3D SCULPTURES

Session Focus

Children will be able to work individually or in small groups to create either an abstract or life-like sculpture with natural materials.

Curriculum Links

PSHEE (PSED): Work as part of a group; Share resources and ideas with others.Literacy: Use descriptive language to communicate with others.DT: Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products; Adapt their techniques as they work to improve their design. Build for a purpose.Science: Identify and describe a variety of materials. Maths: Use mathematical language.

ResourcesLots of different different shapes, sizes and colours of natural materials, such as pine cones, sticks, shells, pebbles, branches and leaves.You could provide clay to enable the children to build 3D sculptures more easily.Key VocabularyShapes, size, colour, shade, pattern, 2D, 3D.Risk AssessmentsGeneric Site RA; Sticks RA.

PIONEER SCHEME SECTION OBJECTIVES

LEVEL 5

WELLBEING & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

• Enjoys activities for their own sake, rather than for external reward or praise.

SELF MANAGEMENT OF RISK

• Show how to care for self & others outside.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

• Leave the outdoor environment how they found it, if not better.

CREATIVITY & IMAGINATION

• Initiates a variety of imaginative creations with natural materials,.

RESILIENCE & PROBLEM SOLVING

• Experiments how to overcome the obstacles.

ENVIRONMENT • Chooses natural or sustainable products for outdoor crafts.

• Can share & represent their thoughts and feelings about the outdoors in various ways.

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Session Outline•You may want to give the children free rein on choosing their area for building their sculpture. Or, you may predetermine the best area to build.

• Split children into groups depending on numbers. 4 per group would probably be a maximum, else you find some children become disengaged.

• If possible, allow the children to collect their own natural resources ready to build their sculpture. Encourage them to look at the resources and think of possible structure or design they could try. Talk about how their design may follow a particular pattern or theme, or may be entirely abstract. Encourage the children to plan their ideas first and how they could resolve problems if children in their group have different ideas to them so that it is fair.

• If possible, provide each group with some natural clay as this may make building a 3D sculpture easier.

• Explain how long the children have got and keep giving time updates to prevent them from not finishing. Give them time to adapt, improve and talk about their designs and also to look at other group’s sculptures.

Differentiation: HA- Can they describe and name the natural materials they have used? Can they create an imaginative piece of art and explain their design?LA- Prompts for ideas and help working together.Extension: Can you use your artwork for the basis of a simple

story?

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