Primary School Art Lesson Plans and Resources by PlanBee

Introduce your class to the world of landscape art with these creative 'A Sense of Place' Art lessons. Starting by using a viewfinder to find interesting features and views of a local area, your class will then go on to study the work of some of the most famous landscape artists and how they use perspective to give a sense of depth to their work. With plenty of inspirational resources, including lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, ... more

These KS1 'Can Buildings Speak?' Art lessons for Year 1 and Year 2 will have your class looking at buildings in a whole new light. They will explore shapes and patterns within buildings and find out what different features, patterns and shapes within buildings say about what kind of building it is. The end focus of this module is getting your class to create a mural to represent a particular building through a variety of fun activities. ... more

Introduce your class to the world of sculpture with these 'Can we change places?' Art lessons, based on the QCA Art 3c scheme of work. Start by getting them to think about the environment around them and how art can improve an area before taking a closer look at a variety of different styles of sculpture. And, of course, they will have a go at making their own very own sculptures. With lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, different ... more

This exciting Art 'Containers' module, with plenty of hands-on activities, is designed to equip the children in your class with a greater mastery over modelling clay. Starting by exploring a range of different everyday containers made from different materials and leading onto examining the containers of artists and craftspeople, this module then allows children to develop control over a range of tools and techniques. Your class will hav ... more

This tactile and creative 'Investigating Materials' scheme of work for Year 1 and Year 2 is a great way to get your class exploring different materials and how they can be used artistically. They will feel and describe a host of different materials as well as learn creative ways to join them together, before looking at weaving using a variety of different materials. With lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheet ... more

Based on the 'Investigating Patterns' QCA Unit 3b for Year 3/4, this fun and creative module enables your class to explore, create and manipulate a variety of different kinds of patterns. Starting with patterns found at home and the environment, children then move on to study how shapes can be rotated and reflected to create interesting patterns. Your class will also have the chance to explore making patterns with stencils and printing. ... more