Art Year 4
What are the aims of the Year 4 art curriculum?
In our Year 4 art curriculum pupils will build on their existing knowledge of substantive concepts to consider light, space, and design. They will continue to analyse and annotate different images and develop their own skills in assessment of their own work.They will develop their understanding of different artists by looking at the work of Vermeer, Caravaggio, Kauffman, Bonheur, Matisse and Albers including others. Pupils will also build on their knowledge of art and architecture from different civilisations by studying monuments from Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire. They will also consider the different media of collage and textiles.
What can teachers expect from our Year 4 art curriculum?
Through the PKC, pupils will build on their knowledge of colour, line, texture and form to study light, space and design. This work, their study of monuments from Ancient Rome, the Byzantine Empire and textiles allows the pupils to develop their skills in a wide range of media, creating sculpture, collage, needlework and weaving. The pupils will create work individually as well as working in groups with their peers.
The PKC art Year 4 curriculum covers:
- Light
- Space
- Design
- Monuments of Ancient Rome
- Monuments of the Byzantine Empire
- Embroidery, needlework and weaving
Teaching resources for Year 4 art
We equip our partner schools with the necessary resources to effectively teach the PKC Year 4 art curriculum. These resources include lesson plans, curriculum maps, subject overviews, and subject and unit rationales.
Alongside the above resources, we provide every PKC art teacher with:
- Art subject knowledge resources
- Knowledge organisers for each unit
- Assessment ideas including multiple-choice quizzes
- Access to CPD training and resources
- Key vocabulary and key people databases
To access teaching resources for art in Year 4, sign up to the PKC
Sign upSupport we provide for art subject leaders
To gain a better understanding of our art curriculum, we encourage all art subject leaders to attend our “Dive into Art” CPD series. These sessions include six pre-recorded videos followed by a live session with our curriculum team. By attending this session you will be able to apply our art curriculum with confidence in your school.