Little Artists, ages 5 to 7, my world
Me and My Family
Faces that show feelings, whole people from head to toe, and the people you love.
- Level
- Easy
- Lessons
- 6 in 4 units
- Time
- 52 min of lessons
- Pace
- About three weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Draw people whose faces show feelings and whose bodies have every part in the right place; draw yourself and the people you love.
How you’ll see the progress
A drawing of me at the start and again at the end.
Skills
- People and animals
- Sizes
- Movement
Pictures you’ll make
- My Family Portrait Project
4 units, 6 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 then and now
- 2 checkpoint
- 1 draw from life
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Faces and feelings
Where eyes, nose and mouth go, and how eyebrows show a feeling.
- 01 Then: Me Then and now, 5 min Then and now 5 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 2
Bodies
A whole person: head, neck, body, arms and legs, and people on the move.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 3
Me
Your own face in a mirror, your own hair, your own hero.
- 01 Mirror Me Draw from life, 12 min Draw from life 12 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 4
My family
People side by side, tall and short, and a family portrait.
- 01 My Family Portrait Project, 20 min Project 20 min
- 02 Now: Me 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
Me and My Family
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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