At St Michael’s, we offer a range of art activities right across the school and we encourage art as a means of expression, to communicate ideas and feelings.
Our children are presented with a wide variety of materials and techniques in the early years, which they continue to develop and apply as they progress throughout the school.
In KS1 and KS2, children are encouraged to be creative, using a variety of media and techniques in art. They develop skills in drawing, painting, 3D work, textiles and printing. We use lots of different materials such as pastel, paint, fabric and clay to develop skills in art. Children also develop their ideas through self-evaluation and group discussion.
The skills and knowledge that children will develop throughout each art topic are mapped across each year group and throughout the school to ensure progression. The emphasis on knowledge ensures that children understand the context of the artwork, as well as the artists that they are learning about and being inspired by. Much of our art work links with our work in other curriculum subjects but we also learn about artists and what inspired them.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) follows the ‘Development Matters in the EYFS’ guidance which aims for children to develop knowledge and skills related to ‘Expressive Arts and Design’ through broad exploration of the following aspects; Exploring and Using Media and Materials and Being Imaginative.
Art and Design - Year Group Knowledge Organisers
Year 1 Autumn 1 ‘Painting - Self Portraits’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 1 Autumn 2 ‘Observational Drawings - Toys’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 1 Spring 1 ‘Collage - UK Flags’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 1 Spring 2 ‘Weaving - The Great Fire of London’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 1 Spring 2 ‘Architect - Christoper Wren’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 2 Autumn 1 ‘Self & Family Portraits’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 2 Autumn 2 ‘Artist Study - Gakonga’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 2 Spring 1 ‘Andy Warhol -Portraits of the Queen’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 2 Summer 1 ‘Collage - Famous Faces’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Autumn 1 ‘Artist Study - Van Gogh’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Autumn 2 ‘Collage & Painting - Vikings’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Spring 1 ‘European Artists - Matisse & Kandinsky’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Spring 2 ‘Collage - Hokusai’s Wave’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 Autumn Term ‘Artist Study - Leonardo Da Vinci’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 Spring 2 ‘Picasso’s Portraits’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 Summer Term ‘3D Structure Rousseau’s Rainforest Chairs’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 5 Autumn 2 ‘Finger Knitted Poppies’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 5 Spring 1 ‘Soap Carving - Ancient Greece’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 5 Summer 1 ‘Local Artist Study - Landscape Painting’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Autumn 1 ‘Artist Study - Chuck Close’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Autumn 2 ‘In Flanders Field’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Summer 1 ‘British Designers’ Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Summer 2 ‘The Titanic - perspective Drawing’ Knowledge Organiser