Lesson 4: Drawing: Packaging collage 1

In the first of two lessons, children creatively arrange a collection of sweet wrappers to draw, firstly sketching a basic outline of each to get the layout and proportions right and then adding the detail of the lettering, shapes and illustrations before colouring it in

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Learning objectives

To create a collage and draw this from observation

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

To improve their mastery of Art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
To create sketchbooks to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Can use fewer sweet wrappers, and may need additional support to copy their collage accurately.

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be encouraged to create more complex collages and colour them in more dynamic colours, either secondary or complementary.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

In this unit

Created by:

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…

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