Make a strong visual statement with this ready-to-teach Year 6 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg, Grid Lines helps students explore straight lines, rectangular spaces and bold colour through a connected ten-week CampFire journey.
Why teachers love it
Ready to teach: Ten weekly Core Skills mini-lessons of 20–30 minutes connect drawing, artist learning and digital skills.
Confident composition: Students consider balance, line placement and colour relationships, discovering how a few clear choices can give an artwork its impact.
Flexible pacing: Plan around an hour of Studio Work each week. Students continue projects at their own pace; completing all three is not required.
What students create
Start with an abstract rectangle painting, then explore three connected projects: a pair of clay tumblers, a mobile-device-themed painting and a digital headphone design. Grid patterns connect the projects while digital shadows introduce another way to suggest depth.
What is included
Lesson Slides PDF with artist studies, skill activities, a warm-up, three project briefs and reflection prompts.
Teacher Guide with the year-level planner, teaching notes and Australian Curriculum v9 Visual Arts and Media Arts planning support.
Quiz Book PDF with three multiple-choice quizzes and answers.
Posters Pack PDF with four Drawing Tools posters and four reflection guides.
What you will need
Digital activities use Procreate on iPad. Art materials, devices and the app are not included. Clay projects can be adapted to air-dry clay or omitted to allow more time for painting and digital work.
Digital PDF download for one teacher’s own classes. Each unit stands alone; no other CampFire purchase is needed.
Give your Year 6 class a purposeful art term with bold designs and room for personal expression.
Read more for a fuller look at the theme and learning: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-6-line-and-shape-art-lessons/
Explore the full CampFire Line and Shape collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/f-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/
