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

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

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

Take your class on a voyage of discovery with this set of 5 Art 'Journeys' lesson plans. Your class will have the chance to glimpse the fascinating world of Aboriginal art and the journeys of the Dreamtime, before studying the work of artist Paul Klee and examining familiar journeys of their own. These KS2 'Journeys' lessons provide everything you need (apart from the paint and paper!) to teach this hands-on and creative module, bas ... more

Introduce your class to the wide world of still life art in this Year 5 and Year 6 unit based on the 'Objects and Meanings' QCA scheme of work. Covering a wide range of areas, children will have the chance to explore colour, composition, control, form and style as they study a variety of different still life paintings. Throughout the module, children will have the chance to develop their control over a variety of tools and techniques as ... more