Barbara Hepworth unit of work x6 lessons

This includes six sessions, lessons 2-6 will need clay and tools

lesson 1 - introduction to Barbara Hepworth - key facts- birth/death/born
what type of artist she is. Key quote from her for the children to learn. examples of some of her sculptures. task is to produce a piece of abstract art on how they are feeling. key words- sculpture and sculptor.

Lesson 2 - recaps key facts and what they can remember from the previous week, video on what clay is. task is to mould the clay in different ways - there are pics for the children to follow.

Lesson 3 - recaps key facts and what they can remember from the previous week. Looks at two key sculptures - monolith - empyrean and sphere with inner form - discussion of the shapes the sculpture shows. Looks at the tools used for clay and what they are used for. task - children to experiment with the tools and how to cut the clay.

Lesson 4 - recaps key facts and what they can remember from the previous week. Looks at another two sculptures - figure for landscape and rock form.
quick recap of tools and a video of how they can use the tools and things around the classroom to create textures and patterns on the clay. task - children use tools to create textures and patterns on their piece of clay.

Lesson 5 - recaps key facts and what they can remember from the previous week. score a slip technique - uses video to show the children. task - children use this technique to stick two pieces of clay together.

Lesson 6 - Recap of everything that they have learnt in the previous weeks. They are going to then create their own Barbara Hepworth sculpture and use the techniques they have learnt over the term.

These will be available as individual lessons as well if needed