- Year 2
Create a background using reclaimed materials
I can use reclaimed materials to create a collage.
- Year 2
Create a background using reclaimed materials
I can use reclaimed materials to create a collage.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Using reclaimed materials to make a collaged background for your nocturnal animal.
- Understanding foreground and background help to plan and make your picture look complete.
Keywords
Background - the part of the artwork that appears furthest from the viewer
Foreground - the part of the artwork that appears nearest to the viewer
Collage - arranging different materials and sticking them together on a surface
Recycle - reusing discarded or leftover materials
Repurposed - when a discarded item is used again, becoming useful in another way
Common misconception
Some pupils may think they can only use scissors to cut paper.
Model tearing and cutting and explain to pupils that choice between the two is important. Tearing makes soft textures like grass or clouds. Cutting makes sharp edges for shapes like windows. Think about which works best for your design.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Equipment
Coloured scrap paper, buttons, beads, bottle tops, or small clean recyclables, fabric scraps, card, magazines or old newspapers. Tools include: scissors, glue sticks, PVA glue, pencil and paper.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What tool can you use to make lines that look like fur in your clay animal?
Q2.What could you use to add texture to your plaque?
Q3.Why do you use a rolling pin when making a clay tile?
Q4.Put these steps in the right order for making a plaque:
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What does it mean to recycle materials?
Q2.Put these steps in the right order to make a collage using reclaimed materials:
Q3.Match the words to their meanings:
Things close to you in a picture
Things far away in a picture
Using old things in a new way