by admin | Sep 23, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
It’s funny how sometimes the easiest Visual Arts lesson turns out to be the most effective! Each time I did this lesson with whatever age group I was teaching, it was invariably one of the most popular lessons. It’s also interesting to get the pupils to give their...
by admin | Sep 23, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This Visual Arts lesson combines a “taking a line for a walk” lesson with wax crayons and paint. In a three-step lesson, pupils firstly create a wax crayon design. This is then completely covered in thick black paint. A pattern is then scratched out of the black paint...
by admin | Sep 20, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Visual Arts
This lesson can be used as part of the Print Strand of the Visual Arts curriculum. It can also be integrated with the theme of symmetry in maths as it shows in a very visual way this mathematical concept. It uses paint poured straight from the bottle so there is no...
by admin | Sep 15, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This lesson can be used as part of the Print Strand of the Visual Arts curriculum. It can also be integrated with the theme of symmetry in maths as it shows in a very visual way this mathematical concept. It also uses a very common item to produce symmetrical prints...
by admin | Sep 14, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Visual Arts
This is a really simple and easy art lesson to do, yet it is one which pupils of any age will enjoy. It focuses on the pattern of the shoes that they are wearing in school and trying to recreate that pattern onto a shoe print. A class full of these shoe prints makes...
by admin | Sep 14, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Visual Arts
If you are not using that salad spinner at the back of the kitchen press any more, bring it in to school to make a great piece of visual art. All you need to create this effective piece of art is the salad spinner, paper plates and paint, it’s that easy. This visual...
