Art & Drawing (A) is the Play Group art book from Allied Pre Schools, on the Allied School list for the 2027-28 session. The cover shows two children in a studio, a boy hugging a giant red pencil and a girl holding a giant paintbrush, with a clay pot, a bumble-bee and a ladybird, and the Allied Pre School shield at the top left. The (A) tells you it is the first book of the pair; the Nursery book is Art & Drawing (B).
Its contents page lists 22 skills and 38 topics. For a three-year-old, every one is practice for the hand: first following lines, then colouring inside shapes, then printing with fingers and vegetables, then tearing and pasting.
Full table of contents: 22 skills and 38 topics
The contents page has three columns, Sr. No. with Skill, Topic and Page No. The skills and topics do not line up one for one, so we list them separately, exactly as printed, in book order.
The 22 skills, in order
- 1. Drawing and Colouring
- 2. Tracing Lines
- 3. Tracing
- 4. Drawing
- 5. Colouring
- 6. Doodling
- 7. Pasting and Colouring
- 8. Drawing
- 9. Printing
- 10. Colouring
- 11. Printing
- 12. Colouring
- 13. Printing
- 14. Colouring
- 15. Tracing and Colouring
- 16. Colouring
- 17. Drawing
- 18. Matching the Patterns
- 19. Tearing and Pasting
- 20. Making Card
- 21. Colouring
- 22. Pasting
Why it helps: Skills move from pencil control (tracing, drawing) through colouring and doodling to printing, pasting and tearing, and finally to making a card. Each stage uses a different muscle group in the hand.
Topics, pages 1 to 15
- Watermelon (p. 1)
- Animals and their Food (p. 2)
- Ant’s Path (p. 3)
- Lightening (p. 4)
- Sheep (p. 5)
- Lion’s Mane (p. 6)
- Pineapple (p. 7)
- Snake (p. 8)
- Tulips (p. 9)
- Robot (p. 10)
- Teddy Bear (p. 11)
- Flowers (p. 12)
- Rabbit (p. 13)
- Lion’s Mane (p. 14)
- Cap (p. 15)
Why it helps: Topics start with simple fruits and animals a child knows, then include a robot and a teddy bear. Two pages on the lion’s mane show how the same subject can be drawn in two ways.
Topics, pages 16 to 29
- Shapes (p. 16)
- Flowers (Thumb Printing) (p. 17)
- Apple (p. 18)
- Pear (p. 19)
- Banana (p. 20)
- Snails (Onion Printing) (p. 21)
- Rose Bud (p. 22)
- Elephant (p. 23)
- Tree (Finger Printing) (p. 24)
- Chicken (p. 25)
- Bear (p. 26)
- Car (p. 27)
- Butterfly (p. 28)
- Lady Bugs (p. 29)
Why it helps: Printing begins: a thumb for flowers, an onion for snails, a finger for a tree. Fruit and animal topics continue, and the printing pages are the ones children remember.
Topics, pages 30 to 38
- Wild Animals (pp. 30-31)
- Cupcake (p. 32)
- Coloured Paper (pp. 33-34)
- Eid Card (p. 35)
- Mother’s Day (p. 36)
- Square Shapes (p. 37)
- Squirrel (p. 38)
Why it helps: The last pages bring in coloured paper for tearing and pasting, an Eid card and a Mother’s Day card, which gives the child a gift to hand to someone, and finish with square shapes and a squirrel.
What your child learns
Hand strength and control for handwriting, colour recognition, patience while paint or glue dries, and the pride of finished work. The skills in the Skill column are a progression, which is why the book works as a first art course.
Who, when, where and how
Whom: Play Group students at Allied Schools (about three years old) and the adult who sits with them. When: through the 2027-28 session. Where: at school and at the kitchen table. How: keep crayons, washable paint, glue and coloured paper ready, and let your child lead.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the Nursery art book?
No. This is Art & Drawing (A) for Play Group; the Nursery book is Art & Drawing (B), listed separately.
How many pages does it have?
The contents run to page 38.
Are there craft activities?
Yes: printing with fingers and vegetables, tearing and pasting, and card making.
You can order Art & Drawing (A) online today. We ship across Pakistan on Cash on Delivery, and families in Lahore can also pick it up from our shop. For overseas delivery (Gulf countries), message us on WhatsApp.
