Art Appreciation KS2 Art and Design. Use the link to Ask Yourself About Art, print out questions that will help you understand works of art.
Art Appreciation Lesson Plan
Children can play a game of sorts which will help them to see and appreciate different types of art. Students will understand that everyone has their own opinion about what they think is "good" art.
Art Appreciation Ideas Lesson Plan
This site has over thirty one hour lesson ideas on art appreciation.
Ask Yourself About Art Printable
Here are some questions about art that might help you to understand and enjoy paintings.The questions are not about any particular pictures, so you can use them on any paintings that you choose.
Circles Interactive
Pupils discuss a picture based on Kandinsky's work and look at the exploration of circles by the artist. They have the opportunity to look at similarities and differences of the representation of circles within the picture by focusing closely on a few examples.
Famous Paintings Lesson Plan
Teachers, for each lesson you will find a biography of the artist, a study sheet, a worksheet, a greyscale print of the picture, a jigsaw puzzle, a printable and online crossword puzzle, word search, and word scramble, links for further research, and links to art lessons for many of the artists.
Michelangelo Lesson Plan
This is a somewhat different way to have them do a drawing, but it will give them a feel of what it was like for Michelangelo to paint while on his back, for such extended periods of time. Have fun with this lesson plan.
National Gallery America Interactive
Find a great selection of resources, interactive and others.
Pointillist Technique Interactive
This lesson is based on the pointillist technique used by artists such as Andre Derain and Georges Seurat. It introduces the pupils to a different way of painting and includes aspects of colour mixing.
Van Gogh Interactive
This activity introduces the pupils to landscape painting in the style of Van Gogh. A large Van Gogh-style picture is used to illustrate his technique to the pupils, which is then broken down into smaller segments for a close-up look. Van Gogh's famous line technique is discussed and the pupils have the opportunity to make a picture using the whiteboard tools.