Lesson Two – Water Reflections

This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise some of the different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using artwork techniques when working with paint.
The class can explain and model how to use a specific technique to represent the shapes and colours of a reflection of a building or natural object that can be seen in a river or lake.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise some of the different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using artwork techniques when working with paint
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe how an artist has depicted water reflections in their artwork and a table display card to explain and describe some of the themes and ideas that have been expressed in paintings showing river reflections.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using artwork techniques when working with paint.
This lesson is part of an art and design scheme of work to get the children to explore and emulate techniques used by significant artists working in paint to create impressions of reflections seen in different bodies of water. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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