Meet Michelangelo and Rodin, then take the Final Challenge.
Great Sculptors introduces fifth graders to Michelangelo, who carved David from one block of marble, and Auguste Rodin, who sculpted The Thinker. Kids solve a starry puzzle and take the Final Challenge.
Art & Creativity course · Grade 5
Great Sculptors · Learning goals
Meet Michelangelo, who carved David from one block of marble, and Auguste Rodin, who sculpted The Thinker. Solve a starry puzzle and take the Final Challenge.
Why it matters
David and The Thinker are among the most famous sculptures in the world.
Kids learn how much work and planning great art takes.
The Final Challenge brings together all of grade 5 art.
Inside Great Sculptors
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 5 steps.
Step 2 · Picture puzzle
Put the 12 pieces of the starry night picture together.
Step 3 · Quiz
8 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Michelangelo lived in Italy during the Renaissance. He was a painter and a sculptor.
He carved David from one giant block of marble. It is over 5 meters tall!
Carving takes away stone, so David is a subtractive sculpture.
Auguste Rodin from France made The Thinker, a man deep in thought, cast in bronze.
Now solve a 12-piece starry puzzle and take the Final Challenge!
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Strike a pose like The Thinker and take a photo. Then talk about what the sculpture might be thinking about.
Practice
Real questions from Great Sculptors. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Marble
Question 2
Auguste Rodin
Question 3
Subtractive
The full course has 8 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Great Sculptors · Questions from parents
Great Sculptors is a grade 5 art & creativity course for kids ages 10–11. That is Year 6 art & creativity in the UK and Year 5 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Meet Michelangelo, who carved David from one block of marble, and Auguste Rodin, who sculpted The Thinker. Solve a starry puzzle and take the Final Challenge. Along the way they practice: Starry Puzzle.
About 15 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Great Sculptors is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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