This is a fairly simple and fun approach to exploring feelings through art. I wrote this task for Y6 to do during summer school, to encourage them to think about and talk about how they were feeling about changing schools.
Students start with a template or a face, draw in the emotion they are feeling and then have fun adding crazy hair with a straw and ink/paint.
We also discuss colour theory and how colours can represent different moods and feelings, looking at how artists have used colour in their work.
A set of 9 homework tasks that can be set over the course of a term. The individual tasks help develop skills and knowledge and include activities that link to SMSC.
Printmaking
Art in the news
Diversity
Careers in Art
Composition
Working in 3D
Digital drawing
I have used this project for a number of years with Year 8 groups. It is designed to introduce students to artifacts from a non European culture and develop their skills in 3D modeling techniques. Students also explore cultural reference to animals and develop skills in mark making when painting/drawing their animal as well as developing design skills when designing their own masks.
This task could be set as homework, used in a one hour lesson or as part of a wider photography project.
The task, asks students to work creatively with creating unusual and experimental view finders. Working from a number of prompts, students will creatively use framing to make great images.
Lesson also includes a link to a YouTube video for inspiration or as a starting point.
This is a fun photography based lesson that focuses on the use of leading lines for effective composition. The task sheet includes links to videos explaining the concept of leading lines and gives visual examples and key terms. Students are asked to take a series of photographs using their phone or camera look for leading lines around the home to create interesting compositions.
This could be set as homework or for approximately a one hour lesson.