Suitable for all KS2. One Powrpoint document that can be used over a period of weeks for many art lessons based on portraits.
explanation of a portrait
famous examples of portraits
Analysis questions of famous portraits
Step by step guide to drawing part of the human face - proportions, eyes, nose, mouth, ears
Body proportion
This unit of work involves 7 lessons that are creative and go into depth in inferring from the text. This is a creative unit if work which requires less writing and more hands-on, illustrative work. It mostly follows the plan from the CPLE Power of Reading planning for this book. It is a good unit of work to do when returning to school from a holiday break.
Lesson 1 - Exploring the cover
Lesson 2 - Exploring illustrations
Lesson 3 - Understanding and emphathising with characters
Lesson 4 - Tracking the emotional journey through text and illustration
Lesson 5 - Understanding and illustrating characters
Lesson 6 - Design the next page in the book
Lesson 7 - Infer the characters’ feelings
Each lessons comes in its own Powerpoint.
The book can be accessed online via Youtube.
Lesson 1: Analysis and looking at the work of Alice Bailly and Pablo Picasso. Info about the artists with key questions to answer based on their work.
Comparison task.
(For KS1, this can be done whole class and stuck into books. KS2 independent work)
Lesson 2: Children explore cubism skills by understanding what cubism is and drawing a selection of random objects through a cubist lens.
Lesson 3: Children explore wool painting and have an opportunity to explore different patterns and styles of wool painting.
Lesson 4: Children create their own cubism self-portraits. They add a section of wool painting to the art.
4 Lessons based on shadow work of Kumi Yamashita.
Learning objectives include:
Analyse the work of Kumi Yamashita
Develop shadow skills and sketching skills
Create art inspired by Kumi Yamashita
Analyse my work
Lessons include practical work with activities like getting mathematical 3D blocks out and torches/lights to create shadows.