People that are important to me
I can create drawings to represent people important to me.
People that are important to me
I can create drawings to represent people important to me.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Symbols in art can represent broader themes.
- When we use symbols in art it can bring more meaning to the work.
- Drawings can express ideas or tell a story.
- Observing a subject closely helps us to draw things more realistically.
Keywords
Observe - to look carefully at something to see all the details
Symbols - pictures or shapes that stand for something else, like a heart for love.
Tone - how light or dark something is
Realistic - showing people and things as they really are
Common misconception
Children may rush through the drawing without observing carefully, believing that drawing quickly means drawing well.
Children could be reminded to take their time and look closely at the subject.
To help you plan your year 2 art and design lesson on: People that are important to me, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 art and design lesson on: People that are important to me, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 1 art and design lessons from the Me, myself and others: clay sculpture unit, dive into the full primary art and design curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Paper or sketchbooks, pencils and rubbers
