3-6?

6. What is the principal aim of the Design Technology?

7. What kind of approach does the Design Technology require? Why?

8. What materials are the pupils introduced to?

9. What skills do they develop?

10. What do they study each year?

III. Talking points to discuss

1. Why is doing Art and Design important for a child?

2. How do Russian children learn to appreciate art?

IV. Things to do

1. Write an essay (or make a presentation) about some illustrator of children’s books.

(Quentin Blake, Arthur Rackham, Maurice Sendak, Axel Scheffler, Beatrix Potter, etc.)

2. Watch a video about some art or design project at The Perse Prep and describe it.

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