Cut, colour, speak: Pop Art placards for protest
I can cut bold shapes and print powerful words to create a protest placard.
- Year 5
Cut, colour, speak: Pop Art placards for protest
I can cut bold shapes and print powerful words to create a protest placard.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Art can communicate powerfully without sound.
- Protest placards combine shape, words, and symbols to share big ideas.
- Colour, simplicity, and repetition make messages bold and memorable.
Keywords
Placard - a large sign, often held in a protest, used to share a clear message through words, shapes, and colours
Protest - a protest is when people come together to show they support or oppose something, often using signs, chants, or art to express their views
Symbol - an object, shape, or image that stands for or represents an idea or meaning
Common misconception
All protests are loud and dangerous.
Protest can be peaceful and placards can be a safe way to share ideas.
Equipment
A5 scrap paper, scissors, masking tape, newspaper, sponge, paint, small tray, large piece of cardboard, coloured paper, glue stick, paper strips, screen printing frame, printing ink and a squeegee.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Artists can use materials like fabric and wire to share ideas and feelings, not just to make shapes.
Q2.When an artist wraps or unweaves materials, they can show __________ and change.
Q3.Which word means to take materials apart to make something new?
Q4.Sculptures are only about how they look, not what they mean.
Q5.Sheila Hicks is an artist whose ideas around art are linked to ...
Q6.Put these making steps in order for building a sculpture.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A placard is a large sign used to share a clear message, often in a protest.
Q2.A symbol is a picture or shape that stands for a bigger ...
Q3.Pop Art used ...
Q4.Match the keyword to its meaning.
