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Lesson 1: Exploring self-portraits

Exploring how artists communicate their identity through self-portraits.
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1. Recap and recall

This activity revisits learning from previous year groups, such as Art and design, Year 4 Drawing: Exploring tone and texture, to help the children recall key knowledge.

Pair the children. Show the Presentation: Portraits. Remind the children that they have explored portraits in previous year groups.

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Lesson 1: Exploring self-portraits
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 4 September 2026

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