
Sculpture in Primary School


Making Sculptural “Wild Things” (Session 2 & 3)
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Making Sculptural “Wild Things” (Session 1)
This resource forms part of a series which enable primary-aged children to explore drawing and making inspired by Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are”.

To Construct…
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Year 3 Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake Homework
A year three homework brief to ‘make or draw a Roald Dahl character inspired by Quentin Blake.’

To Colour….
As part of Sensory Spaces: An Autism Friendly Project, artist, Sarah Evelyn Marsh ran two sessions exploring the theme of colour. What does colour smell like? What does colour feel like?


Magnets and Forces
Secondary school students are likely to study properties of magnets in their science classes, but in this workshop, artist Melissa Pierce Murray, encourages teenagers to explore playful and aesthetic responses to magnets, rather than analytic and quantifiable ones. Using artistic and scientific approaches together aid in developing curiosity and imagination.
Two and Four Legged Creatures
Two and Four Legged Creatures with oil based clay over a simple wire armature to make delicate, extended structures. A one hour, artist led session with Melissa Murray.
Making a “To Scale” Gallery
This resource shares the process by which 6 twelve year old children created a shared architectural model working in foamboard, working alongside Paula Briggs. The model was based upon an existing house, which was measured and scaled down.
Sensory Spaces: An Autism-Friendly Project
To Connect At the beginning of the project it was important to take time getting used to each other, the learning space and the surrounding environment. Below is a list of considerations you may find helpful to use in your own learning spaces. Be aware of the daily sounds, smells and other textures of life […]
To Conceal….
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The Winter Tree Challenge: A Combined Sculpture & Drawing Project!
This post shares an hour long session at the AccessArt Art Lab, in which the young teenagers (12 and 13 years) worked on two projects simultaneously: a shared winter forest drawing in charcoal, and a sculpture challenge to make a winter tree. The time and material constraints resulted in an energetic and inventive session. By Paula Briggs
Sculptures with Personality, Inspired by Anglo Saxon Houses
This resource shares a 3 hour session with Year 6 children from Barton Church of England Primary School. Children were studying the Anglo Saxons and we thought it would be a good opportunity to explore making skills.
Led by Paula Briggs, children to “make sculptures inspired by” an Anglo Saxon Village.
To Connect…
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Making a Lyre Inspired by the Ancient Greeks
Here, Portia, aged ten and in year five, shows, step by step, how she approached a creative homework to learn more about the Ancient Greeks.
Sculpture Project Inspired by Egyptian Wall Painting
This resource shares a project which explored mould making, casting and painting in the creation of a sculpture inspired by Egyptian wallpainting, in particular Nebamun hunting in the marshes, Nebamun’s tomb-chapel, which can be seen in the British Museum, London
The project can be adapted for use in KS 2 and 3, and can be used to accompany a study of Egyptian Art / Hieroglyphics.