The Drawing Journey for Children Ages 7 to 9 – Drawing Projects

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Drawing Projects

Drawing Exercises make great ways to introduce children to new ways of working and new media. Develop these skills further and create engaging opportunities for pupils by introducing projects which focus upon different types of drawing. 

There is no particular order to these activities and all the resources below can be adapted to suit your year group. 

Following personal exploration (by instinct)

spiral snails

Explore colour and form through spirals

Explore colour and form through spirals

Making Fossil drawings

Explore how the surface affects drawings

Explore how the surface affects drawings

Making a scroll drawing

Change the size of the drawing paper and make a different kind of sketchbook

Change the size of the drawing paper and make a different kind of sketchbook

drawing stories

Use toys to create sets and scenarios and make narrative drawings

Use toys to create sets and scenarios and make narrative drawings

mono printing with carbon copy paper

A simple but engaging way to introduce children to monoprinting

A simple but engaging way to introduce children to monoprinting

drawing feathers

Explore mark-making by drawing feathers

Explore mark-making by drawing feathers

drawing by torchlight

Make atmospheric drawings full of drama

Make atmospheric drawings full of drama

life drawing for children

Dress up, use props and pose for one another

Dress up, use props and pose for one another

Autumn floor drawings

Make drawings which have no top or bottom, inspired by what you see on the pavement

Make drawings which have no top or bottom, inspired by what you see on the pavement

