Years 1 and 2 do the Big Draw

Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) enjoyed “Jack and the Beanstalk.” When they came to the hall they drew what they remembered from the story.  We had many beanstalks, giants, castles in the sky and lots of Jacks!

Back in class, KS1 were drawing in experimental ways. Year 1J painted and then printed the Giant’s castle as well as collaging a giant as “high as the ceiling.” Year 1P created the magic beans by drawing with tissue paper over balloons. Year 2 painted and collaged a massive beanstalk and decorated the precious golden eggs. Independent drawing was happening throughout the day in both year groups as well as opportunities to practise our colouring techniques. 

The Big Draw in Year 3/4

Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) illustrated “Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson.  In the hall, they plotted the journey of the witch and her companions.  They worked in teams to draw fields, forests, moors and mountains, rivers and reeds. Back in class, 3/4T and 3/4M were set the task of illustrating the story.  The events in the book were typed up and the children got to pick, lottery-style which event they would have to draw. When displayed in sequence the pictures were to tell the story.  Mrs. Brook’s class painted large-scale illustrations of the characters and props that were in the story on old cardboard boxes to show that we don’t always have to paint on paper.  They added detail with collage.

Year 5/6 pull together for the Big Draw

Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6) were first in the hall in the morning. First we warmed up our bodies so that we were ready to draw by drawing in the air with our elbows, foot, non-dominant hand and then our dominant hand. We moved on to drawing their teacher in quick poses which lasted twenty seconds with various drawing materials. We did a few of these. Then, we moved on to adding detail to somebody else’s drawing. Finally, we came back to our first drawing and changed it into something different. 

Back in class the children made observational drawings of autumn vegetables executed in oil pastels. They then read “The Enormous Turnip.”  This story is all about working together to get a job done and this was certainly the theme of the day. They drew around eachother lying on card, on the floor, in poses like that of the people in the story. On to these silhouettes they drew words to describe people and working together.  In groups they painted and collaged an enormous turnip.