<p>Researching an artist? This sheet supports the children to begin to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Choose an artist to focus on</li>
<li>Find out information about their chosen artist, including the art form they use</li>
<li>Find out interesting facts about</li>
<li>Identify pieces of art created by the artist</li>
<li>An opportunity to have a go at the artists piece of work and draw the artist themselves.</li>
<li>Consider what they think of the artwork of an artist</li>
</ul>
<p>A great template to use to begin to focus on a particular artist, as a springboard for discussions and further information gathering about artists!</p>
<p>I plan to use this PowerPoint at the beginning of singing assemblies every week. Play a variety of music from different periods and genres while the children are arriving and give them a little history about the artists. Please suggest artists I should add to this list. I plan to play music direct from YouTube or Grooveshark to save the need to buy lots of albums.</p>
<p>Discover the brilliance of Katsushika Hokusai’s art with our engaging lesson. Children will learn his techniques and create their own “Great Wave” using pastels.</p>
<p>Unveil the captivating world of Katsushika Hokusai’s artistry through our dynamic art lesson centered around his iconic woodblock print, “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.” This comprehensive resource is designed to empower students with a deep understanding of Hokusai’s artistic techniques, specifically focusing on his masterful use of colour and movement.</p>
<p>This product includes:<br />
☆ Detailed lesson plan<br />
☆ 22-slide PowerPoint<br />
☆ Step-by-step instructions<br />
☆ Real examples of children’s work</p>
<p>In this lesson:<br />
<strong>Introduction:</strong><br />
Introduce students to the renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai and his remarkable contributions to landscape art.</p>
<p><strong>Main Input:</strong><br />
Guide students through an interactive exploration of “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.” Analyse Hokusai’s colour choices and the sense of motion he portrayed in this iconic print.</p>
<p><strong>Main Activity</strong><br />
Empower students to channel their inner artists by creating their own interpretations of “The Great Wave.” Utilising pastel crayons, students will experiment with multiple shades, blending techniques, and strategic layering to capture the essence of Hokusai’s wave.</p>
<p><strong>Plenary Discussion:</strong><br />
Encourage students to showcase their unique creations and engage in a constructive peer feedback session. This promotes a collaborative learning environment and allows students to reflect on their artistic journey.</p>
<p><strong>Educational Benefits:</strong><br />
☆ Enhances art appreciation and creativity.<br />
☆ Develops critical analysis skills through art interpretation.<br />
☆ Fosters collaboration and peer learning.<br />
☆ Encourages experimentation with various artistic techniques.</p>
<p>Bring the captivating world of Katsushika Hokusai’s artistry to your classroom and provide your students with an enriching and memorable art lesson experience. Perfect for educators seeking to engage their students in a meaningful exploration of art and culture.</p>
<p>Tags: KS2, KS1, artist study, one off, back to school, transition, supply, outstanding, observation, ofsted, water theme, interview, easy to follow, step by step</p>
<p>The first Powerpoint gives an overview of Frida Kahlo’s life. The second Powerpoint goes through her work systematically and chronologically, explaining the significance of many of the symbols that she used in her paintings. The final activity is for students to review the symbology that she created, create their own symbology to represent themselves and ultimately create their own self-portraits. Frida’s life was full of painful and dramatic incidents and this work is best suited to older and more mature students. By the end of the lessons, students will be able to appreciate what a great artist she was.</p>
<p>Four True or False fact lists for learners to show off their ability read and comprehend texts about</p>
<ul>
<li>Picasso</li>
<li>Da Vinci</li>
<li>Monet</li>
<li>Van Gogh</li>
</ul>
<p><em>AND!</em></p>
<p>Answers are included!</p>
<p>Use them for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Comprehension</li>
<li>Fact collection</li>
<li>Developing understanding of the artists.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Artist of the Term Posters and Powerpoints. This is a 4 year rota (3 artists per year) but can be changed.<br />
12 artist altogether - linking to certain things throughout the year (Book Day, recycling week, water week etc…). They show great diversity and have well known and lesser known artists.<br />
Posters can be put up in classrooms, powerpoints shown during collective worship. Whole school can be involved! Great to spread the love of art!</p>
<p>A series of art lessons for primary teachers exploring great artists, architects and designers in history. The six lessons focus on war memorials which were designed by renowned architects and sculptors in the wake of World War I and culminates in pupils designing their own war memorial for the local area.</p>
<p>The Armistice was signed on 11th November 1918 brought World War I to an end. After the initial jubilation and celebration about the news the war had ended, communities across the UK expressed a desire to commemorate those who had lost their lives. As the bodies of the fallen were not repatriated and instead buried in military cemeteries aboard, families did not have a place where they lived to grieve for their loved ones. A local war memorial provided relatives with this place of remembrance. Around two thirds of the approximate 100,000 war memorials in the UK were created in the years following the end of World War I.</p>
<p>Schools who were involved in projects which commemorated the centenary of the World War I may also like to commemorate the centenary of their local war memorial. This resource has been created to enable schools to incorporate this significant anniversary into their art curriculum whilst finding out about great artists from history. The resources could also be used as part of a local history topic.</p>
<p>Resource includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Unit overview (medium term plan)</li>
<li>6 lesson plans</li>
<li>Teachers’ helpsheet ‘War Memorial Designers’</li>
<li>Teachers’ helpsheets about war memorial designers<br />
* Sir Herbert Baker<br />
* Sir Reginald Blomfield<br />
* Sir Robert Lorimer<br />
* Sir Edwin Lutyens<br />
* Albert Toft</li>
<li>Pupil fact cards for the same war memroial designers</li>
<li>Resource sheet with links to war memorials designed by Baker, Blomfield, Lorimer, Lutyens and Toft</li>
