Visual Arts Planning: Culture & History

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Japan: Ceramics Inspire Painting and Painting Inspires Ceramics

Stone Age Clay Play

Create pots inspired by ceramic artefacts found at Stonehenge.

Sculpture Inspired by Egyptian Wall Painting

Explore mould making, casting and painting in the creation of a sculpture inspired by Egyptian wallpainting.

Ancient Greek Lyres

An activity using modroc to create a Lyre inspired by the Ancient Greeks.

EGYPT IN INK

Create 2d and 3d drawings in ink inspired by Egytpian artefacts.

Sculptures with Personality, Inspired by Anglo Saxon Houses

Explore making skills inspired by Anglo Saxon Houses.

making Money! Drawing and Making

Make money inspired by the Romans, the monarchy, or pirates.

Drawings of Inventions Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci

Design inventions inspired by everyday objects.

Monoprint and Painting: The Great Fire of London

Inspired by the colours, layering, characters, and grainy monoprints explore The Great Fire of London.

Telling Stories

Explore history, storytelling and drawing based on the experience of a WW2 evacuee.

Remembrance Day Peg Soldiers

Get creative whilst acknowledging the significance of this anniversary.

World War I Mail Art

Reflect on research of WW1 social history and opened a cross cultural dialogue.

Expressive Charcoal Collage: Coal Mines

Make expressive marks using charcoal, in order to create a collage of a coal mine scene.

OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY: A PUPIL-LED PROJECT

Explore your local artistic and historic culture through this pupil-led exemplar project.

Drawing With Scissors

Base an exploration of an historic painting through drawing, collage and printing skills.

Houses from Around The World

Children explore collage and mark making to create an image of their chosen building.

Exploring Tessellated Design

Explore Islamic Art and Architecture using simple cardboard stencils.

Patterns from Around the World

Making collage patterns inspired from around the world

Create collage inspired by patterns from around the world.

Making Textured Clay Tessellations

Learn how to make shapes out of air-dried clay that can be displayed in a tessellated pattern.

Japan - Ceramics Inspire Paintings & Paintings inspire ceramics

Use the work of a contemporary Japanese ceramicist to inspire vibrant paintings in a variety of materials.

Japan: Making Sushi – Recycled Style!

Inspired by research into Japanese culture, play and experiment to make 3D forms.

Japanese Sushi Inspires Our Art

Explore materials and learn from another culture by creating colourful, large-scale mixed media drawings inspired by food from Japan.

Using Batik in the classroom

This activity talks through the steps and materials needed for an early exploration of Batik.

Tie Dye

Tie dye is a great way to encourage a sense of exploration and risk taking.

Making Worry Dolls

How to make handmade dolls, most often made in Guatemala from wire, wool and small pieces of fabric.

Carnival Masks

How to make a carnival mask out of cardboard, staples, modroc and a stick.

Shipwrecked! A Shadow Puppet Play

A shadow puppetry play led by a group of children, devising and making the play and puppets collaboratively.

Shadow Puppets and Whiteboards

Use a whiteboard projector to create interesting ways to cast shadows.

Middle Eastern Shadow Puppet

Making shadow puppets inspired by Middle Eastern architecture

Creating a shadow puppet play inspired by Middle Eastern art and architecture.

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