--- title: "We have been talking about how to improve our art skills in Reception. We are using drawing pencils to draw before we paint this week. We have images up from the books we have read this half term to help us with our observational skills." url: "https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2025-01-27-we-have-been-talking-about-how-to-improve-our-art-skills-in-reception-we-are-using-drawin" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- # We have been talking about how to improve our art skills in Reception. We are using drawing pencils to draw before we paint this week. We have images up from the books we have read this half term to help us with our observational skills. ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/images/news/27012025_164920_eddfc569c9f8.jpg) 27 January 2025 ### We have been talking about how to improve our art skills in Reception. We are using drawing pencils to draw before we paint this week. We have images up from the books we have read this half term to help us with our observational skills. 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