Little Artists, ages 5 to 7, shapes into pictures
Garden Friends
Ladybugs, flowers, a snail and a butterfly: little lives from the garden, one shape at a time.
- Level
- First steps to easy
- Lessons
- 12 in 4 units
- Time
- 2 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About three weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Halves, spirals, symmetry, stripes and patterns from the garden; colour lightly and leave white where it shines.
How you’ll see the progress
A flower drawn your way at the start and again at the end.
Skills
- Shapes
- Patterns
- Colours
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Little Ladybug -
Sunflower -
Snail on a Stroll -
Butterfly -
Busy Bee - My Garden Picture
4 units, 12 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 5 watch and draw
- 3 checkpoint
- 2 then and now
- 1 draw from life
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Halves and circles
Round bodies split in two, and petals placed like a clock.
- 01 Then: A Flower Then and now, 5 min Then and now 5 min
- 02 Little Ladybug Watch and draw, 12 min Watch and draw 12 min
- 03 Sunflower Watch and draw, 12 min Watch and draw 12 min
- 04 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 2
Spirals and symmetry
A spiral that grows, and wings that match on both sides.
- 01 Snail on a Stroll Watch and draw, 12 min Watch and draw 12 min
- 02 Butterfly Watch and draw, 15 min Watch and draw 15 min
- 03 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 3
Stripes and patterns
Stripes that bend round a body, and patterns that repeat.
- 01 Busy Bee Watch and draw, 15 min Watch and draw 15 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 4
Look closely
A real leaf, looked at closely, and a garden picture of your own.
- 01 A Real Leaf Draw from life, 10 min Draw from life 10 min
- 02 My Garden Picture Project, 20 min Project 20 min
- 03 Now: A Flower Then and now, 5 min Then and now 5 min
When you finish
A certificate for the fridge
Finish every lesson and Lapis makes a certificate to print or download, with the nickname, the course, the date and a drawing from it. Children get one too.
Lapis certificate
Garden Friends
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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