Year 1 - Art and design
Sketchbook experimentation: water-like marks
Reflections on water: introducing painting
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Unit Summary
Through investigations and studies of a diverse range of artworks based on water, pupils will make their own observations and records of the subject. They will make collaborative temporary collages based upon the theme of water.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use watercolours and a paintbrush with increasing control.
Key Notes
- Know how to care for a paintbrush
- Know how to use a paintbrush to create a wide variety of marks with watercolour
- Use marks to depict water, including reflections
Vocabulary To Learn
- paintbrush: a tool that you use to put paint on paper
- watercolour: a type of paint that you mix with water to make it look soft and see-through
- reflections: when you see an image of something in a shiny surface, like water
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Paintbrushes can be left dirty and used again without cleaning.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Know how to care for a paintbrush. Know how to use a paintbrush to create a wide variety of marks with watercolour.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'paintbrush'
a tool that you use to put paint on paper.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Paintbrushes can be left dirty and used again without cleaning. Correction: Remind children that paintbrushes like to be cleaned and left on top of water pots so the next artist can use them.
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