Year 1 Art & Design Lesson Plans
4 free Year 1 Art & Design lesson plans for KS1. Each includes learning objectives, key vocabulary, a timed lesson structure and common misconceptions, and downloads as an editable Word document.
In Year 1, pupils begin their formal journey in Art and Design through hands-on exploration of a range of materials, tools and techniques. They develop their natural curiosity and creativity, learning to use line, shape, colour, texture and form as expressive tools. Work is playful, investigative and process-led rather than focused on a polished product.
Year 1 Art & Design through the year
Drawing: Lines and Shapes
To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
Drawing: Lines and Shapes lesson plan →Painting: Primary Colours
To learn about primary and secondary colours through painting
Painting with Primary Colours lesson plan →Printmaking: Mono Printing and Rubbings
To develop a wide range of art and design techniques using printmaking
Printmaking: Mono Printing lesson plan →Collage: Materials and Texture
To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
Sculpture: Malleable Materials
To use a range of materials creatively to design and make 3D forms
Sculpture: Clay Modelling lesson plan →Drawing: Observation of the Natural World
To use drawing to record observations from the natural world