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Lesson 2: Charcoal animals

Scaling up drawings in charcoal to create tones and textures.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Show the class one of the images from the Presentation: Prehistoric art from Lesson 1: Exploring prehistoric art

Ask them to write down or tell a partner as many things as they can remember about what they have learnt about prehistoric art so far.

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Example work

Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, Loughborough
Auckley School, Doncaster
Auckley School, Doncaster
Auckley School, Doncaster
Auckley School, Doncaster
Great Malvern Primary School, Malvern
St Edmund's RC Primary School, Little Hulton, Salford
St Edmund's RC Primary School, Little Hulton, Salford
Hugh Myddelton Primary School, London
Hugh Myddelton Primary School, London
Hugh Myddelton Primary School, London
Hugh Myddelton Primary School, London
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
Burnt Tree Primary School, Oldbury
Burnt Tree Primary School, Oldbury
Burnt Tree Primary School, Oldbury

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Paul Carney Art and design specialist

Paul has 22 years experience of teaching art as a specialist subject in both Primary and Secondary schools. He is a council member with the National Society for Education and his expertise has led him to deliver CPD for leading training providers, schools, colleges and universities across the UK. He also runs a highly successful art website: paulcarneyarts.com that provides advice to teachers around the world. His first book Drawing for Science, Invention and Discovery was released in 2018.

 

Paul has created content including free lessons on the Great Fire of London and Monet’s Impressionism. He has created many other art and craft demo lessons for Kapow Primary in Art & Design.

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