Key Stage Two : Art and Design : Reflections : Lesson Six – Painting Changes


This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to discuss and evaluate a painting of a river scene that includes water reflections of things seen on the riverbank. The children can practise using different techniques to improve the colour and shape of their reflection paintings.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss and evaluate a painting of a river scene that includes water reflections of things seen on the riverbank

Learning Objectives

Apply their experience of processes when creating effects in painting. Use paint to communicate observations, ideas and feelings about a place.

Learning Outcomes

I can compare how artists produced a reflection in a painting. I can explain how to use different media to add shading and tones to artwork.

Painting Changes

Teaching sequence to help the children discuss and evaluate a painting of a river scene that includes water reflections of things seen on the riverbank

Painting Problems

Display posters to help the children identify and suggest how to make changes and improvements to their artwork of a river scene with reflections

Painting Questions

Table display card to help the children identify and suggest how to make changes and improvements to their artwork of a river scene with reflections

Painting Changes

Interactive activity to help the children discuss and evaluate a painting of a river scene that includes water reflections of things seen on the riverbank

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss and evaluate a painting of a river scene that includes water reflections of things seen on the riverbank

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