by admin | Oct 5, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 5th/6th, Infants, Visual Arts
This is quite a pungent activity to do in school as it involves oil paints and white spirit, so it should be done in a well-ventilated room such as the school hall or outdoors. Pupils of all ages can do this visual arts lesson and all pupils will experience success as...
by admin | Sep 28, 2023 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Visual Arts
Pupils of all ages enjoy this visual arts activity, but most especially pupils in junior classes. It is an easy lesson to do and each picture will turn out differently. It is also a great activity to do with a pupil with oral motor difficulties as it will give a fun...
by admin | Sep 27, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This is a very easy painting lesson to do with older pupils. The lesson has to be done in stages as it requires a few coats of paint to be applied and each coat must be dry before the next is applied. However, the end result is always interesting and unexpected. For...
by admin | Sep 26, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
Hessian is a sackcloth-like fabric that is generally used a backing for floor carpets. It is also great for using in the “Fabric and Fibre” strand of the Visual Arts curriculum. This series of five progressive lessons using hessian fabric can be done over a three/four...
by admin | Sep 25, 2023 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This Visual Arts resource combines using watercolours and poster paint as the media for the lesson. In a two-step process, pupils firstly create the background watercolour design in contrasting/complimentary colours and then use poster paints to create the repeated...
by admin | Sep 23, 2023 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
It’s funny how sometimes the easiest Visual Arts lesson turns out to be the most effective! Each time I did this lesson with whatever age group I was teaching, it was invariably one of the most popular lessons. It’s also interesting to get the pupils to give their...