</ul>
<p>Want to improve the quality of your students artist research?<br />
This PDF poster aims to guide students guidance and inspiration to produce excellent artist research pages. Primary targets are KS4, but can be used equally with KS3 and KS5. Two versions are included: A3 and A4 printables - stick them up as display for constant reference or photocopy for sketchbooks or focused research lesson.<br />
Soon enough they’ll be in the habit of producing great research!</p>
Great Artists Assembly or Class Play - Key Stage I<br />
Bruegel and Lowry Script<br />
Cast Size - 30 - easily adaptable up or down<br />
Duration - around 10 - 15 minutes depending on time spent on children's own artwork. (There is a section of the script dedicated to children showing and describing their own work - this section can be omitted thus reducing duration to around 5 - 10 minutes)<br />
Sample Script<br />
Bruegel: Oh well! Let me tell you now! I had to disguise myself as a peasant<br />
Child 12: Why?<br />
Bruegel: Oh so that I could see what it was like …. being a peasant!<br />
Child 13: And what was it like – being a peasant?<br />
Bruegel: Well, I try to show that in my paintings.<br />
Teacher: You see, children. Up to this time, only kings and queens and people with lots of money were painted.<br />
Narrator: Lucky for us Bruegel came along – and showed us how the poor people lived!<br />
(Bruegel goes back to work at his easel)<br />
(Lowry looks up from his work, and stands up)<br />
Lowry: So did I!<br />
Narrator: Pardon?<br />
Lowry: I also showed what it was like to be a worker!<br />
(Narrator walks over and holds up Lowry painting, to show cast and audience)<br />
Child 14: (To Teacher) That’s like the pictures you showed us, Miss!<br />
Teacher: Quite so!<br />
Child 15: They show us how people lived in the industrial cities of England.<br />
Child 16: Smoking factories<br />
Child 17: Long streets<br />
Child 18: Long people!<br />
Narrator: Pardon?<br />
Child 19: Oh, he means – the people look a bit like matchstick men!<br />
Lowry: (Laughing) That was my style!<br />
This script is one of the Famous People Series based on the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements, comparing aspects of life in different periods. This list of ‘greats’ includes:<br />
· Queens - Elizabeth I and Victoria <br />
· Explorers - Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong<br />
· Inventors - William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee<br />
· Women: (i) In Civil Rights - Rosa Parks and Emily Davison <br />
(ii) Nurses - Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. <br />
I am happy to write on alternative individuals as per my 'write on request' service - so please drop me a line on sue@plays-r-ussell.com<br />
A lesson starter and activity to explore Matisse's cut outs in a new approach. The starter will enable students to challenge their thinking on how an artist can work when faced with physical challenges. This is a great lesson for the promotion of equality and diversity and gives good coverage to AO1 AO2 and AO4 with them commenting on the ways of working and then taking new approaches with the cut outs of Matisse. Great for all age ranges in raising their awareness of equality and diversity. The power point slides give additional information on the artists condition and ways of working.
Identity is a great theme for a project in Art & Design. This powerpoint contains slides showing the work of several artists/cultures relating to the theme. A great resource for printing out an laminating for students to work from. <br />
<p>A great resource to aid students with writing an artist analysis.<br />
Students can either use the sheet as a template directly onto the computer or useful when printing as a classroom guide.</p>
A huge range of 120+ artists ranging from portraits and landscapes to natural forms and abstract art.<br />
<br />
A great resource for the start of projects, to look at after reading exam papers, or to give inspiration mid project.<br />
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Images are all artists own, this is a bank of artist images and not my own images.
<p>A great resource for both KS3 and KS4. Worksheets that support artist evaluation and research. Easy to use, great as a prompt to ensure all aspects covered. Also covers pupils self evaluation of a project.</p>
<p>The ultimate GCSE artist research and Artwork analysis guide<br />
Formatted to a printable A3 PDF that includes.</p>
<ul>
<li>Template / layout example</li>
<li>Key terms to use</li>
<li>Detailed questions for students to answer on their page</li>
<li>Critical questions broken down into Basic / intermediate / advanced levels for stretch and challenge</li>
<li>Great opportunity for differentiation</li>
</ul>
<p>Ideal handout / guide to start the externally set assignment in January.<br />
Designed to go hand in hand with the AQA GCSE Art/Craft/Design spec but will work across all specialisms.</p>
<p>PDF ready to print</p>
This has always proved a really useful lesson, either done part way through a project or towards the end. It focuses the students into thinking what is their work about, what are they trying to do in their work, and how they can explain their ideas. I use this source by separating the images from the text, and the students have to match the statement to the work. This then leads into them highlighting areas that they find most informative and commenting on how they can understand the work more after reading what the artist has said about it. They then begin to formulate their own thoughts into writing their own artists statements to go at the start of the project, rather than an evaluation at the end. This is great for GCSE and A Level AO1 and 4, and also for creating a great impression with the moderator.
An excellent resource for pupils to further develop their artist research skills and write about an intresting illustrative artist. <br />
This artists style is great for an introduction on developing digital art skills with drawing tablets.
<p>Young Artists Award Certificate with colourful watercolour paint border and gaps for name and date to be filled in on the computer or by hand. Great for all ages from pre-school, to primary to secondary age children. Can be used to encourage creativity and reward hard work.</p>
<p>A collection of artists that base their work around portraiture, there are also some additional artists included. I have used these sheets to add to an artist library i have started to create, the a great to laminate as you can photocopy each sheet in colour for artist research and saves students time.</p>
A look at the life of Philip Larkin and how new revelations about his character may influence how people read his poetry. It goes on to explore the relationship between art and artists.