Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Create several pencil tones when shading and create a simple 3D effect.
- Explore the effect of holding a pencil in different ways and applying different pressures.
- Use charcoal and rubber to show areas of light and dark in their drawings.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the relative size of the objects they draw.
- Use scissors with care and purpose to cut out images.
- Try out multiple arrangements of cut images to decide on their composition.
- Use different tools to create marks and patterns when scratching into a painted surface.
- Show some awareness of how to create contrast by including areas with more and less marks.
- Create an interesting finished drawing based on their original composition, including detail such as contrast and pattern.
- Work co-operatively to create a joint artwork, experimenting with their methods.
Suggested prior learning
Drawing: Growing artists
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: 3D pencil drawings
Lesson 2: Sense of proportion
Lesson 3: Drawing with scissors
Lesson 4: Wax resist
Lesson 5: Power prints
Key skills
Generating ideas:
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Key knowledge
Formal elements:
- Shape:
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Key vocabulary
abstract
block print
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Unit resources
Assessment – Art and design Y4: Drawing
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
Aimed at pupils, a single page
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Key vocabulary
Subject resources
Art and design: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Art
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National curriculum mapping
This document maps the National curriculum
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Assessment
A spreadsheet for recording teacher assessments
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Art and design: Progression of pupil skills and knowledge
Progression documents showing how skills and
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Key vocabulary
This document lists the new vocabulary
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Equipment list
A checklist of art equipment required
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Art and design – List of artists
This document lists the artists studied
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Cross-curricular opportunities
None.