Islamic Art

#TheCompleteSeries5lessons

Each of these five downloadable KS2 Islamic Art lessons comes complete with a detailed lesson plan featuring differentiated activities, an interactive slideshow and printable resources to support children in their learning.

This scheme is part of a Topic Bundle - perfect if you want to teach Early Islamic Civilisation as a cross-curricular topic!

#Lesson1GeometicPatterns

Spark your class's interest with this initial Islamic Art KS2 lesson which focuses on the geometric tessellating patterns that are found throughout the genre of Islamic art.

The children will explore where these patterns are found and used by artists and are challenged to recreate their own patterns using similar shapes and designs as the ones they've seen. Extend your class further by asking them to identify how the negative space when using shapes to create patterns can enhance and expand a pattern's motif, especially when the design is tiled together.

This complete lesson comes with everything you need to support your class's learning about geometric Islamic art, including a detailed lesson plan, PDF lesson slides and printable resources to accompany the differentiated activity ideas.

#Lesson2Arabesquesoapcarving

In this Islamic Art KS2 lesson, your class will begin by recapping on the key features of this genre of art.

Then, children will learn how Islamic art designs often have patterns of interlacing plants, leaves and abstract flowers. Children will use their understanding to design an arabesque motif, which they will then carve into soap. Alternatively, children could use printmaking materials to make a beautiful printed arabesque design.

This complete lesson comes with everything you need to support your class's learning about arabesque designs including a detailed lesson plan, PDF lesson slides and printable resources to accompany the differentiated activity ideas.

#Lesson3CalligraphyandtheArabicalphabet

In this Islamic Art KS2 lesson, your class will begin by exploring the three main areas of Islamic art (architecture, art of the book and art of the object).

Children will then learn about calligraphy as a decorative form of writing or lettering using a pen or brush. They will practise writing their own name using calligraphy pens and will then have a go at recreating the letters of the Arabic alphabet using calligraphy.

This Islamic Art KS2 lesson pack is ready to go and comes complete with everything you need including a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an interactive slideshow and all the printable resources you will require.

#Lesson4Islamicarchitecture

In this Islamic Art KS2 lesson, children will begin by looking at images of Islamic buildings and seeing if they can identify their key features.

Children will then find out about six of the key features of Islamic architecture: minarets, muqarnas, multifoil arches, domes, geometric patterns and stained glass. Children will use their sketchbooks to record examples of these they find in photographs of Islamic buildings. Alternatively, children could use an online CAD program to design their own special Islamic building which contains these key features.

This Islamic Art KS2 lesson pack is ready to go and comes complete with everything you need including a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an interactive slideshow and all the printable resources you will require.

#Lesson5StainedglassinIslamicarchitecture

This Islamic Art KS2 lesson is all about stained glass and how it is used in some special Islamic buildings to show their importance and to create a beautiful environment. After a warm-up activity in which children search for patterns around their classroom, children will look at examples of Islamic stained glass and will find out about its key features.

Children will then bring together their understanding of Islamic art to design their own stained glass window featuring a bold, geometric pattern. They will then use either drawing pens and colouring pencils or acetate sheets and coloured pens to bring their design to life!

This complete lesson comes with everything you need to support your class's learning about Islamic stained glass including a detailed lesson plan, PDF lesson slides and printable resources to accompany the differentiated activity ideas.

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Curriculum Objectives covered

• to create sketch books to record their observations
• use sketchbooks to review and revisit ideas
• to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing with a range of materials
• to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture with a range of materials
• about great architects in history