Learning intention
- To apply knowledge of colour mixing when painting.
Success criteria
- I can use primary colours to paint.
- I can
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Cambridge Primary Art & Design (0067) Learning objectives
Experiencing
E.01 Encounter, sense,
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Using the red, yellow and blue modelling dough from Lesson 1: Making colours, check learners can recall their colour-mixing results from Lesson 1. Show slide 1 of the Presentation: Colours. Working in pairs, ask learners to tell their partner if the colours are primary or secondary. If it is a secondary colour, learners explain how…
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Differentiation
Learners needing support:
- Could draw the large numbers using a template or stencil to draw around or a broken line as a guide.
- Could use visual aids to remember the colour theory, for example, the painted sums from Lesson 1.
- Could watch the Learner video: Painting with colour while completing the activity.
Learners working at a stretch:
- Could describe the connection between their painting and Jasper Johns’s painting.
- Should confidently mix and use their colours to paint.
- Should apply paint thickly to create texture.
- Could try their own ideas to change the painting to their own style.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Learners with secure understanding can:
- Name and identify the primary and
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Vocabulary definitions
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blend
To mix colours or shades together smoothly.
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mix
To combine two or more colours.
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Example work


Auckley School, Doncaster


Auckley School, Doncaster


Auckley School, Doncaster


Auckley School, Doncaster
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In this unit
Lesson 1: Making colours
Lesson 2: Painting with colour
Lesson 3: Printing with paint
Lesson 4: Exploring colour mixing
Lesson 5: Clarice Cliff plates