Year 4 Art Week - Roman Pottery

During Art Week, we have been looking at Roman pottery. We have looked at a range of Roman pottery and learnt about the difference between coarse and fine ware.

We then analysed two Roman pots, looking at the size, shape, colour and designs. Next, we looked at some more pots in detail and discussed what was similar and different about them. This helped us to create explorative drawings of different features of the pots, such as the handle, base, design and shape.

We spent a lesson experimenting with clay. This involved using different methods to shape it into a pot, as well as to create patterns and designs in the clay.

We designed our Roman pots in our sketchbooks, thinking carefully about the shape, size and decoration. Finally, we used the skills we had developed so far to create our own Roman clay pots!