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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

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Auckley School, Doncaster
Auckley School, Doncaster
Auckley School, Doncaster
Great Malvern Primary School, Malvern
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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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