The importance of relationships and connections through art
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make a creative, collaborative connection through line and malleable materials.
Key learning points
- How touch, connection, and communication, reflecting human relationships and experiences can be expressed through art.
- Working with materials like clay or paper can be grounding and physically engaging.
- Malleable materials can be used to express care for one another.
Keywords
Connection - emotional, intellectual and personal engagement with something
Collaborative - the act of more than one person working together to create something
Malleable - a material which can be pressed or moulded into shape
Common misconception
Artists always work alone to create their art.
Many artists collaborate with others, work in teams, or invite the community to be part of the process.
Teacher tip
Tear newspaper lengthways to remove the need for cutting. Choose pupils of mixed ability when working collaboratively to encourage teamwork, peer learning, and a balance of strengths.
Equipment
Objects to draw, pencils, pens, viewfinders, newspaper, scissors, tape.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Why do some artists choose to use food as a medium in their artwork?
Q2.What is a tradition?
Q3.Why does food appeal to artists?
Q4.Food appeals to artists because it represents culture, sustenance, and memory, while offering rich visual qualities like colour, texture, and form.
Q5.Which of the following foods has a crunchy texture?
Q6.Which of the following food-related holidays is traditionally linked to a religious observance?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What does texture mean?
Q2.How does art create connections between individuals and cultures?
Q3.How do people communicate through art?
Q4.Why is a viewfinder useful in art?
Q5.What does malleable mean?
To help you plan your 9 art and design lesson on: The importance of relationships and connections through art, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 9 art and design lesson on: The importance of relationships and connections through art, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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