Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
This unit teaches pupils to create expressive sculptures and reflect on artistic decisions. Children learn to represent memories through art, using various materials and techniques, and develop skills in planning, creating, and evaluating 3D sculptures. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.
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Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Discuss the work of artists that appreciate different artistic styles.
- Create a sculpture to express themselves in a literal or symbolic way.
- Reflect verbally or in writing about creative decisions.
- Suggest ways to represent memories through imagery, shapes and colours.
- Draw a composition of shapes developed from initial ideas to form a plan for a sculpture.
- Competently use scissors to cut shapes accurately.
- Talk about artists’ work and explain what they might use in their own work.
- Produce a clear sketchbook idea for a sculpture, including written notes and drawings to show their methods and materials needed.
- Successfully translate plans to a 3D sculpture.
- Work mostly independently, experimenting and trying new things.
- Identify and make improvements to their work.
- Produce a completed sculpture demonstrating experimentation, originality and technical competence.
- Competently reflect on successes and personal development.
Suggested prior learning
Sculpture and 3D: Interactive installation
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Exploring self
- To analyse how art can explore the concept of self.
Lesson 2: Relief sculptures
- To explore sculptural techniques.
Lesson 3: Memory museum
- To use creative experience to develop ideas and plan a sculpture.
Lesson 4: Memory sculpture
- To apply an understanding of materials and techniques to work in 3D.
Lesson 5: Complete and reflect
- To problem solve, evaluate and refine artwork to achieve a chosen outcome.
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