Art

Maps toUK NCIB PYPCambridge Primary

One lesson per topic — the same lesson serves every framework above at that age stage. No duplicates.

Seedlings · ages 4–6

36/36 ready
  1. 1Primary colours
  2. 2Mixing red and yellow
  3. 3Mixing blue and red
  4. 4Mixing blue and yellow
  5. 5Warm colours
  6. 6Cool colours
  7. 7Big bold lines
  8. 8Tiny lines
  9. 9Zig-zag lines
  10. 10Curvy lines
  11. 11Dot painting
  12. 12Splatter play
  13. 13Circle art
  14. 14Square art
  15. 15Triangle art
  16. 16Repeat printing
  17. 17Leaf rubbing
  18. 18Handprints
  19. 19Footprint art
  20. 20Nature collage
  21. 21Torn-paper picture
  22. 22Cut and paste
  23. 23Clay pinch pot
  24. 24Play-dough sculptures
  25. 25Drawing my family
  26. 26Drawing my pet
  27. 27Drawing my home
  28. 28Drawing my food
  29. 29Sunshine painting
  30. 30Moon and stars
  31. 31My rainbow
  32. 32By the sea
  33. 33Bugs and beetles
  34. 34Birds in flight
  35. 35Our class mural
  36. 36Our art show!

Explorers · ages 7–10

36/36 ready
  1. 1Line quality with pencil
  2. 2Shading
  3. 3Cross-hatching
  4. 4The colour wheel
  5. 5Warm and cool colours
  6. 6Complementary colours
  7. 7Tints and shades
  8. 8Watercolour wash
  9. 9Watercolour details
  10. 10Acrylic paint basics
  11. 11Brush strokes
  12. 12Mixed media
  13. 13Observational drawing
  14. 14Still life
  15. 15Portrait proportions
  16. 16Self-portrait
  17. 17One-point perspective
  18. 18Two-point perspective
  19. 19Composition rules
  20. 20Rule of thirds
  21. 21Symmetry in art
  22. 22Pattern and repeat
  23. 23Islamic geometric art
  24. 24African textile art
  25. 25Clay sculpture
  26. 26Paper sculpture
  27. 27Wire sculpture
  28. 28Monoprinting
  29. 29Relief printing
  30. 30Digital drawing
  31. 31Pixel art
  32. 32Photography basics
  33. 33Art history: cave art
  34. 34Art history: Renaissance
  35. 35Art history: Impressionism
  36. 36Gallery critique

Pioneers · ages 11–15

36/36 ready
  1. 1Formal element: line
  2. 2Formal element: tone
  3. 3Formal element: colour
  4. 4Formal element: form
  5. 5Formal element: pattern
  6. 6Formal element: texture
  7. 7Composition strategies
  8. 8Observational studies
  9. 9Portraiture
  10. 10Life drawing
  11. 11Anatomy basics
  12. 12Perspective mastery
  13. 13Media: charcoal
  14. 14Media: ink
  15. 15Media: pastel
  16. 16Media: oil paint
  17. 17Mixed media
  18. 18Printmaking: etching
  19. 19Sculpture: assemblage
  20. 20Digital: Photoshop basics
  21. 21Digital: illustration
  22. 22Photography: composition
  23. 23Photography: light
  24. 24Photography: editing
  25. 25Modernism
  26. 26Cubism
  27. 27Surrealism
  28. 28Pop art
  29. 29Contemporary art
  30. 30Non-Western traditions
  31. 31Concept development
  32. 32Personal project: research
  33. 33Personal project: exploration
  34. 34Personal project: refinement
  35. 35Personal project: final outcome
  36. 36Curation and exhibition