Lesson 3: Showing depth through mark making
Understanding how artists use mark making and shading to create depth.
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Learning objective
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
On a whiteboard, choose an emotion such as sadness or anger and create some quick, gestural lines to show this. See if the children can guess the emotion. Invite children to volunteer to draw another emotion or movement for the class to guess.
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Example work
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 March 2026
