Key Stage Two : Art and Design : Reflections : Lesson Two – Water Reflections


This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using paint. The children can explain how to use a specific technique to represent the shapes and colours of a reflection in a river or lake.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using paint

Learning Objectives

Practise tools and techniques when creating effects using paint. Investigate processes used by artists to help express ideas in artwork.

Learning Outcomes

I can mix and apply paint to represent the effect of water on images. I can describe how artists have painted reflections in their artwork.

Water Reflections

Teaching sequence to help the children practise different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using paint

Stone Bridge, Jacob Van Ruisdel

Display poster to help the children identify and describe how an artist has depicted water reflections in their artwork

Stone Bridge, Jacob Van Ruisdel

Display poster to help the children identify and describe how a range of artists have depicted water reflections in their artwork

Painting Questions

Table display card to help the children identify and describe some of the themes and ideas expressed in paintings showing river reflections

Water Reflections

Interactive activity to help the children practise different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using paint

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise different ways of representing reflections that might be seen in water using paint

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