This lesson focuses on the core art skill of appreciating and reflecting. Children will explore what abstract art is by looking closely at a range of artworks. They will describe colours, lines and shapes, compare abstract and realistic art and talk about how different colours can make them feel. Children will also create a simple abstract artwork inspired by what they observe.
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National Curriculum objectivesArt: KS1Pupils should be taught to:- use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination- learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work

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