Watch the video above with teachers so that all staff can understand what drawing is / can be.

Visit the “What is A  Drawing Tool” resource and watch the video with your pupils to open minds as to what a drawing tool can be.

Visit the “Continuous Line Drawing” resource and try the exercise first using a soft B pencil.

Follow with the “Drawing Hands” resource, this time making your drawing using a handwriting pen. 

If you have time, change subject matter and make a continuous line drawing using another drawing material at a different scale. 

Use the “Backwards Forwards” drawing exercise using soft B pencils. Choose an enticing subject matter – for example soft toys brought from home. Work at a scale where the children can really be aware of moving their wrist – for example A3

Repeat with a new subject matter and consider changing drawing medium. 

Use the “Finding Marks Made by Artists” resource to help children look at the kinds of marks artists use in their work. Choose one of the images in the resource and invite the children to discover and explore a variety of marks, to help develop their mark making vocabulary. 

Move on to the “Thoughtful Mark Making” resource and put the mark making skills developed in the exercise above into practice by drawing an object from observation. Use a handwriting pen. 

Use the “Exploring Charcoal” pathway, (missing out step 2). Work on larger sheets of sugar paper to allow children to really get to grips with the medium.

Use the “See 3 Shapes” drawing exercise to introduce children to ink, help them look closely and commit to simple shapes. 

Repeat a couple of times using different fruit and vegetables as subject matter. 

Consolidate skills by trying an observational drawing of food packaging using the “Graphic Inky Still Life” resource. 

If time is limited try working on paper to produce 2d drawings rather than make 3d forms (and of course avoid using the knife for younger children).

Finish the 6 week Drawing Curriculum by presenting work in a clear space. Give pupils the opportunity to reflect, share and discuss. Use the “Crits in the Classroom” resource here.