Year 6 Art Resources and Lesson Plans
Explore creative Year 6 Art lesson plans, schemes of work and resources designed to support the KS2 Art and Design curriculum. Discover ready-to-teach Year 6 Art ideas, activities and projects that help children refine their skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, printing and other creative techniques, while using sketchbooks to develop independent ideas and exploring the work of a diverse range of artists, architects and designers.
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What should children learn in Year 6 Art?
Year 6 Art should give children opportunities to work with increasing independence, confidence and artistic intention. They should draw on the knowledge and techniques developed throughout KS2, use sketchbooks to investigate and refine ideas, experiment thoughtfully with materials and media, and create more personal responses informed by the work of artists, architects and designers.
Apply drawing skills with confidence
Encourage children to select and use drawing media purposefully, applying their understanding of proportion, perspective, tone, texture, composition and detail to increasingly ambitious observational and imaginative work.
Combine techniques and media
Give children opportunities to select, adapt and combine painting techniques, colour, sculpture, printing and mixed media to communicate ideas and achieve particular visual effects in their artwork.
Develop ideas independently in sketchbooks
Encourage children to use sketchbooks independently to research, experiment, annotate, practise techniques, explore compositions and revisit ideas, showing how their thinking develops towards a considered final outcome.
Create personal artistic responses
Explore a diverse range of artists, architects and designers, helping children analyse creative choices, evaluate different approaches and draw selectively on these influences when developing original artwork of their own.
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Browse our complete collection of Year 6 Art lesson plans, schemes of work and resources. Discover creative Year 6 Art projects covering drawing, painting, sculpture, printing, mixed media and a diverse range of artists, with ready-to-teach lessons and activities designed to refine children’s artistic skills, develop independent ideas and support the KS2 Art and Design curriculum.
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Planning Year 6 Art
When planning Art in Year 6, give children opportunities to bring together the knowledge, skills and techniques they have developed throughout KS2. Year 6 Art activities can involve drawing, painting, printing, collage, sculpture and mixed media, encouraging children to select materials and techniques independently and make purposeful choices about colour, line, shape, pattern, texture, tone, form and composition.
Encourage children to use sketchbooks throughout their Year 6 Art projects to research artists, investigate ideas, record observations, experiment with materials and techniques, and develop and refine their work over time. Explore a diverse range of artists, architects and designers, helping children analyse how creative choices communicate ideas and influence their own work. Children should have opportunities to evaluate, adapt and improve their artwork, combining techniques and influences to produce increasingly confident and personal creative responses by the end of the KS2 Art and Design curriculum.
Planning Art for your whole school? Explore our Art Curriculum Packs →Frequently Asked Questions about Year 6 Art
What is taught in Year 6 Art?
Year 6 Art forms part of the KS2 Art and Design curriculum. Children should continue to improve their mastery of drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques. They should use sketchbooks to develop and refine ideas and learn about a range of artists, architects and designers.
What are some good Year 6 Art ideas and projects?
Year 6 Art projects can explore areas such as portraiture, landscapes, sculpture, architecture, printing, textiles, mixed media and art from different cultures and periods. Projects that allow children to investigate an artist or technique before developing an individual final piece work particularly well in Year 6.
What skills should children develop in Year 6 Art?
By Year 6, children should be applying their artistic skills with increasing control, confidence and independence. They can develop more sophisticated approaches to drawing, colour, tone, texture, form, composition and perspective, as well as selecting and combining materials and techniques to achieve particular effects.
How should sketchbooks be used in Year 6 Art?
Year 6 children should use sketchbooks as an active part of the creative process. They can research artists, record observations, experiment with materials, practise techniques, annotate ideas and explore different compositions. Sketchbooks can also show how children evaluate and refine their ideas as a project develops.
Which artists should Year 6 children study?
The National Curriculum does not prescribe particular artists for Year 6. Schools can choose artists, architects and designers that complement their Year 6 Art curriculum and provide opportunities to explore different techniques, periods, cultures and artistic traditions.
What should a Year 6 Art lesson include?
A Year 6 Art lesson should have a clear focus on developing artistic knowledge, skills or ideas. Lessons might involve analysing an artist's work, practising a particular technique, experimenting in sketchbooks, creating artwork or evaluating and refining work. Children should increasingly be encouraged to make their own artistic decisions.
How can I plan a Year 6 Art scheme of work?
A Year 6 Art scheme of work can build towards a more developed final outcome over a sequence of lessons. Children might investigate artists and existing artwork, practise relevant techniques, experiment with materials, develop ideas through sketchbooks and then select and combine what they have learnt to produce an individual piece of work.
How can Year 6 Art prepare children for secondary school?
Year 6 Art can help children prepare for KS3 by encouraging greater independence, experimentation and reflection. Giving children opportunities to select materials, explain their creative decisions, refine work following evaluation and develop an idea through several stages helps establish useful habits for their next stage of Art education.
Are PlanBee Year 6 Art resources ready to teach?
Yes. PlanBee Year 6 Art lesson plans and schemes of work provide ready-to-teach sequences of lessons and supporting resources, helping teachers save planning time while developing children's artistic knowledge, practical skills and creativity.
