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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