Art Year 2

Our Year 2 art curriculum builds on knowledge and skills acquired by children in Year 1, exploring different artists and their work to inspire children to produce their own artwork. Pupils will continue to build on their knowledge by looking, thinking and talking about art, learning about a wide variety of artists including Jan van Eyck, Gentileschi, Constable, Turner, Kauffman, Picasso, Matisse, Kahlo, Albers, Calder, Delaunay and others. Pupils are given opportunities to work from observation, from their imagination, and with others, and evaluate and assess the success of their own work. They explore using different media, including drawing, painting, collage, 3D form, textiles and printing.

Through the PKC, pupils build on their knowledge of colour and line from Year 1 and are introduced to the elements of shape and texture. They learn about different types of painting, such as portraits, landscapes, murals and history painting, as well as exploring different devices used in art like symmetry.

The PKC art Year 2 curriculum covers:

• Colour and shape
• Colour, shape, and texture
• Portraits and self-portraits
• Landscape and symmetry
• History painting
• Murals and tapestries

We equip our partner schools with the necessary resources to effectively teach the PKC Year 2 art curriculum. These resources include lesson plans, curriculum maps, subject overviews, and subject and unit rationales.

Alongside the above resources, we provide PKC art teachers 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 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.