Learning intention
- To connect lines to create shapes.
Success criteria
- I can identify organic shapes.
- I can connect lines
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Cambridge Primary Art & Design (0067) Learning objectives
Experiencing
E.02 Explore media,
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Check learners can recall: The different types of lines. How to draw what they hear. Give each learner a whiteboard and pen. Say the name of a line (straight, wavy, curved and zigzag) and ask learners to draw the line on their whiteboards. Tell learners to hold up their whiteboards. Model drawing the line on…
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Differentiation
Learners needing support:
- Could use pencil grips to correctly hold the drawing materials.
- Should plan the shapes they will draw on the Activity: Drawing shapes.
- Could watch someone model how to colour in the shapes and mix colours with the drawing materials.
- Could have sentence frames to help them describe the shapes they drew. For example, My shape looks like… There are … lines. I used … (drawing materials).
Learners working at a stretch:
- Could cut out the shapes they drew on the Activity: Drawing shapes and use them as a template to draw around on paper of different colours to create an abstract piece.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Learners with secure understanding can:
- Identify that some shapes are organic.
- Connect lines
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Vocabulary definitions
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circle
A shape that is round, has one side and no corners.
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organic
Irregular natural shapes.
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In this unit
Lesson 1: Exploring line
Lesson 2: Musical lines
Lesson 3: Exploring shapes
Lesson 4: Shape in art
Lesson 5: Klee portraits
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 13th May, 2025
