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Lesson 4: Drawing: Experimenting with media

Inspired by famous abstract artists, including Kandinsky, children draw around and overlap 2D shapes to create an abstract composition, filling each shape with a different colour and medium

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Before the lesson

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Learning objective

  • To draw with different media

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
  • To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space 

Success criteria

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Cross-curricular links

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Attention grabber

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Main event

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Some children may need help to ensure that the colours and mediums they use vary.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Focus on colouring/painting neatly and within the lines.

Wrapping up

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Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Vocabulary

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Example work

Devonshire Road Primary School Kandinsky example 2

Devonshire Road Primary School
Devonshire Road Primary School year 4 Kandinsky example 3

Devonshire Road Primary School
Devonshire Road Year 4 Kandinsky example 1

Devonshire Road Primary School
Great Malvern art

Great Malvern Primary school

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