Seaside Sculpture
This art and design scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to select and use natural materials found on a beach to produce some model sculptures on the theme of the seaside. The class can explain how they can join and combine materials to make the shape of a seaside object.
Select and use a range of different natural materials found on a beach to produce some model sculptures on the theme of the seaside
Lesson One : Sandcastles
Practise using sand to create and describe some different shapes and patterns that might be seen on a sandcastle built on a sandy beach
Lesson Two : Beach Shapes
Explore how to shape and combine different materials to create matching examples of objects that might be seen on a beach
Lesson Three : Sand Impressions
Investigate how to select and imprint special shapes into sand using a range of different tools to reflect ideas and themes about the seaside
Lesson Four : Sculpture Design
Practise working with a range of different beach materials to plan and design a matching sculpture on the theme of the seaside and beaches
Lesson Five : Seaside Art
Explain and model how to build and shape a sculpture to reflect the seaside using some of the special materials that can be found on a beach
Lesson Six : Sculpture Review
Suggest and record additions and improvements to a seaside sculpture that has been produced using a range of different beach materials
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Rainforest Conservation
Identify, illustrate and debate some of the different reasons as to how and why tropical rainforests should be protected and conserved for the future
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New Start
Explore how to prepare for and deal with some of the new events and special occasions that someone might experience in life
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Viking Settlement
Explore how the Vikings settled and built communities in Britain in the past by referencing their culture and traditions
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Changing Seasons
Investigate changes that can happen to the natural world during the four seasons of the year and reflect on similar changes that can occur in people’s lives