drawing toys inspired by Gwen John

Make drawings of pupils favourite toys

Make drawings of pupils favourite toys

communal drawing

Explore what it's like to draw on fabric and make a communal drawing

Explore what it's like to draw on fabric and make a communal drawing

drawing cartoon characters

Draw cartoon characters by exploring facial expression

Draw cartoon characters by exploring facial expression

Dress up As Fossils

Draw on sheets and then use the drawings as costumes

Draw on sheets and then use the drawings as costumes

houses from around the world

Celebrate different styles of architecture from around the world

Celebrate different styles of architecture from around the world

Nest

Draw & build nests to explore mixed media

Draw & build nests to explore mixed media

Portrait Club

Set up a "portrait club" in your class and draw each other

Set up a "portrait club" in your class and draw each other

Making a puzzle purse

Design & make a puzzle purse and connect it to literature

Design & make a puzzle purse and connect it to literature

making money

Drawing and make: invent coinage

Drawing and make: invent coinage

sushi inspires our art

Create colourful and large scale mixed media drawings

Create colourful and large scale mixed media drawings

creating a poetry comic

Combine poetry and comics

Combine poetry and comics

creating comics inspired by museum collections

Irina Shares Her Recent Project With Young Artists

Irina Shares Her Recent Project With Young Artists

creating & drawing an installation

Create and draw art installations

Create and draw art installations

making an artist's sketchbook

Use collage & drawing to make an artist's book

Use collage & drawing to make an artist's book

bubble drawings

Combine drawing with literature

Combine drawing with literature

pathway: where the wild things are

Make work inspired by Where The Wild Things Are

Make work inspired by Where The Wild Things Are

never ending landscapes

Take inspiration from Myriorama Cards & draw never-ending landscapes

Take inspiration from Myriorama Cards & draw never-ending landscapes

Inspired By Google Earth

Explore contour and pattern by drawing from google earth

Explore contour and pattern by drawing from google earth

flat yet sculptural

Transform drawings and collage into sculpture

Transform drawings and collage into sculpture

use pastels to draw fabric

Explore pastels to capture texture

Explore pastels to capture texture

Quentin Blake's illustrations as inspiration

Be inspired by Quentin Blake and draw from life

Be inspired by Quentin Blake and draw from life

vegetable drawing game

Explore a variety of drawing media through this drawing game

Explore a variety of drawing media through this drawing game

making magic spells

Make drawings of objects and transform them into one large, dynamic drawing

Make drawings of objects and transform them into one large, dynamic drawing

drawing water

Take inspiration from Leonardo Da Vinci and draw pouring water

Take inspiration from Leonardo Da Vinci and draw pouring water

Making drawings move

Articulate your drawings

Articulate your drawings

winter tree challenge

Combine charcoal drawings and making in this fun challenge

Combine charcoal drawings and making in this fun challenge

wax resist & sgraffito

Texture and mark making to depict mythical beasts

Texture and mark making to depict mythical beasts

chimera- a drawing workshop

Create your own imaginary animals through drawing

Create your own imaginary animals through drawing

illustrating stories

Make a storyboard and create a dummy book

Make a storyboard and create a dummy book

illustrating the jabberwocky

Illustrate a classic text

Illustrate a classic text

pegged out on the washing

Explore how to depict gravity through drawings

Explore how to depict gravity through drawings

page to panel

Explore Manga art

Explore Manga art

a cheerful orchestra

Combine music and drawing

Combine music and drawing

designing wallpaper

Design wallpaper using photocopies of drawings

Design wallpaper using photocopies of drawings

typography for children

Explore typography

Explore typography

inspired by miro- collage, drawing & Sculpture

Explore the surrealists and automatic drawing

Explore the surrealists and automatic drawing

Mark Making Tools

Find out how you can be creative in building your own mark making tools

Find out how you can be creative in building your own mark making tools

Water Soluble Felt-Tips with colour

Explore water soluble felt-tips through observational drawing

Explore water soluble felt-tips through observational drawing

Sculptural Environments Inspired by Hockney

Create a classroom installation inspired by landscape and Hockney

Create a classroom installation inspired by landscape and Hockney

A Visual Poetry Zine

Create a zines by making mono prints inspired by poetry

Create a zines by making mono prints inspired by poetry

heavy/light mobiles

Make mobiles which explore heavy/light

Make mobiles which explore heavy/light

Paint Your Corner Shop

Make a simple class installation of tinned food

Make a simple class installation of tinned food

Charcoal Cave

Create a charcoal cave inspired by theatre stages

Create a charcoal cave inspired by theatre stages

Nests: Materials, Tools testing and Sketchbooks

Explore making marks using a range of drawing tools and ink

Explore making marks using a range of drawing tools and ink

Nests: Observational Ink Drawings

Build upon mark making work using ink to observe and draw a series of natural objects

Build upon mark making work using ink to observe and draw a series of natural objects

Nests: wet and Dry Media

Experiment the structures of nests with mark making and materials

Experiment the structures of nests with mark making and materials

accessart explores shakespeare

Explore Shakespeare plays through drawing

Explore Shakespeare plays through drawing

Expressive charcoal collage: coal mines

Explore making marks using charcoal to create a composition inspired by coal mines

Explore making marks using charcoal to create a composition inspired by coal mines

Working on black paper

Explore a range of painting projects using black paper as a starting point

Explore a range of painting projects using black paper as a starting point

Adapting AccessArt: Monoprint and Painting: The Great Fire of London

Create mixed media artwork inspird by the Great Fire of London

Create mixed media artwork inspird by the Great Fire of London

What i ate in a day

Pupils record what they eat in a day responding to different drawing prompts in handmade sketchbooks

Pupils record what they eat in a day responding to different drawing prompts in handmade sketchbooks

Adapting AccessArt: Egypt in Ink

Jennifer Connor shares with us how she combined 2d and 3d drawing to explore Ancient Egyptian artefacts.

Jennifer Connor shares with us how she combined 2d and 3d drawing to explore Ancient Egyptian artefacts.

Mixed Media Landscape Challenge

Explore some mixed media challenges for you to try in sketchbooks or on sheets of paper

Explore some mixed media challenges for you to try in sketchbooks or on sheets of paper

Exploring sound & drawing

What is the connection between sound and mark making, and how can we use one to enable an exploration in the other?

What is the connection between sound and mark making, and how can we use one to enable an exploration in the other?

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Making Gifs with Lizzie Knott

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