🎨 Spring 2 – Art Overview 🎨

This half term in Art, we will be exploring sculpture and 3D art using a range of exciting materials.

🪵 What We’re Learning

Theme: Using Natural Materials to Sculpt

We will be:

• Creating sculptures using recycled, natural and manufactured materials

• Exploring junk modelling techniques

• Learning how to roll, cut and pinch materials to shape them

• Designing and building our own 3D models

• Looking at examples of land art and installations

We will explore key vocabulary such as:
sculpture, statue, model, work of art, 3D, land art, sculptor, carving, installation, shapes, materials, pyramid, abstract, geometric.

🧠 Skills We’re Developing

• Shaping and joining materials carefully

• Using tools safely to cut and manipulate materials

• Developing fine motor skills through rolling, pinching and moulding

• Planning and designing before creating

• Evaluating and improving our work

• Using artistic vocabulary to talk about our creations

🏡 How You Can Support at Home

You can help by:

• 🌿 Collecting natural materials such as sticks, leaves, stones or pinecones

• ♻️ Saving small recyclable items for junk modelling (boxes, tubes, cartons)

• 🗣️ Talking about sculptures you see in parks or public places

• ✂️ Encouraging safe cutting and sticking activities

• 🏗️ Building simple 3D models together and discussing the shapes used

We are excited to see the children develop their creativity and confidence as young sculptors this term! 🌟