MRS L HORTON
ART AND DESIGN LEAD
ART IN THE EARLY YEARS
EXPRESSIVE ARTS AND DESIGN
THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS
• Create closed shapes with continuous lines, and begin to use these shapes to represent objects.
• Draw with increasing complexity and detail, such as representing a face with a circle and including details.
• Use drawing to represent ideas like movement or loud noises.
• Show different emotions in their drawings and paintings, like happiness, sadness, fear etc.
RECEPTION CHILDREN
Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
• Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.
• Create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.
SUBJECT LEAD: Mrs L Horton
Aims of the National Curriculum
The National Curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:
· Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
· Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
· Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
· Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
![art 1 art 1](/warrington/primary/st-albans/arenas/websitecontent/web/art1_20240103205142818.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE)
![art 2 art 2](/warrington/primary/st-albans/arenas/websitecontent/web/art2_20240103205201731.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE)
As part of their printing topic, Reception explored frottage, and used the fairy garden to create some lovely prints.
Y1 explored collage in the Art topic, with a focus on the work of Lois Ehlert. The children explored differernt techniques and used different materials and created a final piece using natural materials.
Y2 did some amazing sewing and weaving in their Art Textiles topic, with a focus on the work of Sheila Hicks.