Art Curriculum Map
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Term 1
Term 2
Observational
Sculpture
drawings and
paintings of
inventions
Natural Art
Clay
Work of Andy
Goldsworthy
The Elements of Art –
line/colour/tone/form/pattern
Mondrian
Progression of
Progression of
drawing skills:
drawing skills:
using a variety of
making own
material and
informed decisions
developing skills in in choice of
each medium
materials and
medium
Stitching and
Colours
Collage
Biblical art – The
Portraits using
Old Testament
different media
Term 3
Observational
drawings and
paintings
Collage
Term 4
Colour mixing
Colour
Watercolours Landscapes
Study of
structure: famous
architects
Artist study:
Leonardo da Vinci
Artist Study:
Georgia O’Keefe
Term 5
Imaginative
drawing
Textiles and
Sculpture
Pattern
Term 6
Observational
drawings
Line
Portraits
Painting focus on
Vincent Van Gogh
(brushstrokes)
with textile skills
developed
Observational
Drawing
Artist study:
Gustav Klimt –
Tree of Life
Study of art
through time:
various artists in
Britain and beyond
Sculpture
Through painting,
drawing and
sculpting
developing
knowledge of
proportions and
size
Perspective
Perspective and
Composition
Observational
drawing