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The Anti-Colouring Book
Look inside the Anti-Colouring Book and you'll see that it's nothing like an ordinary colouring book. You won't find pages of boring pictures to colour in - instead it's crammed with inspirational ideas that'll really get your imagination going. |
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Teaching Events
Find a wide range of events to use as starting point for your lessons, as well as educational events for your own professional development. Take a look! |
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Welcome
to the Art pages.
Look at the General Art ideas and resources
listed below,
or browse around the other Art sections using the bar
above.
2D Art:
- Feelings Flowers - A wonderful way of encouraging children to think about their feelings.
- Drawing Emotions - How
can you draw an emotion? What does "happy" or "angry" look
like?
- Name Designs - Use this simple procedure to create some fabulous designs, based on your own name.
- Our Lives so Far... - A great Art activity, illustrating key points in the lives of your class.
- Making Personal Flags - Make flags which represent each child in your class in a unique way. An excellent way to decorate your classroom.
- Draw a Story - Draw the events of a story on a storyboard, and get another child to make up the text.
- Observing in Detail - Activities designed to get children to look at things more closely.
- Art Grid
 - Use this when trying to copy a picture / photo. Draw the 3x3 grid onto the picture, and then draw your work onto this grid. Then you only have nine smaller pictures to draw (and can use the grid lines to help you with positions).
- People in Action Scheme of Work - A six week scheme of work based on the Year 6 QCA unit "People in Action". Includes web addresses of relevant sites.
- People in Action (Facial Expressions) - Children can use the grid to copy the face of a character (Mr. Bean!) with very distinct facial features. Contributed by Danielle Courtier-Jones.
- Footballers in Action - A highly motivating way of looking at, and drawing, people in action.
- Activity Cards
 - A set of activity cards to base lessons on or to use as imaginative time filler activities for children who finish their work early. Contributed by Michelle Ronksley-Pavia.
- Craft Activities -
A selection of craft activities which can be used as part of work on
lots of other concepts. Contributed by Madhushri Ravi.
- Talking Textiles - Use Art as a way of expressing historical stories.
- More Talking Textiles - A cross-curricular activity, involving links to Literacy and Geography.
- Graffiti Lettering 1 - A set of graffiti letters which can be used as a starting point for work linked to graffiti. Contributed by Nic Costello.
- Graffiti Lettering 2 - A second set of graffiti letters which can be used as a starting point for work linked to graffiti. Contributed by Nic Costello.
- Graffiti Lettering 3 - Another set of graffiti letters which can be used as a starting point for work linked to graffiti. Contributed by Nic Costello.
- Self Portraits Display Text - A set of display questions which can be used to encourage children to think about different self portraits. Contributed by Rachel Simpson.
- Picture This plans (Unit 2A) - A complete set of plans, linked to the QCA Art Unit 2A. Contributed by Helen Crompton.
- Draw through a Magnifying
Glass - Use a magnifying glass to help students
add detail to their artwork.
3D Art:
- Mixed Media Collage - A highly creative activity involving printing, symmetry, 3D work and composition.
- Making Mice! - Make some wonderful mice mobiles by following these instructions!
- Tie and Die - Use wet wipes and elastic bands to create your own tie and die art work.
- Picture Frames - Make picture frames to show off the children's work, by following these step-by-step instructions.
- Masks Lesson Plan -
A lesson plan which can be used when making masks with pupils (linked
to the display here). Contributed by Debby Miller.
- Masks Presentation -
A PDF presentation which can be used when making masks with your
class. A related display can be found here.
Contributed by Debby Miller.
- Clay Mask Lesson Plan - A lesson plan which serves as a good introduction to working with clay and to portraiture in art. Contributed by Michelle Ronksley-Pavia.
- Village Settlers - A set of plans which involve asking children to create their own landscapes (linked to a Geography topic). Contributed by Rachel Simpson.
- Village Settlers
 - Smart Notebook slides to support the village settlers art plans. Contributed by Rachel Simpson.
- Shopping Bag Bases - Reuse old shopping bags to make bases for a variety of art projects.
- Pumpkin Autobiographies - Ask your children to write an autobiography, and complete this creative Art activity at the same time!
- What a Beautiful Building (KS1/2) - Get your pupils investigating the idea of beauty with this lesson plan that focusses on school buildings. Contributed by Engaging Places.
- What a Beautiful Building (KS3/4) - Get your pupils investigating the idea of beauty with this lesson plan that focusses on school buildings. Contributed by Engaging Places.
Submit your own Art Idea!
These contributions are moderated, so they may not appear to other visitors
immediately. All ideas submitted here may be added to their own dedicated page
on the site at a later date. Please leave your name so that I can credit your
contribution, if you would like me to.
You can also submit ideas and resources via email,
or using this form.
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