Year 5: Art and design Every picture tells a story

Looking at the meaning behind art, children: analyse the intentions of Banksy; make ink symmetry prints inspired by psychologist Rorschach; tell a story using emojis; use drama to recreate a poignant war scene and are inspired by the ceramic work of Magdalene Odundo, to work expressively outside

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This unit has now been replaced by the Year 5 unit Sculpture: Interactive installation. Kapow no longer updates these lessons, and they may not reflect the national curriculum or current guidance. They remain a permanent part of your subscription and will continue to be available for reference and use. We recommend that you explore the new versions of the lessons.

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Lesson 1: Clacton pigeon mural: Banksy

Looking beyond the seemingly discriminatory tone of Banksy's Clacton pigeon mural, children consider what message Banksy was trying to convey, and alter the image to reflect British Values.

Lesson 2: Inspired by Rorschach

Children learn about abstract art and the inkblots that inspired Andy Warhol's 'Rorschach, 1984' then have a go at creating and interpreting their own symmetrical ink drawings.

Lesson 3: Emojis

Pictographs existed even before language did and children use the ever prevalent pictogram of the 21st century, the emoji, to create sentences and convey meaning

Lesson 4: The Front Line: John Singer Sargent (Original scheme)

Through the piece ‘Gassed’ by John Singer Sargent, pupils explore the human side of the image and work in groups to reenact the scene from WW 1, positioning themselves like the soldiers in the piece and taking a photo of the final composition

Lesson 5: Magdalene Odundo (Original scheme)

By loosely playing around with shapes, Kenyan artist Magdalene Odundo creates ideas for her ceramic pots, and children work in the same way, with space around them, using chalk and their whole bodies to make long sweeping arm movements.

Learning Objective

To develop ideas for 3D work through drawing and visualisation in 2D.

Assess your pupils

Assessment resources for use at the start of the unit to assess where pupils are in their learning and at the end of the unit to assess progress. Go to assessment resources