A PowerPoint lesson plan based on our Creative Writing week on The Mystery Eggs.\nThank you to Denver Art Museum for the main outline of the lesson, linking conversation to the painting Dream of Arcadia.\nIf you like this, please rate the resource, and look at my other resources - thanks xx

PowerPoint lesson plan on the life of a stamp from initial concept, through artwork and design to printing and use.\nChildren are then encouraged to enter the competition to design a Christmas stamp for 2013.

Simple chromatography experiment to see who wrote a message in pen on some paper. Children to use colored pens on paper in water, to watch the inks separate. Great idea to introduce reverse color-mixing/color-separation in science.

Step by step instructions to make a snowy trees picture using chalk or oil pastels.

Different images of sunflowers.

A step-by-step instructional PowerPoint inspired by Eric Carle's tissue paper collage artwork and http://artolazzi.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/grouchy-lady-bug.html . You will need white card, coloured tissue paper (or white tissue paper and paint), scissors, PVA glue and paintbrushes/ spreaders, black tissue paper and black card to mount.

A step by step guide to make stained glass crosses. Will work with any other shape as well.

Thank you to http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/winter-rain-watercolor-resist.html?m=1 for your wonderful idea and photographs. I have put this into a manageable powerpoint lesson.You will need white paper, white and coloured crayons, blue, turquoise and black watercolour paints and a wet cloth.

Step-by-step instructions to create a winter landscape. Images and text thanks to http://terristeachingtreasures.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/winter-wonderland-art.html