The postcards themselves offer material that will stretch students’ vocabulary and literacy:
PostcardsFromArt!
PostcardsFromArt tell stories of Tanno and Iguda’s adventures finding out all about art. They discover different types of art and learn about how to make them all.
Learn MoreSchools PackagePostcardsFromArt and the 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
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Attainment targets
By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study. Schools are not required by law to teach the example content in [square brackets].
Key Stage 1
Pupils should be taught:
- to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
- to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
- to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work
Key Stage 2
Pupils should be taught to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
Pupils should be taught:
- to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
- to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
- about great artists, architects and designers in history
Key Stage 3
Pupils should be taught to develop their creativity and ideas, and increase proficiency in their execution. They should develop a critical understanding of artists, architects and designers, expressing reasoned judgements that can inform their own work:
- to use a range of techniques to record their observations in sketchbooks, journals and other media as a basis for exploring their ideas
- to use a range of techniques and media, including painting
- to increase their proficiency in the handling of different materials
- to analyse and evaluate their own work, and that of others, in order to strengthen the visual impact or applications of their work
- about the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day
PostcardsFromArt Content
Each card features a different location with fun facts and the next instalment of Tanno and Iguda’s story. A QR code printed on the card links to a “secret” web page detailing fun activities and further learning.
Location
Activity
Skills & Learning
Equipment needed
Art Materials
Junk Monsters.**
Collage; sculpture; choosing materials; crafting;
various bits of rubbish, tape, glue, paints,
What is Art?
Feeling Art
Use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
paper, pens/pencils/paints, possibly some rubbish to make a model
Good and Bad Art
Good and bad art survey.
Scientific method; controlled data collection; scientific; analyse creative works;
paper, pen
Colour
Walls of colour
analyse creative works using the language of art; techniques in using colour;
paper, many colours of pens/pencils/paints
Tone
Drawing in 3D
Drawing proficiency; improve art techniques; strengthen visual impact
paper, pens/pencils/paints, a white object
Mark Making
Drawing opposites.
Drawing proficiency; improve art techniques; analyse creative works; techniques in using pattern, texture;
paper, pens/pencils/paints
Picasso
Create your own cubist portrait.
Drawing proficiency; improve art techniques; know about great artists, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art form; techniques in using line, shape;
paper, pens/pencils/paints
Abstract Art
Six feelings, three squares.
develop art techniques using form and space; strengthen visual impact; know about great artists, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art form;
black and white paper, scissors,
Sculpture
Aliens in the kitchen. **
develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, shape, form and space; sculpture; strengthen visual impact;
items selected from the kitchen,
Leonardo Da Vinci
Last Supper collage
Research; artistic styles and art history; collage; choosing materials; know about great artists, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art;
paper, pens/pencils/paints, internet and printer/magazines/old photos, scissors
Looking and Seeing
Seeing things.
use a range of techniques and media, including painting; create sketch books to record their observations;
paper, pens/pencils, a shoe
Women Artists
Kahlo selfportrait
improve art techniques; know about great artists, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art form;
paper, pens/pencils/paints
**adult supervision/help required