Painting pictures of toys

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Changes within Living Memory Toys and Books

Objectives

History

  • Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change.
  • Learn about changes in living memory.
  • Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.

Art and Design

  • Use painting to share their experiences.
  • Develop a wide range of art techs in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.
  • Learn about the work of a range of artists describing the differences and similarities between different practices and making links to their own work.

Lesson Planning

Children look at paintings of toys, old and new. They study different art techniques and create their own toy paintings.

Teaching Outcomes
To Identify old and new toys from images.
To discuss different techniques some artists have used to paint toys and paint a toy using two contrasting techniques and different types of paint.

Children will:

  • Explore paintings of old and new toys.
  • Identify and experiment with techniques used by artists.
  • Paint a picture of an old toy using a chosen technique.
  • Understand how toys have changed over time.

You Will Need

  • Watercolour paints and ink pens
  • Acrylic or oil paints and ‘B’ pencils
  • High quality paper for painting
  • Paintbrushes with various brush sizes
  • Old-style wooden toy and bear to paint