KS2 Monet

Take your KS2 Art lessons outdoors to focus on the work of the great artist Claude Monet. Focusing on his use of oil pastels, your children will have the opportunity to be inspired by nature, just like Monet was, to master the techniques of using this medium to draw.

Lesson Plans

Blending with oil pastels

During this outdoor lesson your children will be introduced to the work of Monet and start developing their techniques for using oil pastels. They’ll use your outdoor space to focus on colour and blending techniques

Learning objective:

to use oil pastel blending techniques to create shades of colour

Using oil pastels to create reverse drawings

The main activity of this outdoor lesson gives your children the opportunity to try a new technique of reverse drawings, using reflections in nature as inspiration for this. They will need to incorporate their understanding of colour with this technique and see how Monet uses this concept in his artwork.

Learning objective:

To develop the technique of blending

Combining watercolour and oil pastels

Combine the use of watercolour with the skill of drawing with oil pastels. As part of this outdoor lesson your children will be inspired by pieces of nature to improve their technique of drawing with oil pastels and then use their existing knowledge of watercolour to create a unique work of art.

Learning objective:

To use two different mediums to create a piece of artwork.

Creating texture with rubbings

During this outdoor lesson your children will work both individually and as part of a group to create a piece of artwork that contains texture. They will look closely at how Monet has used texture in his oil pastel work, before applying this to their own, using nature as a focus.

Learning objective:

To use drawing techniques to add texture

Combining watercolour and oil pastels

Learning objective:

To use two different mediums to create a piece of artwork.

Creating texture with rubbings

Learning objective:

To use drawing techniques to add texture

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