I wrote this medium term plan as part of my spain topic, please let me know if you find it useful :-)

A complete unit of art, based around the underground railroad/freedom quilt tradition. Perfect for a cross curricular topic on the Caribbean and its history (linked to the slave trade) Children learn about the underground railroad movement, its songs and also its symbolic artwork. They go onto make quilt squares depicting these symbols. Please comment and let me know if this has been useful to you :)

A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and planning. UPDATED FOR 2023 The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Ideal for KS2/3 Please leave feedback.

A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and planning. COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2023. The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Great for transition day too! Based around the work of artist Lichtenstein, the children will produce a portrait for display. Ideal for KS2/3 Please leave feedback.

A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PowerPoint, resources and planning. FULLY UPDATED FOR 2023 Perfect for meeting your new class. The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Children consider their strengths, skills and hobbies- before creating a Lego (figure) Portrait in their own image. Ideal for KS1/2 or 3 as the art activity is easily differentiated. IMAGES FROM PIXABAY AND PEXELS OR AUTHORS OWN. Please leave feedback.

A Complete ENGLISH/ART lesson, which includes a detailed PowerPoint and all resources, including example poems. UPDATED for 2023 The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Children consider their Values, beliefs, Strengths, skills and hobbies- before creating an autobiographical poem in the shape of a fingerprint. This lesson is also perfect for an end of year activity, and the poem can then be kept as a keepsake by the pupil. Ideal for KS1/2 or 3 as the art activity is easily differentiated. IMAGES FROM PIXABAY OR AUTHORS OWN. Please leave feedback, it is GREATLY appreciated.

A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and models. UPDATED FOR 2023 The lesson covers feelings and how they can be expressed through art, children explore their characters (with the help of their friends) and then create a micrography portrait about themselves. Perfect to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Great for transition day too! The children will produce a portrait for display. Ideal for KS2/3 All images are either the authors own, or sourced from PIXABAY Please leave feedback.

UPDATED FOR Summer 2019 A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and models. The lesson covers design and shape, children explore how to create zentangle patterns before creating a zentangle portrait using a photo of themsleves. All resources are included - all you need is a photo of each child. Perfect to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Great for transition day too! The children will produce a portrait for display. Ideal for KS2/3 All images are either the authors own, or sourced from PIXABAY Please leave feedback.

A complete lesson ( or could be taught across several sessions) that teaches the design of Egyptian Portrait style. All that is needed is provided, including a detailed PPT, resources and planning. The lesson is designed to develop an understanding of Egyptian style whilst creating fantastic god portraits. The children will produce a portrait for display. Ideal for KS2/3 All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson for KS2 linked to PHSCE. Explore how feelings can be expressed by manipulating the elements of art, particularly line and colour. Children learn about the main forms of abstract art and then go on to express themselves in a feelings iceberg (to show how they feel on the surface and underneath in different situations) This was an outstanding lesson in year 5 All images either authors own or sourced from PIXABAY.

A unit of work, linked to a wider FLIGHT topic (also uploaded) Children create a set of wings out of wire (framework) and recyclable materials. Written for year 6 but easily adapted.

A scheme of 3 lessons, aimed at KS2. Comprehensive planning and Power Points for each lesson are included. All that is missing is print outs of the actual paintings for the children to use. Children will create 2 pieces of work in Rousseau's style. All images from PIXABAY.

A complete scheme of 4 lessons, aimed at KS2. Comprehensive planning and Power Points for each lesson are included. All that is missing is print outs of the actual paintings for the children to use. Children will create 2 impressionist paintings in Monet's style. All images from PIXABAY.

This is a 6 week fully resourced Scheme of work for art. It is ideal to teach alongside a unit on the Wars of the Roses or medieval/Tudor history. It explores illuminated letters and heraldry. All resources are included. I have also written a Prezi presentation for each lesson (link in the planning example here:https://prezi.com/cn4bglvxzvhm/art-wk-2/ Originally planned and taught alongside my SOW for the history of the Wars; available separately here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wars-of-the-roses-history-full-scheme-of-work-11288411 Please leave feedback and enjoy!

A full Scheme of work for KS2 based around Tudor Portraits. Objectives covered include: Exploring and discussing Tudor portraits How to structure a portrait How to observe and sketch faces and Tudor clothing Putting it all together to create a Tudor style portrait. Each lesson includes all resources and a high-quality presentation. Please leave feedback.

A complete 5 week unit, based around the history and art of Ancient Egypt. All resources and a power point for each lesson is included. Children explore Canopic jars and then create a 3d construction, using recycled materials and mod-roc (could just as easily be paper mache) Please leave feedback

A complete scheme of work (with accompanying resources) to teach 6 weeks of prehistoric art. Children will explore and create pictographs, petrographs and megaliths in the style of stone age artists. There is a Prezi to accompany the unit too: https://prezi.com/eutgytzncixe/prehistoric-art/ Please leave feedback

An art scheme of work, for upper KS2, based around cultural diversity in tribes of people around the world. Chdn use batik, aboriginal symbols and T Shirt decorating. We finished the topic, with a sleepover in school - with the children setting up camp in the field, and displaying all of their learning in and around their tents. We then invited the rest of the school and parents to come and share with us. We served foods and listened to music from the different cultural groups. Geography has been uploaded in a separate unit. Please leave feedback.