EC3 - 2014 Fruit Basket.

 EC3 Visual Arts:

We use and respond to colour and shape in different ways.

·        Ways of changing and putting together colours (consequences)

·        How we use colour and shape in paintings to represent emotion and objects (interpretation)

·        How we respond to colour and shape in abstract and non-abstract paintings (interpretation)            

With our eyes closed we felt lots of different fruit and vegetables and guessed what they were.  We used our knowledge of shape and texture to help us, using words like round, smooth and rough.  We thought very carefully about the properties of fruit and vegetables, focusing on colour, shape and texture.  We used paint and different forks, textures stamps and markers to create different textures.  Then we decided which fruit or vegetables we wanted in our crates.  We had to choose our painted paper carefully – there was a lot to choose from because we had made so much!  Experimenting with colours and textures while making painted paper was really fun!  We drew outlines in pencil on the back of the painted paper; then cut out our vegetable or fruit shapes and arranged them in a ‘crate’ before gluing then on the piece of paper.  How many different fruits and vegetables can you see?

Transdisciplinary skills we used:   

Thinking skills – Evaluation: Making decisions about shape, colour and texture

Social skills – Cooperating: Sharing our painted paper that we had made together

Self- management skills – fine motor skills: Showing control over outlining, cutting & gluing

Self- management skills – Spatial awareness: Thinking about the position of the fruit / vegetables

Research skills – Observing: Using our senses to notice details about fruit and vegetables

March – April 2014