Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Discover the imaginative portraits of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, explore colour and composition, and create unique self-portraits using everyday objects and creative collage techniques.

What You Get

This pack includes a complete set of ready-to-teach lessons that together form a coherent scheme of work, written and created by experienced primary teachers.

Each of the lessons within the pack contains:

An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
A main activity with three-way differentiation to support adaptive teaching
An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
An overview (medium-term plan) showing the scheme contents at a glance
An assessment grid to track learning and progress

Curriculum Coverage

KS1 Art Objectives

to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
to use drawing to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to use painting to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to use sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.

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£14.99

SKU: A12CS40150

Aimed at: Key Stage 1 | Year 1 and Year 2

Title: The Complete Series (6 lessons)

The Complete Series (6 lessons) Lesson 1: Exploring Arcimboldo’s Portraits Lesson 2: The Four Seasons Lesson 3: Playing with Composition Lesson 4: Creating Collage Textures Lesson 5: Planning a Self-Portrait Lesson 6: Creating a Self-Portrait Knowledge Organiser

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What You Get

This pack includes a complete set of ready-to-teach lessons that together form a coherent scheme of work, written and created by experienced primary teachers.

Each of the lessons within the pack contains:

An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
A main activity with three-way differentiation to support adaptive teaching
An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
An overview (medium-term plan) showing the scheme contents at a glance
An assessment grid to track learning and progress

Curriculum Coverage

KS1 Art Objectives

to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
to use drawing to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to use painting to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to use sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.

Download and Files

Instant digital download – access your resources straight after checkout.

PDF resources – lesson plans, teaching slides, worksheets and printable resources are supplied as PDFs, ready to print, display and use.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

£14.99

Lesson plans

Easy-to-follow teaching guidance, plenaries and assessment questions

Teaching slides

Ready-to-use whole-class teaching presentations

Differentiated activities

Three levels of differentiation to support adaptive teaching

Alternative activities

Extra activity options for greater flexibility

Assessment

Assessment questions and a scheme assessment grid

Planning & reference

Medium-term overview and Knowledge Organiser

✓ Written and created by experienced primary teachers.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo KS1 Art Lessons

Explore the weird and wonderful world of Giuseppe Arcimboldo with this creative six-lesson KS1 Art scheme of work for Year 1 and Year 2. Children will discover how the famous Italian artist used fruit, vegetables, flowers and everyday objects to create extraordinary portraits, before experimenting with colour, composition and collage techniques to create their own imaginative self-portraits.

Beginning with a closer look at Arcimboldo's unusual paintings, children will investigate how objects can be arranged to form faces and communicate ideas. They'll explore his Four Seasons portraits, experiment with Giuseppe Arcimboldo-inspired fruit faces, and discover how tearing, scrunching, folding, fringing and layering paper can create different textures.

The scheme culminates in children designing and creating their own Arcimboldo-inspired self-portrait, choosing objects that represent their personalities, interests and experiences.

What's included?

This complete KS1 Art scheme of work includes:

Six fully planned lessons with detailed teaching guidance and assessment questions
Engaging teaching slides exploring Arcimboldo's artwork and key artistic techniques
Differentiated activities with supporting worksheets, templates and practical challenges
Alternative activities offering different approaches to the learning
Knowledge organiser covering key vocabulary, artistic concepts and techniques
Assessment grid to help track children's progress

Covering key KS1 Art curriculum objectives, these ready-to-teach lessons help children develop their understanding of portraiture, colour, composition and texture while encouraging creativity, experimentation and self-expression.

Lesson sequence

Scheme at a glance

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Lesson 1: Exploring Arcimboldo’s Portraits

Explore Arcimboldo’s unusual portraits and discover how he used everyday objects to create faces.

Lesson 2: The Four Seasons

Investigate how Arcimboldo used colours and natural objects to represent the seasons, then create a seasonal inspiration board.

Lesson 3: Playing with Composition

Experiment with arranging fruit and vegetable images in different ways to create faces.

Lesson 4: Creating Collage Textures

Explore tearing, scrunching, folding, fringing and layering paper to create different textures.

Lesson 5: Planning a Self-Portrait

Choose objects that represent personal interests and plan how to turn them into facial features.

Lesson 6: Creating a Self-Portrait

Combine drawing, colouring and collage techniques to create an imaginative Arcimboldo-inspired self-portrait.

Knowledge Organiser

This handy reference brings together key vocabulary, information about Giuseppe Arcimboldo, artistic concepts, collage techniques and key questions from across the scheme.

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo FAQs

Who was Giuseppe Arcimboldo?

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian artist who lived over 400 years ago. He is best known for his unusual portraits made up of carefully arranged objects, including fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants and everyday items. His imaginative paintings provide an engaging introduction to portraiture, composition and symbolism for KS1 children.

What will children learn about Giuseppe Arcimboldo in KS1?

In this six-lesson Art scheme, Year 1 and Year 2 children explore Arcimboldo's portraits and discover how he used objects, colours and composition to create faces and communicate ideas. They develop their own artistic skills through practical activities, including arranging fruit and vegetable images, experimenting with collage techniques and creating personalised self-portraits.

How can children create Giuseppe Arcimboldo fruit faces?

Children can create Giuseppe Arcimboldo-inspired fruit faces by arranging pictures of fruit and vegetables to represent different facial features. In this scheme, children experiment with moving, turning, swapping and overlapping objects to explore how composition changes an image. This helps them understand how Arcimboldo transformed everyday objects into imaginative portraits.

What art techniques are covered in this scheme?

Children explore colour, composition and texture through a range of practical activities. They learn how to create different textures using collage techniques such as tearing, scrunching, folding, fringing and layering paper. They also experiment with drawing, painting and colouring,

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Discover the imaginative portraits of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, explore colour and composition, and create unique self-portraits using everyday objects and creative collage techniques.

What You Get

Curriculum Coverage

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What You Get

Curriculum Coverage

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Lesson plans

Teaching slides

Differentiated activities

Alternative activities

Assessment

Planning & reference

Giuseppe Arcimboldo KS1 Art Lessons

What's included?

Scheme at a glance

Lesson 1: Exploring Arcimboldo’s Portraits

Lesson 2: The Four Seasons

Lesson 3: Playing with Composition

Lesson 4: Creating Collage Textures

Lesson 5: Planning a Self-Portrait

Lesson 6: Creating a Self-Portrait

Knowledge Organiser

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