School Resources - Educational Pack for Keystage 1 & 2

Key Stage 1 - Focus Statement

At Key Stage 1, pupils should be given opportunities to respond practically and imaginatively to the work of others, experiencing work in a range of media and form a variety of periods, cultures and contexts including local and Welsh examples. They should begin by exploring ways of making, using a variety of materials, tools and processes, in two and three dimensions and on a variety of scales. They should investigate the natural and made environment and the imagined world from observation, experience and imagination using a variety of resources, including, where appropriate, ICT. (Art in the National Curriculum in Wales)

By working on the units in this pack pupils at Key Stage 1 will learn to:

• Look at and talk about their own work in relation to that of others
• Explore different kinds of art
• Explore and experiemtn with the visual language of art, the elements of which include, tone, line, colour, pattern, texture, shape and form
• Make objects, images and artefacts in two and three dimensions using a range of materials, tools, processes and techniques
• Record from observation and experience the natural and made environment and the world of their imagination

Key Stage 2 - Focus Statement

At Key Stage 2, pupils should be given opportunities to build on the knowledge, understanding and skills acquired at Key Stage 1. Pupils should be given opportunities to respond practically and imaginatively to the methods and ideas of others, including artists...working in a range of media and form a variety of periods, cultures and contexts including local and Welsh examples. They should be taught to develop the skills of making, both imaginatively and expressively, workinh with a range of materials, tools and processes, in two and three dimensions and on a variety of scales. They should be taught to investigate the natural and made environemtn and the imagined world through recording from observation, experiece and imagination using a variety of resources including, where appropriate, ICT. (art in the National Curriculum in Wales)

By working on the units in this pack pupils at Key Stage 2 will learn to:

• Describe and make comparisons between their own work and that of others
• Examine a variety of art, by different artists, considering their purposes and intentions
• Explore, experiment with and apply the elements of the visual language of art, which include: line, tone, colour, pattern, texture, shape, form
• Plan and make objects, images and artefacts in two and three dimensions using various materials for a variety of purposes
• Using their experience and knowledge of different materials, tools and techniques experimentally and expressively
• Select and record from observation, experience and imagination to investigate the natural and made world of the imagination, using a variety of methods
• Organise reference materials and resources to develop different ideas and themes
• Keep a sketchbook to record information and observations

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