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Art and design

Lesson 4: Colour 1: Making colours (Original scheme)

Identifying primary colours and exploring how secondary colours can be mixed.

Learning objective

  • Investigate how to mix secondary colours.

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught:

  • To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
  • To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May need reminding of the primary colours needed to create the secondary colours.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Could be challenged to suggest how they might adapt the secondary colours as they mix them in the Main event, eg how could you mix a lighter green?

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Art and Design specialist
Susan is an educator, artist and an active advocate and well-known champion of art craft and design education. Her roles include: Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Art, Craft, Design Education, Past President, and now Honorary Fellow of the…
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