Drawing: Exploring line and shape

This unit helps pupils to understand and use different line types and shapes in drawing; enhancing children's ability to describe lines, control drawing materials like pencils and chalk, and experiment with various media, while responding to music. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

Lessons

Assessment – Art and design Y1: Drawing

Lesson 1: Exploring line

  • To explore control and pressure to create different types of lines.

Lesson 2: Musical lines

  • To practise drawing different lines using music as a stimulus.

Lesson 3: Exploring shapes

  • To connect lines to create shapes.

Lesson 4: Shape in art

  • To explore lines and shapes in pictures for portrait drawing.

Lesson 5: Klee portraits

  • To use control and pressure skills to add colour to a drawing.

Key skills

Generating ideas:

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Key knowledge

Formal elements:

  • Shape:

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Key vocabulary

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Unit resources

Vocabulary display: Exploring line and shape

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Subject resources

Curriculum planningLong-term plan

A suggested order for teaching the

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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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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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