Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Flatten and smooth their clay, rolling shapes successfully and making a range of marks in their clay.
- Make a basic pinch pot and join at least one clay shape onto the side using the scoring and slipping technique.
- Roll a smooth tile surface.
- Join clay shapes and make marks in the tile surface to create a pattern.
- Draw a house design and plan how to create the key features in clay.
- Create a clay house tile that has recognisable features made by both impressing objects into the surface and by joining simple shapes.
Suggested prior learning
Sculpture and 3D: Paper play
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Exploring clay
Lesson 2: Pinch pots
Lesson 3: Applying skills in clay
Lesson 4: Designing a tile
Lesson 5: House tiles
Key skills
Generating ideas:
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Key knowledge
Formal elements:
- Form:
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Key vocabulary
casting
ceramic
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Unit resources
Assessment – Art and design Y2: Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
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Unit vocabulary
Subject resources
Art and design: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Art
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National curriculum mapping
This document maps the National curriculum
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Assessment
A spreadsheet for recording teacher assessments
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Unit vocabulary
This document lists the new vocabulary
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Equipment list
A checklist of art equipment required
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Art and design – List of artists
This document lists the artists studied
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Design and technology: Design, Make