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Zentangles is an Art and Design unit of work aimed primarily at children aged 7-9. Its main theme is creating patterns using line, shape, and colour. Children create Zentangle patterns, a Zentangle sculpture and a Zentangle monoprint. The package provides the medium-term plan, six lessons (each lesson has a MS Powerpoint presentation) and a knowledge organiser. Any additional resources are provided as PDFs. Strands of Learning: • Drawing • Painting • Sculpture • Printmaking This unit encourages children to discuss and learn about colours, shapes, and lines and how they are used to create pattern. A Zentangle is a meditative form of doodling that has patterns that interweave and ‘tangle’ together. It can be used as a form of mindfulness for children. As well as promoting calmness and relaxation, Zentangles are a way of developing children’s fine motor skills and effective use of art mediums such as drawing pens, felt tips, colouring pencils, and paint. Zentangles are a form of abstract art. Abstract art is about shapes and colours and the feelings it expresses, not about the accurate portrayal of a subject. This unit of work is part of the Art Academy Scheme of Work for children aged 5-11 being developed on behalf of Carousel Education.

In this unit of work children consolidate their knowledge and understanding in two key areas of art and design – printmaking and collage/mixed media work. This is achieved through creative activities that are linked through the common theme of castles. The package provides the medium term plan, six lessons (each lesson has a MS Powerpoint presentation) and a knowledge organiser. Any additional resources are provided as PDFs. Strands of Learning: Drawing Painting Collage Printmaking Children learn about monoprinting and frottage work to create patterned papers. They learn about mosaics and use coloured shapes to create mosaic pictures and to mimic the work of the artist Paul Klee. They also learn about coats of arms and use collage techniques to create their own coat of arms. In their final composition they bring together their previous learning and collage together patterned papers and drawings to create a landscape collage of a castle. This unit of work is part of the Art Academy Scheme of Work for children aged 5-11 being developed on behalf of Carousel Education.

Blooming Lovely is an Art and Design unit of work aimed primarily at children aged 9-11. The unit deepens children’s understanding of drawing, painting and collage. The package provides the medium term plan, six lessons (each lesson has a MS Powerpoint presentation) and a knowledge organiser. Any additional resources are provided as PDFs. Strands of Learning: Drawing Painting Collage Children use the central theme of flowers to undertake a range of activities to extend and consolidate knowledge and skills in drawing, painting and collage. They create flower paintings using both paint and pastel media and use these to deepen their understanding of colour theory. They make simple 3D flowers that are used to create collage. Towards the end of the unit they study the flower paintings of Georgia O’Keefe and are introduced to the work of Tom Yendell a prominent mouth and foot painter. This unit of work is part of the Art Academy Scheme of Work for children aged 5-11 being developed on behalf of Carousel Education.

Art with Elmer is an Art and Design unit of work aimed primarily at children aged 5-7. Ideally it is scheduled in Year 1 and runs alongside reading the popular books about the patchwork elephant. The unit introduces children to some key elements of the art and design curriculum. The package provides the medium-term plan, six lessons (each lesson has a MS Powerpoint presentation) and a knowledge organiser. Additional resources are provided as PDFs. Strands of Learning: • Drawing • Painting • Sculpture • Collage Children learn some essential knowledge about colour, primary and secondary colours. They also learn how to add black and white to colours to create tints and shades. They are introduced to abstract art and the art of Wassily Kandinsky, and they apply this knowledge when creating an abstract elephant. Children are also introduced to the techniques of collage and assemblage sculpture when creating elephant-inspired art. Finally, they bring their learning together to create a portrait of a patterned elephant. This unit of work is part of the Art Academy Scheme of Work for children aged 5-11 being developed on behalf of Carousel Education.