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x3 KS1 Painting Art Lessons - Using a paintbrush, brushstrokes and Piet Mondrian

This Key Stage 1 art resource pack includes three fully planned lessons focusing on painting techniques, brush control, and the use of primary colours. Pupils will learn how to hold a paintbrush correctly, apply different brushstrokes, and create geometric artwork inspired by Piet Mondrian. **What’s included:** ✔ Three detailed lesson plans outlining objectives, success criteria, starter activities, main inputs, differentiated tasks, plenaries, and item lists ✔ Three supporting PowerPoint presentations with teacher prompts, key questions, diagrams, and example images ✔ Vocabulary task sheets helping pupils match or complete definitions and examples of painting-related terms ✔ Example painting sheets for reference or classroom display ✔ Three Piet Mondrian painting question sheets for observation and discussion ✔ Piet Mondrian templates with dotted guidelines to support pupils’ work on geometric designs **Lesson structure:** ★ Lesson 1: Introduction to parts of a paintbrush, how to hold and use it, and basic brushstroke techniques ★ Lesson 2: Creating different shades and experimenting with thick and thin brushstrokes ★ Lesson 3: Using primary colours and geometric blocks inspired by Piet Mondrian, with guided templates and observational activities **Why it’s useful:** ✔ Focuses on developing fine motor skills and brush control ✔ Builds understanding of primary colours and basic art techniques ✔ Offers a mixture of practical painting tasks and art appreciation activities ✔ Differentiated worksheets and templates to support all learners ✔ Ready-to-use materials save valuable planning time **Suggested use cases:** Ideal for KS1 art lessons, developing basic painting techniques, introducing primary colours, supporting observational skills, and cross-curricular art and design activities. **Search terms:** KS1 art painting | Primary colours KS1 | Brushstroke techniques KS1 | Piet Mondrian art KS1 | Key Stage 1 painting lessons | Art vocabulary KS1 | Painting with primary colours