Skip to content ↓

Nyewood CE Infant School

Smiling, Caring and Learning Together on a Journey with God

EAD

Expressive Art and Design

Our Expressive Art and Design lessons at Nyewood include; Art and Design, Design Technology and Music. These lessons allow us to express ourselves and our understanding of something, in an artistic and creative way.

Below you can find links that might support your EAD learning further. Make sure you look at them with an adult or ask permission first.

Art and Design

In Art and Design, we look at using many different materials and working on different surfaces. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3hp34j

In particular, we focus on pencil skills and techniques; there is many different ways of sketching with a pencil.

We then look at mixing and experimenting with paint and colours. We talk about primary and secondary colours. https://www.colorwithleo.com/art_colorwheel.php

Other useful links:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zyg4d2p

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-ks2--ks3-schools-art-and-design/zmd4mfr

 

Design Technology

In Design Technology, we follow a process of designing a product with a purpose in mind, creating and making the product and then evaluating the final piece.

We also talk about different food groups and have fun baking and creating different items of food.

You might like to use the link below to make something at home, make sure to ask for a grown-ups help.

http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/2010-11/foundation-phase/fph-2/index.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zb9d7ty

 

Music

In Music we explore a variety of tuned and un-tuned musical instruments, we practice playing these and creating a rhythm. You might like to explore music from around the world and create music using technology using the link below.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=132

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7tnvcw

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-music/zbcjscw

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03jvjcf