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

Lesson 5: Hands on a cave wall

Creating hand prints onto a textured background as a collaborative class piece of prehistoric-inspired art.

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Learning objective

To apply painting skills when creating a collaborative artwork.

Success criteria

I can work in a group to create

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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

Using the link: Google Arts and Culture: The drawings of the Chauvet cave, click through to pages 10-13 to show the children the painted hands and how they were made. Explain that they will be creating a version of this piece as a class. Explain that scientists have found that many of these hands belonged…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

May need support to accurately paint around their hand and to be reminded not to use too much paint.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should experiment with manipulating their handprints to make patterns or complex arrangements.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: successfully making positive and negative handprints

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Vocabulary

handprint
negative image

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Example work

Montem Academy, Slough

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In this unit

Assessment - Art Y3: Painting and mixed media

Lesson 1: Exploring prehistoric art

Lesson 2: Charcoal animals

Lesson 3: Prehistoric palette

Lesson 4: Painting on the cave wall

Lesson 5: Hands on a cave wall

Originally created by:

Paul Carney

Art and design specialist

Paul has 22 years experience of teaching art as a specialist subject in both Primary and Secondary schools. He is a council member with the National Society for Education and his expertise has led him to deliver CPD for leading training providers, schools,…

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