Year 1 – Art and Design
YEAR 1 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Exploring and Developing Ideas
Exploring and Developing Ideas - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| a | Work from observation and known objects |
| b | Use imagination to form simple images from given starting points or a description |
| c | Collect ideas in their own sketchbook |
| d | Work with different materials |
YEAR 1 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Drawing & Painting
Drawing & Painting - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| a | Begin to control lines to create simple drawings from observations. |
| b | Use thick felt-tip pens/chalks/charcoal/wax crayon/pastel. |
| c | Learn to hold drawing and painting tools correctly. |
| d | Mix primary colours to make secondary colours. |
| e | Recognise warm and cool colours. |
| f | Explore the relationship between mood and mark making/colour |
YEAR 1 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Sculpture
Sculpture - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| a | use a variety of natural, recycled and manufactured materials for sculpting, e.g. clay, straw and card; |
| b | use a variety of techniques, e.g. rolling, cutting, pinching; |
| c | use a variety of shapes, including lines and texture; |
| d | use key vocabulary to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in this strand: sculpture, statue, model, work, work of art, 3D, land art, sculptor, carving, sculpture, installation, shapes, materials, pyramid, abstract, geometric. |
YEAR 1 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Textiles, Collage & Printing
Textiles, Collage & Printing - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| a | Investigate a range of textures using rubbings |
| b | Develop collages, based on simple shapes in different papers and materials. |
| c | Weave using recycled materials |
| d | Simple batik work. |
| e | Simple printmaking techniques |
YEAR 1 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Work of Other Artists
Work of Other Artists - Core Skills
| Children can: | |
| a | Describe the artwork of artists such as Paul Klee, Georgia O’Keefe and Picasso, Van Gogh, Matisse. |
| b | Use work of artists such as Niki de Saint Phalle (sculpture) to create own pieces. |
| c | Key artists-Andy Warhol and Clare Youngs. printmaking, exploring texture and pattern in nature. |
| d | Consider specific works such as Andy Goldsworthy’s ‘Stone circles’. |
| e | Explore work from different cultures e.g. Chinese origami, Aboriginal Art. |


































