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- 1Primary colours
- 2Mixing red and yellow
- 3Mixing blue and red
- 4Mixing blue and yellow
- 5Warm colours
- 6Cool colours
- 7Big bold lines
- 8Tiny lines
- 9Zig-zag lines
- 10Curvy lines
- 11Dot painting
- 12Splatter play
- 13Circle art
- 14Square art
- 15Triangle art
- 16Repeat printing
- 17Leaf rubbing
- 18Handprints
- 19Footprint art
- 20Nature collage
- 21Torn-paper picture
- 22Cut and paste
- 23Clay pinch pot
- 24Play-dough sculptures
- 25Drawing my family
- 26Drawing my pet
- 27Drawing my home
- 28Drawing my food
- 29Sunshine painting
- 30Moon and stars
- 31My rainbow
- 32By the sea
- 33Bugs and beetles
- 34Birds in flight
- 35Our class mural
- 36Our art show!
Explorers · ages 7–10
36/36 ready- 1Line quality with pencil
- 2Shading
- 3Cross-hatching
- 4The colour wheel
- 5Warm and cool colours
- 6Complementary colours
- 7Tints and shades
- 8Watercolour wash
- 9Watercolour details
- 10Acrylic paint basics
- 11Brush strokes
- 12Mixed media
- 13Observational drawing
- 14Still life
- 15Portrait proportions
- 16Self-portrait
- 17One-point perspective
- 18Two-point perspective
- 19Composition rules
- 20Rule of thirds
- 21Symmetry in art
- 22Pattern and repeat
- 23Islamic geometric art
- 24African textile art
- 25Clay sculpture
- 26Paper sculpture
- 27Wire sculpture
- 28Monoprinting
- 29Relief printing
- 30Digital drawing
- 31Pixel art
- 32Photography basics
- 33Art history: cave art
- 34Art history: Renaissance
- 35Art history: Impressionism
- 36Gallery critique
Pioneers · ages 11–15
36/36 ready- 1Formal element: line
- 2Formal element: tone
- 3Formal element: colour
- 4Formal element: form
- 5Formal element: pattern
- 6Formal element: texture
- 7Composition strategies
- 8Observational studies
- 9Portraiture
- 10Life drawing
- 11Anatomy basics
- 12Perspective mastery
- 13Media: charcoal
- 14Media: ink
- 15Media: pastel
- 16Media: oil paint
- 17Mixed media
- 18Printmaking: etching
- 19Sculpture: assemblage
- 20Digital: Photoshop basics
- 21Digital: illustration
- 22Photography: composition
- 23Photography: light
- 24Photography: editing
- 25Modernism
- 26Cubism
- 27Surrealism
- 28Pop art
- 29Contemporary art
- 30Non-Western traditions
- 31Concept development
- 32Personal project: research
- 33Personal project: exploration
- 34Personal project: refinement
- 35Personal project: final outcome
- 36Curation and exhibition
