This power point shows the Art work we produced in a Year 2 class. It centred around the environment, animals, and atmosphere in the polar regions. It was enjoyed by all and was an opportunity to try our new skills and ideas. All theses activities are independent work by the children. They also had to choose from a range of media and make design decisions. You can see their responses to what they did...

This power point celebrates the Art produced by children with this art company Art 4 Space. The painting on the wall provided shock waves at school, and precipitated talk and what constitutes a "good" display. It stayed up for 3 weeks, and was a talking point for the children and staff...

a short film showing skills used in weaving. resources are found in our homes and don’t require specialist equipment or tools. demonstrations and examples of work included. see also http://artimeusartzip.com Switch Sides

Using Art and Mathematics skills to carry out an investigation. working alone in pairs or a group.

This film shows how to use skills to make badges. it suggests ideas and encourages others to have their own ideas. check out … http://artimeusartzip.com kind regards, Shirley Sides

This resource describes and demonstrates making and using props for an animated film. It shows resources and how to make what you need to make films. You will have to use your imagination and wait for ideas, as you think through your activity. check out this website. http://artimeusartzip.com kind regards, Shirley Sides

This prompt sheet for children with special needs can be used to expand and extend their mathematics skills. I used pictures of little pigs which I found on wrapping paper. You could easily make a sheet on the computer.

These puzzles can be used for any classification of people! This slide show shows the basic idea and suggests ways to extend and enhance the principles of the puzzles. Games can be made to suit learning themes and children can construct and design their own puzzles to share and challenge each other. There is no limit to the imagination...

This selection of resources are to promote independent and logical thinking regarding numbers and patterns. This Key stage 1 activity can be used to help children work independently or alone to find number related patterns. It can be extended to larger numbers.

This activity is centred around using premade boxes, or made boxes. It shows how to make a little scene using the box and to add your own characters… Art a home…Art with what you’ve got… Art website for ideas and teacher support documents. http://artimeusartzip.com kind regards, Shirley Sides

This activity uses home made salt dough as a starting point for modeling food designs. Art at home… with what you’ve got… Art website for ideas and teaching supports. http://artimeusartzip.com

This activity is to extend our ideas to use unconventional materials to do drawings. Look around your home to find drawing surfaces to use for observational drawings. you can make a selection and put on display on the wall. Have fun thinking about what to use. Art ideas from http://artimeusartzip.com Take a photo of your work, and send it via the website. I will put it on the web page.

A series of ideas for making your own lettering. demonstration and dislogue… see also website http://artimeusartzip.com kind regards, Shirley Sided

This film shows skills for making stop frame animation. it shows how to make your own film using a smart phone and a free App. The principles for stop frame are explained and shown. anyone can do this with a little patience and the willingness to learn. check out website… http://artimeusartzip.com kind regards, Shirley Sides

An activity to stimulate thought and reasoning around negative and positive numbers and how they work. My intention is to help children think around an idea and how it could be used in life and philosophical ideas in modern presentations of mathematical ideas. This power point is a background for discussion and questions that relate to positive and negative numbers.

This film is showing ideas and techniques about how to make prints at home… Art with what you’ve got… Website… http://artimeusartzip.com Kind regards, Shirley Sides

This is a film to give ideas about making books at home, for your Artwork. It should examples and how to use techniques to make books. Art at home… Art with what you’ve got… http://artimesuartzip.com Kind regards, Shirley Sides

This power point shows a number of ideas for making books with small children and the value of using them to promote reading, writing, mathematics, drawing, science, etc.\nSharing books is a good way to motivate little ones and provides a forum for them to talk about what they have done and recorded.\nBIG books can be collected over time and displayed along a wall using cup hooks. Children can easily choose them and look and share with each other.

The two power points and proforma sheet are to provide some structure and a sounding board for children to discuss the format of a park and to share their ideas for their own designs. It is better if children are able to actually visit a park, and make their own analysis of what they see, but these slides can also help them clarify and talk together about the subject. If they can actually build models of their ideas, it develops spacial awareness, consideration of the environment and economic issues.

This power point contains ideas for presenting children's work in an attractive and positive way. It shows how to use work produced to good effect, so that it can be shared and discussed by the children.\nIt is also motivational and encourages children to think about their work and how it fits into what other do. \nBook can be built up over weeks to make a class collection that can be shared and enjoyed. All subjects can be incorporated in to books and ideas adapted to suit groups of children.