Drawing: I need space

This unit focuses on understanding retrofuturism, developing skills in evaluating images and creating art through various drawing processes, including collagraph printmaking. It emphasises the development of pupils' independent artistic skills and their ability to generate, test, and refine ideas in their sketchbooks, leading to a final piece of artwork. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

Please note

Kapow Primary is thrilled to announce updates to our drawing curriculum for Years 1 to 6. In January 2026, this Year 5 unit Drawing: I need space will be archived and replaced with the updated unit Drawing: Depth, emotion and movement. The archived unit will remain accessible but will no longer be updated.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Space imagery

  • To explore the purpose and effect of imagery.

Lesson 2: Drawing decisions

  • To understand and explore decision making in creative processes.

Lesson 3: Teis Albers

  • To develop drawn ideas through printmaking.

Lesson 4: A vision of the future

  • To test and develop ideas using sketchbooks.

Lesson 5: Revisiting ideas

  • To apply an understanding of drawing processes to revisit and improve ideas.

Key skills

Generating ideas:

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Key knowledge

Formal elements:

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Key vocabulary

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Knowledge organiser: Art & design – Y5 Drawing

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Vocabulary display – Art and design Year 5: I need space

A display version of the key vocabulary from the I need space unit.

Subject resources

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