Paint the seasons: plan a colourful work
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify colours associated with each season and prepare a colour palette to reflect my choices
Key learning points
- Know that artists can take inspiration from the colours we might find within each season.
- Know that other artists might have a different opinion to you.
- Know that a triptych is made from three sections or panels.
- Know that artists can plan for an artwork with the colours that they select and combine.
Keywords
Opinion - what you think about something
Season - one of the four parts of the year; spring, summer, autumn, and winter
Plan - when you think about what you want to do and then decide how you will do it
Triptych - a type of artwork that has three parts which work together
Common misconception
All opinions should be the same.
Remind children that other people might disagree with you or have a different opinion. This is what helps to make art exciting.
Teacher tip
Remember, this is a task to experiment and pupils may not wish to use all of their colour combinations in their final triptych. Encourage pupils to explore different colour combinations on their palettes.
Equipment
ready mix paint, paintbrushes, waterpots, palettes
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these colours are hot colours?
Q2.Which of these are secondary colours?
Q3.True or False? Blue is a cold colour.
Q4.True or False? A palette is the name we give to a group of colours that are used within an artwork.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Autumn, Winter, Spring and __________ are the four seasons.
Q2.Which of these are warm colours?
Q3.A triptych is a type of artwork that has __________ parts which work together.
Q4.True or False? Opinions must be the same as other people’s.
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To help you plan your 1 art and design lesson on: Paint the seasons: plan a colourful work, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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