this is demonstrations of skills used for close drawing and making a selection of minibeast designs. There is also guidance for making a scene about where they live. Check out… http://artimeusartzip.com kind regards, Shirley Sides

These resources will get you started and motivated to examine this amazing piece of Art work. It has become part of Irish culture for a long time, and continues to be the premier manuscript for illustration and illumination. A power point, a series of planning documents and a pupil planning sheet are here. The humans will supply the rest...

This set of resources includes a four week planning sequence, a planning overview, a powerpoint of examples of Chinese artefacts that children have made, and a power point of a sketchbook produced as a response to Hong Kong. These provide the starting point for a topic, and a motivational an inspirational set of pictures.

This series of resources includes a mapping document of the whole pic. Also a series of planning for 5 weeks. A summary of the work produced is shown on the power point.

These resources include a power point to show examples of the work produced by the children over a five week period, of one day of Art every week. There is also a series of planning sheets for the five weeks, and two examples of pupils response to what they experienced. Also included are a blank pro forma for the pupil responses.

This power point shows the work of reception class as they designed and made their own shoes. Some help was necessary for cutting the corrugated card and the fabric. We used a wide variety of materials and used our imagination to put the pieces together to make a pair of shoes.. 120 children took part in this project- that's 240 cardboard soles..!!

This power point shows children's work around the theme of the Theatre. It includes backdrop ideas for a production and making props for the show. It also shows some ideas for a dramatic display, which could be used to introduce a topic and trigger discussion and ideas.

This power point shares some ideas for stage backdrops for Christmas productions. There are two here, Oliver, which has a London theme, and the nativity story of the birth of Jesus Christ.

This power point givers some ideas for this great theme. The planning was done using paper and pen, so I will have to upload it another way..!! Do you get tired doing the same things in the same way all the time..?

These giant vegetables were made by Nursery children, with some adult help.... We looked at pictures and decided to make the vegetables really big... They look great on display, but were quite fragile and not that good for play activities.

This A5 booklet can be printed out using your computer. Choose the print setting for double sided, booklet option. The pages should print out as a double sided booklet, in the correct order. Print the cover separately in card, and collate the booklet, bound by staples. The booklet can be used to support Inset training, or as a handbook for teachers.

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 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.