6-week Progressive lesson planner Year 6 Art

Week 1: Introduction to Colour Theory Objective: Students will understand the basics of colour theory and how it can be applied to create art.
• Introduce the primary colours (red, blue, yellow) and secondary colours (purple, green, orange).
• Discuss complementary colours (opposite on the colour wheel) and how they can be used to create contrast.
• Provide examples of art pieces that demonstrate colour theory principles.
• Students will create a colour wheel using the primary and secondary colours and label them.

Week 2: Introduction to Perspective Objective: Students will understand the basics of perspective drawing and how to create the illusion of depth in art.
• Define perspective drawing and provide examples of art pieces that use this technique.
• Teach the basic principles of one-point and two-point perspective.
• Demonstrate how to draw simple objects (e.g. boxes, cylinders) using perspective.
• Students will practice drawing simple objects using perspective.

Week 3: Introduction to Still Life Objective: Students will understand the basics of still life drawing and how to accurately represent objects in a composition.
• Discuss the concept of still life and provide examples of still life art pieces.
• Teach the principles of proportion, shading, and composition.
• Demonstrate how to draw a simple still life composition.
• Students will create their own still life composition and draw it.

Week 4: Introduction to Sculpture Objective: Students will understand the basics of sculpture and how to manipulate materials to create a three-dimensional art piece.
• Discuss the concept of sculpture and provide examples of sculptural art pieces.
• Teach the basics of sculpture materials (e.g. clay, paper mache, wire).
• Demonstrate how to create a simple sculpture using the chosen material.
• Students will create their own sculpture using the material provided.

Week 5: Introduction to Printmaking Objective: Students will understand the basics of printmaking and how to create a print using a variety of techniques.
• Discuss the concept of printmaking and provide examples of printmaking art pieces.
• Teach the basics of printmaking techniques (e.g. relief, intaglio, screen printing).
• Demonstrate how to create a simple print using the chosen technique.
• Students will create their own print using the technique taught.

Week 6: Final Project Objective: Students will use the skills and techniques learned throughout the previous lessons to create a final art project.
• Allow students to choose their preferred medium (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking).
• Encourage students to use the principles of colour theory, perspective, still life, and sculpture in their final project.
• Provide feedback and support as needed.
• Students will present their final project to the class and discuss their inspiration and artistic choices.