Scandinavia Art Unit

An engaging Scandinavian art unit covering the key elements of art: pattern, line, shape, tone, colour. Includes 6 differentiated and fully resourced lessons to engage and enthuse your pupils. Simply download the 86 slide PowerPoint leading you through the unit, all paper resources and a detailed plan.

Your pupils will be amazed and inspired by some well known and unusual Scandinavian Artists and their fantastic work. Lessons will focus on exploring the artistic elements, imitating key styles and designing and creating their own verisons of the art.

Highlights

1. Video links modelling artistic techniques
2. Art history included
3. Starters and plenaries
4. Cross curricular links
5. Easy to resource
6. Simple but effective painting tasks

Every lesson is differentiated with three stages of complexity and contains an engaging and interesting starter and plenary.

Learning Objectives covered:

• Lesson 1: To identify and connect patterns in art
• Lesson 2: To explore tone and line in Scandinavian artist’s sketches
• Lesson 3: To use watercolour for effect in a fairyland
• Lesson 4: To create light using mixed media
• Lesson 5: To imitate the style of Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’
• Lesson 6: To imitate the colour and movement in Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’

Download 6 complete animated lessons working through a range of media (pen, pencil, watercolour and pastels) to encourage creativity and develop artistic skills.

Cross curricular links:

• Geography - Scandinavia Landscapes,
• History – Famous artists,
• English – Evaluating and analysing art,
• PSHE – Emotions.

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Check out my popular geography unit on Scandinavia: click here to teach excellent cross curricular links.