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.
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.
National Gallery America Interactive
Find a great selection of resources, interactive and others.
Responding To Art Book
Book by Tom Higgins. Teachers who may be interested in a particular artist or art movement are at liberty to download an individual chapter and adapt it for use with a particular age group.
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.
Vincent Van Gogh Lesson Plan
Students will learn about Vincent Van Gogh as they create a painting in his style.
