This term, the children have been taking part in a whole school animal project. In Year 2, the children:

• Drew animals from different viewpoints using realistic animal models
• Made collages of animals in a scene
• Created animals out of air-drying clay
• Drew how they made their models.

They learnt how to make fantastic, characterful animals out of clay, by:

• Rolling, pulling and pushing the clay; joining pieces of clay and making marks into the surface of the clay.
• Adding a glaze to their models to make them shiny.

The children also watched a video of the artist Augusta Savage, creating an antelope out of clay (You can find the video, and read about Augusta Savage, by clicking HERE)

In this gallery, you can take a look at the children's clay work, as well as the sketches they made before and after crafting their models,

Look at the separate gallery to see their collages.