Art and Design
Art and design lessons are delivered weekly by our specialist art teacher.
Cooks Spinney are in the fortunate position to have a custom-made art studio on site where all art and design lessons are delivered. This is a stimulating space where pupils are free to express themselves artistically and make a mess!
As a result of our art and design curriculum, pupils will:
Why is the teaching of art important for Cooks Spinney's pupils?
Art is important because it encompasses all the developmental domains in child development. Art lends itself to physical development and the enhancement of fine and gross motor skills. For instance, when pupils work with clay, they fine-tune their muscle control in their fingers. All manipulative movements involved in art help develop hand and finger muscles that are needed to properly hold and use a pencil.
Art activities also help our pupils’ social and emotional development. Children learn about themselves and others through art activities. It really helps them build self-esteem. It’s an opportunity for pupils to make a personal statement about their uniqueness through art while allowing them to express emotions.
Art also enhances our pupils’ cognitive development; Pupils who have studied a wide range of artists and artwork will have an array of ideas to choose from when creating. Art reflects what pupils know about the world and enables them to choose how to translate those ideas and experiences.
Finally, art is important because it allows our pupils to be creative. Each piece of clay manipulated or each painting is individual to each child and should be treated with awe.
Who will pupils learn about?
Pupils will get to study a wide range of artists from different backgrounds, cultures and epochs:
| Year Group | Aut 1 | Aut 2 | Spr 1 | Spr 2 | Sum 1 | Sum 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Art Skills | Colours | Exploring Materials | Manipulating Materials | Mark Marking | Art Studio |
| Reception |
Contemporary Yayoi Kusama |
Natural Art Andy Goldsworthy |
Shapes Kandinksy |
Colour Mixing David Hockney |
Water Colours Claude Monet |
Collage Henri Matisse |
| Year 1 |
Drawing and Sketchbooks: Spirals Molly Hauslund |
Print, Colour and Collage: Printmaking Henri Matisse |
Working in 3D: Invention Faith Bebbington |
Paint, Surface and Texture: Discovery Paul Klee and Emma Burleigh |
Working in 3D: Local Habitats Earnst Haeckel |
Collaboration & Community: Flora and Fauna Eric Carle, Joseph Redoute & Ian van Kessel |
| Year 2 |
Drawing and Sketchbooks: Explore and Draw Rosie Jones and Alice Fox |
Print, Colour and Collage: Monoprint Leonardo Di Vinci and Xgaoc'o X'are |
Working in 3D: Be and Architect Zaha Hadid and Hundertwasser |
Paint, Surface and Texture: Expresionism Vincent van Gogh and Cezanne |
Working in 3D: Transformation Chris Kenny |
Collaboration & Community: Music and Art Kandinsky, Alice Coltrane and John Cage |
| Year 3 |
Drawing and Sketchbooks:Gestural Drawing Edgar Degas |
Print, Colour and Collage: Shape and Colour
Matisse and Claire Willberg |
Working in 3D: Stories through making Quentin Blake and Roald Dahl |
Paint, Surface and Texture: Cloth, Thread and Paint Alice Kettle and Hannah Rae |
Working in 3D: Animated Drawings Andrew Fox, Steve Kirby and Lauren Child |
Collaboration & Community: Natural Materials Frances Hatch and Anna Atkins |
| Year 4 |
Drawing and Sketchbooks: Storytelling Through Time Laura Carling & Shaun Tan |
Colour and Collage: Exploring Pattern Louise Despont and Shaheen Ahmed |
Working in 3D: Art of Display Yinka Shonibare and Anthony Gormley |
Paint, Surface and Texture: Still Life Pieter Claesz and Davidsz |
Working in 3D: Invention and Determination Marcus Coats |
Collaboration & Community: Festival Feasts Claes Oldenburg and Lucia Hierro |
| Year 5 |
Drawing and Sketchbooks: Typography and Maps Louise Fili and Grayson Perry |
Colour and Collage: Making Monotypes Kevork Mourad |
Working in 3D: Set Design Fausto Melotti and Rae Smith |
Paint, Surface and Texture: Mixed Media Land and City Scapes Vanessa Gardiner, Shoreditch Sketcher and Kittie Jones |
Working in 3D: Architecture Frank Lloyd Wright and Miles van der Rohe |
Collaboration & Community: Fashion Pyer Moss, Pucci and Alice Fox |
| Year 6 |
Drawing and Sketchbooks: 2D drawing to 3D making Lubiana Himid and Claire Harrup |
Colour and Collage: Paint and Activism Shepard Fairey and Luba Lukova |
Working in 3D: Brave Colour Olafur Eliasson and Liz West |
Paint, Surface and Texture: Exploring Identity Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Mike Barrett and Yinka Shonibare |
Working in 3D: Take a Seat Yinka Ilori, Van Gohj, Joseph Kosuth and Maria Abramovic |
Community and Collaboration: Shadow Puppets Matisse, Lotte Reiniger and Phillip Otto Runge |
