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Create a chalk planet

I can use a range of chalk pastel techniques to draw a planet.

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Year 1

Create a chalk planet

I can use a range of chalk pastel techniques to draw a planet.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Artists can experiment with different chalk pastel techniques.
  2. Blending and layering can be used with chalk pastels to create different effects.
  3. Artists might take inspiration from different parts of space, including planets.

Keywords

  • Chalk pastels - a soft and powdery art material

  • Layer - materials placed on top of one another

  • Blend - mixing colours or shades together smoothly

  • Inspire - when artists look at something, and make artwork about it

Common misconception

Chalk pastels only come in black and white.

Chalk pastels come in black and white, but they also come in a wide range of bright and vibrant colours.


To help you plan your year 1 art and design lesson on: Create a chalk planet, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

For task two, children might benefit from have a selection of pre-cut paper circles in ark paper to use chalk pastels with.
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Equipment

Chalk pastels, dark paper circles, sketchbooks, scissors.

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Lesson video

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4 Questions

Q1.
What is this material called?
An image in a quiz
paintbrush
Correct answer: chalk
rubber
Q2.
How would you describe the shape of these lines?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: Curved, Not straight, Wavy, Curving
Q3.
Which of the following images shows blending?
Option 1
Option 2
Correct answer: Option 3
Q4.
Put the steps in the right order to draw the moon.
An image in a quiz
1 - Draw a circle for the moon.
2 - Add curving lines to create a 3D sphere.
3 - Add lines and marks to make the craters and details of the moon.

4 Questions

Q1.
What does tone mean?
Correct answer: how light or dark something is
how rough or smooth something feels
how big or small something is
Q2.
What is a layer?
An image in a quiz
a type of chalk
dots on a surface
Correct answer: materials placed on top of one another
Q3.
Blending is colours or shades together smoothly.
separating
Correct answer: mixing
throwing
Q4.
Which image shows a blending technique?
Option 1
Correct answer: Option 2
Option 3