A unit of art suitable for KS2. 5 PowerPoints with resources and medium term plan Lesson 1 -LI: to compare British Artists. Lesson 2 - LI: to explore the theme of landscape art inspired by John Constable. Lesson 3 -LI: to explore the theme of seascapes inspired by J.M.W. Turner. Lesson 4 - LI: to explore the theme of animal portraits inspired by George Stubbs’ paintings. Lesson 5 - LI: To paint a portrait inspired by Thomas Gainsborough. The unit starts with reading Katie and the British Artists as a hook. The artists in the story are the basis of study through the unit. The unit involves sketching, painting with water-colours and painting with acrylic paint or washable paint.

A 4 lesson unit with a medium term plan. All the lessons are in one large PowerPoint (editable) and the MTP is on word document so is editable also. Learning Intents: LI: to create different types of lines. LI: To explore line and mark-making. LI: To experiment with different forms of media. LI: to draw using observation. The unit covers objectives from the National Curriculum Art and design. To ensure that all pupils: -> produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences -> become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques. -> evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design -> know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

Resources to support a small Design & Technology project. Creating an African mask from Papier-mâché. Lesson 1 - LI: I can explore and evaluate existing materials A Powerpoint that introduces the project/ masks by looking at materials that could be used. Lesson 2 - LI: I can design my own mask A PowerPoint to expose children to 3 types of mask from Africa (Pende, Goma and Yohure) Children to asked to make their own design on paper. Lesson 3 - Children then introduced to Papier-mâché through a CBBC Art Ninja Clip that makes a giant hand. Teacher to then model making a mask. potential list of resources to use provided. Lesson 4 - A sheet provided for children to evaluate their mask. Most likely suitable for Year 1 or Year 2 but could be adapted.