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Introducing updates to our drawing units
Kapow Primary is thrilled to announce updates to the drawing curriculum for Years 1–6. The enhancements include a clearer and more structured progression of knowledge and skills, increased opportunities for skill reinforcement, broader exposure to diverse artists and new educational videos for teachers and pupils.
This updated unit introduces these exciting new elements while retaining selected aspects of the archived unit Drawing: Tell a story, which will remain in the archive area. It will remain permanently available but will not be updated in line with curriculum or website developments.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Experiment with a range of materials to create marks and tones.
- Use different pressures and control to make different marks.
- Describe the texture of objects.
- Identify how artists use tone.
- Control shading to show tone.
- Sketch simple shapes lightly so that changes can be made.
- Refine a drawing by building up the outline of an object.
- Pose to show a clear expression and head position to create a photograph.
Suggested prior learning
Drawing: Exploring line and shape
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Exploring drawing materials
Lesson 2: Understanding and creating texture
Lesson 3: Exploring tonal shading
Lesson 4: Sketching and refining a drawing
Lesson 5: Creating an observational drawing
Optional: Every picture tells a story
Key skills
Generating ideas
- Beginning to generate
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Key knowledge
Making skills (formal elements):
- Shape:
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Key vocabulary
grip
mark making
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser: Drawing: Understanding tone and texture
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit ‘Drawing: Tone and texture’.
Vocabulary display – Art and design Y2: Drawing: Understanding tone and texture
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Drawing: Understanding tone and texture'.
Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
None.