Layering and mixed-media

Art and design

Maps as art

Personal geography

Places and migration

Abstract expression

In this unit, pupils explore how maps can be used in a different way by artists, to tell stories about who we are and where we’ve been. They will create their own personal maps, think about identity, places  and people that are imporant to them and journeys they make.

Maps to explore identity, journeys, and imagination.

Putting different things on top of each other

Cutting and sticking different materials to make a picture

Using pencil, crayon, or pen to make a picture

What is it called when we look at something again to check it, think about it, or talk about it?

What do we use to show someone moving in a drawing?

{{}} art uses shapes and colours to show feelings.

Layering and mixed-media

Lesson outcome