Little Artists, ages 5 to 7, shapes into pictures
Magic Lines
Dots, circles, straight, curved and zig-zag lines: the five marks every picture is made of.
- Level
- First steps
- Lessons
- 14 in 4 units
- Time
- 1.5 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About two weeks
Already drawing with Lapis? Open the course in the app
The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Move a crayon with control, and know the five kinds of mark every picture is made of: dot, circle, straight line, curved line and angle line.
How you’ll see the progress
A two-minute line garden at the start and again at the end, side by side.
Skills
- Lines
- Shapes
Pictures you’ll make
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Rain and Grass Watch and draw -
Kite in the Wind Watch and draw - Lines Make a Picture Project
4 units, 14 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 6 drill
- 3 checkpoint
- 2 then and now
- 2 watch and draw
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Dots and straight lines
Dots and lines that go straight down and straight across, the first marks a hand learns.
- 01 Then: My Line Garden Then and now, 2 min Then and now 2 min
- 02 Rain and Grass Watch and draw, 8 min Watch and draw 8 min
- 03 Line Roads Drill, 3 min Drill 3 min
- 04 Dot-to-Dot Star Drill, 3 min Drill 3 min
- 05 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 2
Curves and circles
Round and round: circles, waves and loops, drawn big.
- 01 Snail Trails Drill, 3 min Drill 3 min
- 02 Shape Frames Drill, 3 min Drill 3 min
- 03 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 3
Angled lines
Slanted lines and zig-zags, and the pointed shapes they make.
- 01 Zig-Zag Mountains Drill, 3 min Drill 3 min
- 02 Kite in the Wind Watch and draw, 10 min Watch and draw 10 min
- 03 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 4
All five together
Dots, circles, straight, curved and angle lines, all in one picture.
- 01 Mirror Garden Drill, 3 min Drill 3 min
- 02 Lines Make a Picture Project, 20 min Project 20 min
- 03 Now: My Line Garden Then and now, 2 min Then and now 2 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
Magic Lines
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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