This Power Point explores the topic of Op Art and is intended for upper KS2. It includes work by Bridget Riley and M C Escher. The slides show examples of optical illusions and how artists use lines and colour blocking to create the illusion of movement. Children will be able to get inspiration from the examples to create their own piece.

Whole unit of planning for Paul Klee, looking at abstract art, posing the question, Can abstract art be understood? This is a PPT presentation which can be modified to suit either half a term or padded out to a whole term. It comes with all of the printing sheets on a seperate PPT. Aimed at Year 2 plus.

Whole unit of planning for Tomoko Kawao, looking at the art of Shodo, Japanese caligraphy, looking at linked artists, Georgia O’Keefe and Kandinsky and posing the question, Can music be seen? Children will be looking at how one can see music as a visual art by creating paired final pieces combining musical instruments with animals to form a hybrid. Lots of fun. This is a PPT presentation which can be modified. It is half a term . It comes with all of the printing sheets on the same PPT. Aimed at Year 2 plus.

A whole unit of work covering Ludwig Von Beethoven and William Shakespeare, who they both were and posing the question, Should Beethoven and Shakespeare be still taught in schools? Encourages turn and talk and researches into their lives and legacies. Printing for each week on seperate PPTs.