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Drawing: Developing drawing skills

Developing shading skills and drawing techniques to create botanical-inspired digital drawings.

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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: Growing artists, which will remain in the archive area. It will remain permanently available but will not be updated in line with curriculum or website developments.

Lessons

Lesson 1: See like an artist

Lesson 2: Shading

Lesson 3: Take a closer look

Lesson 4: Imagination in bloom

Lesson 5: Paper to pixels

Optional lesson

Optional: Every picture tells a story

Key skills

Generating ideas:

  • Generating ideas from
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Key knowledge

Making skills:

  • Use and
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Key vocabulary

blend

even tones

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Vocabulary display – Art and design Y3: Drawing: Developing drawing skills

A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Drawing: Developing drawing skills'.

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Knowledge organiser: Drawing: Developing drawing skills

Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit ‘Drawing: Developing drawing skills’.

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