We are artists!

Tuesday 19 November 2024

This half-term, Year 5 are becoming artists! We will be looking at two famous artists: William Morris and Orla Kiely.

Art learning is usually categorised into two strands of learning:
– learning about art (history of art)
– learning practical skills to help us become better artists.

Each week, we will have a lesson about the history of art and then a practical skills lesson. In our first practical skills lesson, the children drew an observational drawing of a leaf. In our second lesson, Year 5 created a monoprint. Take a look at their brilliant prints:

Help at home: Use the key vocabulary in a sentence. Can you define them all?