Environment
Environmental problems are of increasing
concern to young children, and art, craft
and design activities can provide an
arena to explore these issues in both a
safe and meaningful way. Link projects
with geography, citizenship and PHSE
to help children develop environmentally
responsible attitudes and raise their
awareness of local and global issues. You
might, for instance, use the key questions
from the QCA schemes to initiate an
investigation into environmental concerns
through art.
QCA Schemes
Art and design
Unit 2B. Mother Nature, de. Mother Nature, designer
Unit 3C. Can we change places?
Unit 6C. A sense of place
Geography
Unit 6. Investigating our local area
Unit 8. Improving the environment
Unit 17. Global eye
Unit 21. How can we improve the area we can see from our window?
Other elements might include references to:
Citizenship
Unit 05. Living in a diverse world
Unit 09. Respect for property
Science
Unit 2B. Plants and animals in the local environment
Unit 2C. Variation
Unit 2D. Grouping and changing materials
Unit 2F. Using electricity
Unit 4B. Habitats
Unit 5_6H. Enquiry in environmental and technological contexts
NSEAD units of work
Collecting natural lines
Meager, line, drawing, natural, environment, nature, recording, collection
The natural environment
Hay, natural, environment, sculpture, installation, site-specific, sketchbook, visual elements, visual, tactile, environmental, assemblage, nature, photography, expression, issues
Recycling and imaginative environments
Hay, recycling, sculpture, cardboard, paper, construction, cutting,
joining, shape, form, space, reclaimed materials, environment
See also this book: Improving your School Environment.