The Primary Shakespeare Company
ART
Exploring Animation
This Art and Design unit develops children’s understanding and skills in working with
analogue and digital animation. The passing of time is a resonant theme in The
Winter’s Tale, and the many scenes of transformation, action or surprise lend
themselves well to exploring time-based media as an accessible method of visual
storytelling. Over the course of the unit, children will learn about the history and
principles of animation, including the scientific discovery of persistence of vision,
which led to the development of the first animated films. They will recreate early
analogue optical illusion gadgets such as thaumatropes and flip books, before
moving on to explore simple digital animation using two free apps; Flipaclip for
drawing, and Stop Motion for 3D model making.
We have been producing art/dt plans for quite a few years now. Every year we relate them to the play we are using, but all of them would work if you applied them to this year's play. You can check out the art projects on Romeo and Juliet or Macbeth opposite. Underneath are a whole load of other art/dt resources you might want to use......
ART, SCIENCE
& MUSIC
Winter's Tale
The
more art projects
We've put together many art/dt projects over the years. Designed by expert teachers, these will help you to make puppets, pop up books, masks, models or set boxes.
Printmaking- 2 projects
Creative Puppetry
Making a Set Box
Photo Story Outline
Photo Story Detailed Plan
Paper Cuts Silhouettes
Paper Cuts Cyanotypes
Making an Articulated Model
Making Masks
Pop Up Books Overview
Pop Up Books Detailed Plan
Ceramics
Creative Mosaics
Winter's Tale
SCIENCE
LIGHT
Year 3
recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light
notice that light is reflected from surfaces
recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes
recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object
find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change
LIVING THINGS AND THEIR HABITATS
Year 4
recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.
animals including humans
properties & Changes of materials
Year 5
compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets
know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution
use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating
give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic
demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes
explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda
Year 6
identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood
recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their body’s function
describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including
humans
SCIENCE
MUSIC
Winter's Tale
