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.

  • Class Review

    Class Review

    Evaluate progress and achievement over the past school year and select targets for improvement in the autumn term

  • School Olympics

    School Olympics

    Organise and hold a school wide sports competition to celebrate and replicate the Olympic games

  • Summer Sunshine

    Summer Sunshine

    Develop and refine skills in maths, science and art to explore the effect of the sun on the natural world

  • Seaside Art

    Seaside Art

    Develop and practise creative skills when using different materials to produce artwork reflecting life at the seaside

  • Topic Launches

    Topic Launches

    Select and utilise effective ways of launching a new curriculum topic covering a range of subjects in the classroom

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

    Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research

  • Easter Treasure Hunt

    Easter Treasure Hunt

    Develop English, Maths and Art and Design skills when creating an Easter egg hunt around the school grounds

  • Giant Paintings

    Giant Paintings

    Develop teamwork and co-operation skills by getting the class to work together to produce a giant example of a painting by a significant artist

  • Easter Garden

    Easter Garden

    Build a garden area in the school grounds to display some artwork of eggs, crosses and flowers to celebrate Easter

  • Easter Party

    Easter Party

    Develop art and design skills and techniques by producing different models and artwork to celebrate Easter with family and friends

  • Easter Gospels

    Easter Gospels

    Use art and design and literacy skills to understand and illustrate the sequence of events surrounding the Easter story

  • Learning Zones

    Learning Zones

    Create different learning zones around the classroom to support development across a range of curriculum areas

  • Length Calculations

    Length Calculations

    Practise using number calculations skills for addition, subtraction, division and multiplication when solving problems related to length measurements

  • Maths Calculations Assessment

    Maths Calculations Assessment

    Assess abilities in solving a range of different number problems for addition and subtraction when working with informal and formal written calculations

  • Money Coin Sums

    Money Coin Sums

    Practise identifying, combining and recording sets of coins that can make matching sums that can be used when shopping for different products

  • Maths Number Assessment

    Maths Number Assessment

    Assess abilities in working with numbers to solve abstract and contextual problems when calculating sums, products and quotients using different techniques and methods