by admin | Apr 6, 2024 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Summer, Visual Arts
This is a nice, colourful Visual Arts lesson to do during the summer term. The resource contains a simple, yet effective, line drawing, creating a summer kite pattern which can be coloured using any art medium that you wish, eg. crayons, markers, colouring pencils or...
by admin | Feb 27, 2024 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Spring, Visual Arts
With Leap Day (February 29th) almost here, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by thematic work of any kind. This resource consists of a set of black/white images with a Leap Year/Leap Day theme for pupils to colour. 15 different colouring pages in...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | 5th/6th, Valentine's Day, Visual Arts
This is a perfect art lesson to complete around Valentines’ Day/ Although this lesson is called “Paper Weaving”, it is much easier to do the weaving if it is done with card. This activity can be a little “fiddly”, so it may be better to do it with pupils in...
by admin | Nov 23, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This Visual Arts lesson is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. It requires printing inks and printing rollers, with which the pupils may not be familiar. In this way it may be a new and interesting experience for the pupils. The finished product of this...
by admin | Nov 9, 2023 | 3rd/4th, Visual Arts
This Visual Arts lesson would be perfect to integrate with an SESE History lesson on the Normans, probably in middle standards. It allows pupils to design and decorate their own Norman shields using art concepts like line, shape and colour. These shields look well...
by admin | Nov 6, 2023 | Visual Arts
This lesson is aimed at older pupils and can be integrated with work on symmetry in maths as it shows in a very visual way this mathematical concept. It could also be integrated into a “sea” theme in the classroom. This lesson is also good for giving pupils experience...
by admin | Nov 2, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This Visual Arts lesson gives an example of how matchsticks can be used for representational art. Pupils may not have had much experience of using matchsticks as a medium for art so this will be a new experience for many. The matchsticks are used to create a picture...
by admin | Oct 23, 2023 | Hallowe'en, Visual Arts
This spooky Hallowe’en-themed Visual Arts lesson is a perfect way to celebrate the season of Hallowe’en and decorate your classroom in style! Suitable for pupils in middle and senior classes, the picture is done in two stages – creating the background first, followed...
by admin | Oct 22, 2023 | Hallowe'en, Visual Arts
This spooky Hallowe’en-themed Visual Arts lesson is a perfect way to celebrate the season of Hallowe’en and decorate your classroom in style! Suitable for pupils in middle and senior classes, the picture is done in two stages – creating the background first, followed...
by admin | Oct 20, 2023 | Hallowe'en, Visual Arts
This spooky Visual Arts lesson with a Hallowe’en theme is a really quick and easy one to do. A collection of the finished product looks really well when displayed together, creating a Hallowe’eny atmosphere in the classroom. This lesson is also good for...
by admin | Oct 10, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Hallowe'en, Visual Arts
This spooky Hallowe’en-themed Visual Arts lesson is a perfect way to celebrate the season of Hallowe’en and decorate your classroom in style! Suitable for pupils in middle and senior classes, the picture is done in two stages – creating the...
by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
Although this lesson is called “Paper Weaving”, it is much easier to do the weaving if it is done with card. This activity can be a little “fiddly”, so it may be better to do it with pupils in middle/senior classes. This lesson could be done as part of the...
by admin | Oct 5, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 5th/6th, Infants, Visual Arts
This is quite a pungent activity to do in school as it involves oil paints and white spirit, so it should be done in a well-ventilated room such as the school hall or outdoors. Pupils of all ages can do this visual arts lesson and all pupils will experience success as...
by admin | Sep 28, 2023 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Visual Arts
Pupils of all ages enjoy this visual arts activity, but most especially pupils in junior classes. It is an easy lesson to do and each picture will turn out differently. It is also a great activity to do with a pupil with oral motor difficulties as it will give a fun...
by admin | Sep 27, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This is a very easy painting lesson to do with older pupils. The lesson has to be done in stages as it requires a few coats of paint to be applied and each coat must be dry before the next is applied. However, the end result is always interesting and unexpected. For...
