The Drawing Journey for Children Ages 7 to 9 – Drawing Projects

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Drawing Projects for Ages 7-9

Drawing Exercises make great ways to introduce children to new ways of working and new media. Develop these skills further and create engaging opportunities for pupils by introducing projects which focus upon different types of drawing. 

There is no particular order to these activities and all the resources below can be adapted to suit your year group. 

Following personal exploration (by instinct)

spiral snails

Explore colour and form through spirals

Explore colour and form through spirals

Making Fossil drawings

Explore how the surface affects drawings

Explore how the surface affects drawings

Making a scroll drawing

Create a long sketchbook and fill it with drawings

Create a long sketchbook and fill it with drawings

drawing stories

Make narrative drawings of toys and mini sets

Make narrative drawings of toys and mini sets

Autumn floor drawings

Make drawings inspired by objects on the floor

Make drawings inspired by objects on the floor

drawing feathers

Explore mark-making by drawing feathers

Explore mark-making by drawing feathers

drawing by torchlight

Make atmospheric drawings full of drama

Make atmospheric drawings full of drama

life drawing for children

Dress up, use props and pose for one another

Dress up, use props and pose for one another

mono printing with carbon copy paper

A simple introduction to monoprinting

A simple introduction to monoprinting

drawing toys inspired by Gwen John

Make drawings of pupils favourite toys

Make drawings of pupils favourite toys

communal drawing

Make a collaborative drawing on fabric

Make a collaborative drawing on fabric

Nest

Draw and build nests to explore mixed media

Draw and build nests to explore mixed media

Dress up As Fossils

Draw on sheets and then become fossils

Draw on sheets and then become fossils

Making a puzzle purse

Make a puzzle purse connected to literature

Make a puzzle purse connected to literature

drawing cartoon characters

Draw cartoon characters by exploring facial expression

Draw cartoon characters by exploring facial expression

houses from around the world

Celebrate different styles of architecture from around the world

Celebrate different styles of architecture from around the world

making money

Invent money based on historical coinage

Invent money based on historical coinage

vegetable drawing game

Explore a variety of drawing media

Explore a variety of drawing media

sushi inspires our art

Create large-scale mixed media drawings

Create large-scale mixed media drawings

creating a poetry comic

Combine poetry and comics

Combine poetry and comics

bubble drawings

Combine drawing with literature

Combine drawing with literature

creating & drawing an installation

Create installations and make dynamic drawings

Create installations and make dynamic drawings

making an artist's sketchbook

Use collage & drawing to make an artist's book

Use collage & drawing to make an artist's book

never ending landscapes

Take inspiration from Myriorama Cards

Take inspiration from Myriorama Cards

a cheerful orchestra

Combine music and drawing

Combine music and drawing

illustrating stories

Make a storyboard and create a dummy book

Make a storyboard and create a dummy book

Inspired By Google Earth

Explore contour and pattern from Google Earth

Explore contour and pattern from Google Earth

flat yet sculptural

Transform drawings and collage into sculpture

Transform drawings and collage into sculpture

inspired by miro- collage, drawing & Sculpture

Explore the surrealists and automatic drawing

Explore the surrealists and automatic drawing

Sculptural Environments Inspired by Hockney

Create a classroom installation inspired by landscape and Hockney

Create a classroom installation inspired by landscape and Hockney

creating comics inspired by museum collections

Irina shares her recent project with Young Artists

Irina shares her recent project with Young Artists

making magic spells

Make drawings and combine them into one

Make drawings and combine them into one

drawing water

Draw pouring water inspired by Da Vinci

Draw pouring water inspired by Da Vinci

Making drawings move

Draw characters and articulate them

Draw characters and articulate them

winter tree challenge

Combine charcoal drawings and making

Combine charcoal drawings and making

wax resist & sgraffito

Texture and mark making to depict mythical beasts

Texture and mark making to depict mythical beasts

chimera- a drawing workshop

Create your own imaginary animals through drawing

Create your own imaginary animals through drawing

pathway: where the wild things are

Make work inspired by Where The Wild Things Are

Make work inspired by Where The Wild Things Are

illustrating the jabberwocky

Create a concertina illustrating a poem

Create a concertina illustrating a poem

Water Soluble Felt-Tips with colour

Explore water-soluble felt-tips through drawing

Explore water-soluble felt-tips through drawing

Quentin Blake's illustrations as inspiration

Be inspired by Quentin Blake and draw from life

Be inspired by Quentin Blake and draw from life

Mixed Media Landscape Challenge

Explore some mixed media challenges

Explore some mixed media challenges

page to panel

Transform your favourite book into manga

Transform your favourite book into manga

pegged out on the washing

Explore how to depict gravity through drawings

Explore how to depict gravity through drawings

use pastels to draw fabric

Explore pastels to capture woolly textures

Explore pastels to capture woolly textures

Mark Making Tools

Build your own mark-making tools

Build your own mark-making tools

designing wallpaper

Design wallpaper using photocopies of drawings

Design wallpaper using photocopies of drawings

typography for children

Explore lettering inspired by natural objects

Explore lettering inspired by natural objects

A Visual Poetry Zine

Make monoprints inspired by poetry

Make monoprints inspired by poetry

heavy/light mobiles

Make mobiles which explore heavy/light

Make mobiles which explore heavy/light

Paint Your Corner Shop

Make a simple class installation of tinned food

Make a simple class installation of tinned food

Charcoal Cave

Create a charcoal cave inspired by theatre stages

Create a charcoal cave inspired by theatre stages

Monoprint and Painting: The Great Fire of London

Create mixed media artwork inspired by the Great Fire of London

Create mixed media artwork inspired by the Great Fire of London

Expressive charcoal collage: coal mines

Create a collaged composition inspired by coal mines

Create a collaged composition inspired by coal mines

Nests: Materials, Tools testing and Sketchbooks

Explore making marks using a range of drawing tools and ink

Explore making marks using a range of drawing tools and ink

Nests: Observational Ink Drawings

Build upon mark-making work using ink to observe and draw objects

Build upon mark-making work using ink to observe and draw objects

Nests: wet and Dry Media

Experiment the structures of nests with mark making and materials

Experiment the structures of nests with mark making and materials

accessart explores shakespeare

Explore Shakespeare plays through drawing

Explore Shakespeare plays through drawing

Adapting AccessArt: Egypt in Ink

Combine 2d and 3d drawing to explore Ancient Egyptian artefacts

Combine 2d and 3d drawing to explore Ancient Egyptian artefacts

Continue your Drawing Journey...

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