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• How does your artwork make you feel? • Do you think adding colour to your picture would change this feeling? • How would a spring, summer or autumn view through a window differ from the one you have drawn in this lesson? only one colour; in this case, black. Pupils should use their thumbnail sketch as a guide and draw out their wintery scenes, taking care to fill all the space on the paper. Once the basic shapes are drawn, they can then add interesting which they think will transfer best to the larger piece of paper can help this decision- making process. 2 | DRAW IT Children can create their drawings at different scales; it’s up to you and your class to make the decision on how big you want them to be. You can use A4 or A5 white paper, or even A6 to make mini masterpieces. At this stage in the lesson, as well as the paper, pupils only need a black pen to draw with. Handwriting pens or felt tip pens are ideal. This artwork can be described as monochromatic, which means it is created using • Have a go at repeating this art lesson at three further points during the year, creating the view through a window during each season. Create different displays of each in the classroom or display them all together at the end of the school year to form a spectacular show of the seasonal changes in the local area. • Write descriptive poems to sit alongside the artwork. Lines such as snow falling , ice glistening and trees shivering can really bring the drawn scenes to life. • Have a go at drawing the same view using different media. Try paint, oil pastel or charcoal. The possibilities are endless! • If you’re lucky enough to get snow, wrap up warm and take your class outside with iPads to capture the weather’s effect on the school grounds. EXTENDING THE LESSON details to their compositions such as birds in the trees, people walking on the pavement, items in a shop window, bricks on a wall, footsteps in the snow or snowmen in a field. Once children are happy with the drawing as a whole, it’s time to move onto the final stage – making the window. 3 | FRAME IT To create the window frame, pupils need black sugar paper, scissors, a pencil and a ruler. The black paper needs to be the same size as the paper used to draw the outdoor scene on. Using a ruler, guide the children to measure out four rectangles to replicate the panes of glass in a window frame; two at the top and two at the bottom. Folding the paper into quarters prior to drawing out the panes acts as a guide and helps the positioning of each pane on the paper. Once they’ve drawn the frame, pupils should cut out the panes using scissors. They will then be left with the black paper with four rectangular holes in it. The final step is to attach the two pieces together – the view and the window. Pupils should carefully apply glue to the black paper frame, line it up against their drawing and stick it down. It’s then time to step back and admire the view! Adele Darlington is an experienced teacher, art lead and primary art consultant. She is the also the author of 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Art published by Bloomsbury. “This lesson gives you and your pupils the chance to think about winter in terms of its beauty” USEFUL QUESTIONS www.teachwire.net | 77