Summer Hanging Basket

Summer Hanging Basket

This visual arts lesson could be done in the final term and is suitable to be integrated into a summer or gardening theme in the classroom. Pupils have to design and cut flowers and leaves and stick them onto a hanging basket background. Materials needed for...
Lollipop Seascape Art

Lollipop Seascape Art

This is a nice visual arts lesson to do during the summer term. It could be done as a standalone art lesson, or it could be done as part of a “Marine” theme in the classroom. The picture is created using lollipop sticks, coloured paper and glue. It is probably more...
Unusual Art 01

Unusual Art 01

As well as creating pieces of art, pupils are required under each of the six Strands of the Irish Visual Arts curriculum to look at and respond to art created by others. These four lessons give pupils opportunities to “look at, enjoy and make a personal response” to...
Potato Print Seascape Art

Potato Print Seascape Art

This lesson is most suitable to do during the summer term or when working on a “sea” theme in the classroom. It uses a printing technique with potatoes to create a seascape picture. It could be done as a standalone lesson under the Paint Strand of the Visual Arts...
I Am An Artist Website

I Am An Artist Website

I Am An Artist is a website set up many years ago to support primary teachers in the delivery of the Visual Arts curriculum in the classroom. The website is certainly worth a visit for teachers to gain a better insight and overview of the Visual Arts curriculum and to...