Year 2 Me, myself and others: clay sculpture worksheet

“Colours that show feelings” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 art unit “Me, myself and others: clay sculpture”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 21 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 10 to 15 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Colours that show feelings

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · Art & design · about 21 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can use colour and shape to show how a feeling or a friendship looks.

A Look back3 min

1.
Circle the name of this shape.
circletrianglesquarehexagon
2.
Circle the primary colours.
redorangeyellowgreenblue
3.
Join each mix to the colour it makes.
red + yellowred + blueblue + yellow
greenorangepurple

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ola's gran makes her feel warm and safe. Ola wants her picture to show that feeling.

Watch me

Ola picks colours that feel warm to her.

Yellow and orange feel warm, so she uses them.

She draws two shapes that touch, to show they are close.

Now you

1.
Mia feels calm by the sea. Name one colour that could show calm, and say why.

C Your turn6 min

Look at the colours, then answer each question.

1.
Red and yellow make .
orangepurplegreenbrown
2.
Blue and yellow make .
orangepurplegreenbrown
3.
Red and blue make .
orangepurplegreenbrown
4.
Sort these colours into warm and cool.
redyellowbluegreen
Warm colours Cool colours

Say it out loud: Which colours felt warm to you, and which felt cool? Why do you think that is?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “Art is only good when it looks exactly like the real thing.”

1.
Write one reason why Kit is wrong.

E Think deeper4 min

Some artists paint people we can recognise, and others use only colour and shape. Both kinds can show how someone feels.

A jar of paint brushes and a folded blank card on a wooden table

1.
Draw two shapes that show two friends who feel far apart. Write one sentence about why you placed them there.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Colours that show feelings · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. triangle

2. red, yellow, blue

3. red + yellow → orange; red + blue → purple; blue + yellow → green

B

1. Look for: a colour name from the swatches, such as blue or green, with a short reason why it feels calm

C

1. orange If they pick green, they may think yellow alone makes it. Green needs blue and yellow. Ask which two colours are in the picture.

2. green If they pick orange, they have mixed red and yellow in their head. Ask which colour is missing from the pair in the picture.

3. purple If they pick orange, they may be using red and yellow again. Point to the two colours in the picture and say the mix out loud.

4. Cool colours: blue, green · Warm colours: red, yellow

D

1. Look for: says art can show feelings with colour, shape or line, so it does not have to copy what things look like If they only say 'because it must look real', ask them to name one colour that shows a feeling. Then explain that abstract art uses colour and shape to show feelings.

E

1. Look for: two shapes placed apart on the page, with a sentence giving a reason for the distance

Words to use

Say“Which colour did you pick, and why does it feel that way to you?”

Instead of“That is a nice picture, but make it look more like a real cup.”

After the sheet

Put two cups or bowls on a table so they touch, then move one away. Ask which one looks closer, then draw them in two colours that show how you feel about each.

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The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Photos That Tell Stories(with a plan)
Shadows and symbols(with a plan)
Simple Symbols About Me(with a plan)
Building a Hidden Frame(with a plan)
Sculpting Myself(with a plan)

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