Lower key stage 2
These units and lessons are no longer being updated or aligned with our progression and planning but remain available in this permanent archive. They may not align with the latest DfE guidance. New and updated alternatives are available.
Drawing: Growing artists
Developing an understanding of shading and drawing techniques to create botanical inspired drawings.
Drawing: Power prints
Using mechanical engravings as a starting point, pupils develop an awareness of proportion, composition and...
Art and design skills
Design, drawing, craft, painting and art appreciation – creating puppets, drawing from observation, learning the...
Formal elements of art
Exploring shape and tone – identifying shapes in everyday objects, using shapes as guidelines to...
Prehistoric art
Learning about how and why art was created thousands of years ago, making homemade paints...
Craft
Creating mood boards as inspiration, learning to tie-dye, weaving and sewing to create a range...
Formal elements of art
Exploring texture and pattern – developing a range of mark-making techniques, making and printing with...
Art and design skills
Developing: design, drawing, craft, painting skills – creating an optical illusion print, making a plate...
Year 4: Every picture tells a story
Analysing works of art, using inference and prediction to explore what might be depicted and...
Sculpture
Learning about the works of inspirational sculptors, creating 3D works of art, working with recycled...
