Author: Amanda McGarrigle

Term 1—
Art (Form)
D.T—Cooking and nutrition

Background Information
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.
through a variety of creative and practical activities, the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making.
understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet, prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques and understand seasonality, and know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed.

In this unit the children will…
Study and research famous Greek/Roman artists
Research Ancient Greek pots/mosaic tiles
Sketching from ancient Greek pots and art work, looking at how the physical form was portrayed.
Use knowledge of Roman mosaics to create a mosaic tile design
Use clay tools, for joining and moulding..
Use I.T program to create an Ancient Greek pot design
Explore Ancient Greek diets and nutrition
Prepare and cook bread and a Greek salad

By the end of this unit….
All children will:
create sketch books to record their
observations of Ancient Greek art
review and revisit their sketch ideas to inform their design decisions
improve their mastery of drawing skills using sketching pencils
improve their mastery of sculpture techniques using clay
learn about great Ancient Greek pottery artists and designers in history
understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet (cooking and nutrition)
prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques
Most children will:
sketch from Ancient Greek pots and art, looking at how the physical form was portrayed.
improve on their own designs
select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
Some children will:
evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work

The children will explore:
Greek food and nutrition
Cooking techniques to create Greek dishes—bread and Greek salad
Ancient Greek art and pottery/Roman mosaics
Ancient Greek mosaic and pot designs
Sketching their own designs
Sculpture through the use of clay
Sculpting and design techniques

Key Vocabulary
Shape, form, model, join, perspective , scale, tools , design , idealized
naturalistic, innovation , investigate, analyse, shaping, joining, finishing
Varied diet, nutrition, prepare, cook, techniques