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Art and design

Lesson 5: Monument (Original scheme)

After learning about what monuments are, children design their own to reflect something they want to commemorate

Learning objective

  • To design a monument

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture
  • Create sketchbooks to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
  • Learn about great artists, architects and designers in history

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May need help thinking of ideas for this. They may struggle to do non-literal things, so they should be encouraged to look back at the Spomenik designs to create simple, bold shapes that symbolise what they mean rather than looking exactly like them.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be encouraged to produce high quality designs that incorporate symbolism and bold, exciting shapes and patterns.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

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…
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