Learning objective
- To experiment with paint mixing to make a range of secondary colours.
Success criteria
- I can mix two primary colours to make
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National curriculum
Art and design
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could us the Activity: Hand outline template if the children are finding it very difficult to draw around their hand; could work in pairs so one child draws around the other’s hand; could make a finger grip by wrapping a lump of sticky tack around a brush, which can make it easier to hold fine paint brushes for the pattern work. (Finger grips can also remind children where to hold the brush to make controlled brush strokes.)
Pupils working at greater depth
Should keep developing their pattern with precision, working outside of the palm shape to fill the whole paper; could be challenged to use two other primary colours and explore the range of hues more independently.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: being able to mix five different
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Vocabulary definitions
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hue
Describing an exact colour: sky blue, dark green, rose pink.
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shade
A colour referring to how dark or light it is.
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Example work
Auckley School, Doncaster
Auckley School, Doncaster
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 3rd January, 2024
