Teaching Ideas for Art and Design
Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes for art and design.
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Learning Zones
Create different learning zones around the classroom to support development across a range of curriculum areas
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Topic Launches
Select and utilise effective ways of launching a new curriculum topic covering a range of subjects in the classroom
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Topic Tree
Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research
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Christmas Celebrations
Develop and refine skills in a range of curriculum subjects when celebrating and enjoying the festive season
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Christmas Market
Invite other pupils and parents into the classroom to purchase food snacks, cards and decorations made by the class for Christmas
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Christmas Baubles
Select and shape a range of materials to produce different ornaments to display on a family Christmas tree
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School Fireworks
Produce a mock firework display using art, music and computing skills for the whole school to enjoy in an assembly
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Autumn Watch
Observe and record how the natural landscape around the school is changing during the autumn season
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Spooky Classroom
Practise and develop art and design skills when working with different materials to decorate the classroom to celebrate Halloween
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Halloween Party Food
Design and make a range of food snacks and cocktail drinks that could be served at a family Halloween party
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Story Plays
Develop and strengthen drama and oral skills by performing plays to illustrate the narrative sequence in favourite stories
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Total Eclipse
Use a total eclipse of the Sun to develop understanding about light and shadow and the Earth’s position in space
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Living Things and Habitats
Identify, group and compare some of the different plants and animals that live in a variety of habitats around the world
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Division Measurements
Practise solving problems using division number skills to divide measurements for length, capacity and mass using a range of matching units
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Sea Animals
Identify, describe and compare some of the different plants and animals that can be found living in a marine habitat including in the sea or on the beach
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Number Bonds to Twenty
Investigate and model how to use mental calculation techniques when working with concrete objects and diagrams to identify pairs of numbers that make sums to twenty