Art in the Garden
Key Stage 2
The Gardens are a fantastic resource for art activities. Explore the colours, shapes, patterns, and textures of nature. Enjoy the opportunity to use natural materials to create art work.
- Learning Outcomes
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Pupils will be able 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
- improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture with a range of materials.
- Activities
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A day’s programme does not include all the listed activities and can be adapted to suit individual needs and requirements. Normally we fit in four to five activities during your visit.
Activities Description and learning objectives Colour filters See the Gardens from different coloured viewpoints and explore how a bee might see the world. Colour palettes Investigate the variety of colours found on different parts of plants, why might that be? Colour sticky strips Appreciate the range of different coloured and textured materials found in the Gardens by collecting items to create an individual coloured strip. Curtains up Work independently and collaboratively to produce a hanging structure created from natural objects. Frames Work collaboratively to produce a piece of art work using natural materials. Leaf slides Carefully observe the shape, colour, and texture of a wide range of leaves in the Gardens. Sculpture trail* Observe a wide variety of sculptures created from different materials. Weaving Weave an individual piece of art using a range of natural materials. If you would prefer a day a more cross-curricular day, please have a look at our other KS2 activities and we can plan your visit accordingly.
Looking for more? How about an eco-dyeing and weaving day for up to 2 classes, at an additional cost of £40 per class. Available October-February.
Morning (mostly indoors):
Eco-dyeing 1 Individual yarn dyeing - Cotton yarn dyeing to produce short lengths of cotton (approx. 30cm) in three colours for either weaving, stick winding, or display back at school. Eco-dyeing 2 Class/Exhibition banner dyeing - Using spices, flowers, leaves, and berries, create a silk scarf/banner to go back to school. Additional scarves at additional cost, if desired. Eco-dyeing 3 “Plants for People” exploratory walk in the Gardens and activity to produce a small drawstring bag each to take away. Eco-dyeing 3 Match the colour to the plant it came from. Morning (outdoors):
Eco-curtains Students will be given time to explore ephemeral art, light, texture and colour while working in pairs to use cordage and produce a class hanging structure in the Gardens. Eco-weaving Using a strung card frame and inspired by the work of Anni Albers, create an individual piece of art to go back to school. This will include textiles as well as natural materials and will help students understand in/out woven technique. - Suggested pre-visit activities
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- Discuss the difference between 2D and 3D art, what is a sculpture?
- Look at the work of Andy Goldsworthy and other land artists.
- Suggested post-visit activities
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- Create a piece of art work using natural materials collected from the school grounds, compare the materials collected with those found at the Gardens. How would they be different at a different time of the year?
- Write a description of the art work you created in the Gardens for an art gallery
- Make a 3D sculpture from recycled material
- Look at the work of a famous sculptor.
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