Heathrow Primary School
Heathrow Primary School
Year 1
AUTUMN
In the ‘colour splash’ topic the children will learn the key skills of experiments in paint, using a wide variety of tools (e.g brushes, sponges, fingers) to apply paint to a range of surfaces. We will begin to explore colour mixing, mixing the primary colour red, yellow and blue and know that primary colour can be mixed to make secondary colours. Year 1 will select colours, shapes and materials to suit ideas and purposes and know that pattern is a design which shapes, colour or lines are repeated. The children will describe the similarities and differences between practices in Art and design, e.g between painting and sculpture, and linking these to their own work.
SPRING
In art this term, students will be working on ‘Exploring lines and shape. Children will be learning to:
- Connect lines to create shapes.
- Use and recognise different types of lines when drawing shapes.
- Identify basic shapes in everyday objects and artwork.
- Use shapes to draw a face.
- Use different pressures to make a colour lighter or darker.
SUMMER
This unit introduces pupils to paper-based 3D art forms, focusing on techniques like rolling paper tubes, shaping paper strips, and constructing imaginative sculptures. Children develop skills in creating 3D structures and applying painting skills in three-dimensional art, enhancing their understanding of form and construction.
- Attitude
- Achievement
- Aspiration