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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 5: Clarice Cliff plates

Using a paper plate, children recreate their own designs of Clarice Cliffs ‘Circle Tree’ plate, using bright colours to paint circles and finishing by using black paint and a straw to blow a tree design.

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Learning objective

To apply their painting skills when working in the style of an artist.

Success criteria

I can mix secondary colours.
I can choose to

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National curriculum

Art and design

Pupils should be

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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Arrange the children into pairs. Display each slide of the Presentation: Green fingers (Recap and recall) in turn and ask the children to tell their partner if the images have more blue or yellow in them. Ask them to also discuss which shade of green shown in the numbered circles best matches the green of…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

May want to practise the circle painting on the spare paper before applying it to the finished plate.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could be challenged to try out different colour combinations, using their knowledge of colour mixing when painting their plates.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: mixing secondary colours with confidence and

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Vocabulary definitions

concentric circles

Circles of different sizes with the same centre point.
design

To make plans for something.

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Example work

Auckley School, Doncaster

Montem Academy, Slough

Auckley School, Doncaster

Children blowing through a straw to move paint over a paper paper plate art

Montem Academy, Slough

Children's finished paper plate artwork inspired by Clarice Cliff

Montem Academy, Slough

Auckley School, Doncaster

St Marys CofE Academy, Stotfold

Auckley School, Doncaster

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In this unit

Assessment - Art and design Y1: Painting and mixed media

Lesson 1: Making colours

Lesson 2: Painting with colour

Lesson 3: Printing with paint

Lesson 4: Exploring colour mixing

Lesson 5: Clarice Cliff plates

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Simon Chubb

Art and design specialist

Simon is a teacher, cartoonist and artist. He uses his 25 years of experience to teach art in schools and has his own workshop business ‘Scartoons’ in which children create comic characters and strips. Simon is a member of The Cartoonists Club of…

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