#TheCompleteSeries5lessons
This scheme of work is also part of a Topic Bundle. Perfect if you are teaching 'Me, Myself and I' as a cross-curricular topic.
#Lesson1Clothing
How many different ways can you express yourself? Use this lesson to explore how people express themselves in many different ways. Focus on how clothes can express parts of a person’s personality and interests. Challenge the children to become designers and design outfits to show off their interests and personality.
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- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Challenge cards
#Lesson2FacialExpressions
Jump into the world of illustrators and animators and discover how they create their characters’ different emotions. Grab some mirrors with the children and observe how a face changes when showing different emotions and more specifically how the facial features change.
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- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Emotion cards
- Plenary cards
#Lesson3CalligramPortraits
Give your class the chance to explore lines and fonts whilst looking into the artwork of Keith Haring. Discover how the style of a line can express a lot within a piece of artwork and discuss why the children think Haring chose his style of lines. Consolidate the children’s learning by creating stunning calligram self-portraits; a brilliant way for the children to express themselves.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Worksheets
- Challenge cards
#Lesson4ColourinArt
Discover how many different artists have used colour to express themselves through their artwork. Create a discussion with your class over their personal responses to artworks by Picasso, Kandinsky and Munch and how the colours have been used to influence these responses.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Challenge cards
#Lesson5ChuckClose
Explore the work of the modern artist Chuck Close, who has many different techniques to create his artwork. Look closely at the huge pieces he created using his fingerprint to make the lines and tones. Allow the children to reflect on his techniques and imitate them in their own self-portrait using fingerprints as their own unique tool.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
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Curriculum Objectives covered
- KS2 - to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing with a range of materials
- KS2 - to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including painting with a range of materials
- KS2 - to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture with a range of materials
