This archived Art and design scheme of work video is part of a lesson in which pupils focus on the formal element of pattern, learning how repeating lines, shapes, tones and colours can be used to create striking designs.

Children begin with four sheets of paper, a selection of paint colours and simple printing shapes. Starting with an object such as a bottle top, they dip it into paint and repeat the print across the page to form a pattern. Pupils experiment with light and dark contrasts, directions, and overlapping prints, creating new designs with each sheet. As they progress, children combine shapes and colours to develop more complex patterns. By the end of the lesson, pupils will have created a collection of repeating prints, which can be displayed together.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s archived Year 2 Formal elements of art unit.

See more of our original Key stage 1 Art and design scheme of work.

Art and design, Key stage 1, Formal elements of art, Lesson 1: Pattern: Repeating patterns.