Grade 2 Art And Craft Drawing – Texture Notes
Art & Craft — Drawing: Texture
Topic: Drawing | Subtopic: Texture | Age: 7 | Fit for Kenyan learners
What is texture?
Texture means how something looks or feels.
- If it feels smooth, rough, bumpy or soft, that is its texture.
- In drawing we show texture with lines, dots and marks so the reader can "see" how it would feel.
Simple words (for learners)
- Smooth (e.g., the skin of a mango)
- Rough (e.g., tree bark or a stone)
- Bumpy (e.g., the seed head of some grasses)
- Soft (e.g., sheep wool or a soft cloth)
- Shiny (e.g., metal pot)
- Scaly (e.g., fish or some leaves)
- Rough (e.g., tree bark or a stone)
- Bumpy (e.g., the seed head of some grasses)
- Soft (e.g., sheep wool or a soft cloth)
- Shiny (e.g., metal pot)
- Scaly (e.g., fish or some leaves)
Visual examples — how to draw textures
Smooth
Rough
Bumpy
Soft / Furry
Scaly
Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
- Tell and show the difference between smooth and rough surfaces using simple marks.
- Make at least three different texture marks (lines, dots, cross-hatch) with a pencil or crayon.
- Create a simple rubbing (frottage) from a local object (leaf, coin, bark) and talk about how it feels.
- Use drawn texture to show how an object would feel in a picture (e.g., rough rock, soft cloth).
Suggested Learning Experiences (Activities)
1) Texture Walk (Outdoor / School compound)
2) Rubbing (Frottage) — make texture pictures
3) Mark-Making Practice (Classroom table)
4) Create a Textured Animal or Cloth (Art activity)
Materials: clipboards or books, plain paper, pencil or crayon
- Walk around the school yard or nearby area (trees, stones, school gate).
- Touch surfaces (leaf, bark, stone). Say: "Is it smooth or rough?"
- Draw one quick mark for each surface (straight for smooth, short jagged for rough).
- Back in class, show your favourite sample to a friend and explain why you chose the mark.
- Touch surfaces (leaf, bark, stone). Say: "Is it smooth or rough?"
- Draw one quick mark for each surface (straight for smooth, short jagged for rough).
- Back in class, show your favourite sample to a friend and explain why you chose the mark.
2) Rubbing (Frottage) — make texture pictures
Materials: paper, wax crayons (no wrappers), tape (optional)
- Place paper over a hard textured object (e.g., bark, coin, rough stone).
- Hold the paper with one hand so it does not move.
- Rub the crayon side-ways across the paper until the texture appears.
- Draw around the rubbing and add more textures to make a picture (e.g., a tree with bark rubbing).
- Hold the paper with one hand so it does not move.
- Rub the crayon side-ways across the paper until the texture appears.
- Draw around the rubbing and add more textures to make a picture (e.g., a tree with bark rubbing).
3) Mark-Making Practice (Classroom table)
Pencil, charcoal, crayons, scrap paper
- Teacher draws examples: dots, long strokes, short strokes, cross-hatch, zig-zag.
- Learners copy each mark five times.
- Make a "texture card" with three different marks and label them (smooth, rough, bumpy).
- Learners copy each mark five times.
- Make a "texture card" with three different marks and label them (smooth, rough, bumpy).
4) Create a Textured Animal or Cloth (Art activity)
Paper, crayons, coloured pencils, glue, small scraps of fabric (kitenge, sisal) - optional
- Choose an animal or object from Kenyan life (fish, cow, mango bag made of sisal).
- Use drawn marks and small fabric pieces to show texture: add furry strokes for wool, dots for scales, scrap to show cloth.
- Put name of texture under the drawing (e.g., "bumpy scales", "soft wool").
- Use drawn marks and small fabric pieces to show texture: add furry strokes for wool, dots for scales, scrap to show cloth.
- Put name of texture under the drawing (e.g., "bumpy scales", "soft wool").
Assessment and Success Criteria
Simple checklist:
- Child can name at least two textures (smooth, rough).
- Child makes three different texture marks on paper.
- Child makes one rubbing that shows texture clearly.
- Child explains why they used a mark (oral or one sentence).
Health and Safety
- Use blunt crayons and pencils.
- Do not use sharp objects for rubbing.
- Wash hands after touching soil or bark.
- Supervise outdoor activity near roads and water.
- Do not use sharp objects for rubbing.
- Wash hands after touching soil or bark.
- Supervise outdoor activity near roads and water.
Teacher tips (simple)
- Use local examples children know: mango skin, banana leaf, baobab or acacia bark, sisal mats, stones.
- Praise effort: "Good marks!" rather than perfect drawing.
- Display a small texture wall in class with rubbings and mark cards.
- Praise effort: "Good marks!" rather than perfect drawing.
- Display a small texture wall in class with rubbings and mark cards.
Quick Kiswahili word: "Texture" = "Muundo wa uso" (how something looks or feels).