The aim of this activity is for children to create a poem using one of Picasso’s paintings as inspiration. This activity does not ‘teach’ poetry rather it provides an opportunity to use an art source to inspire creative writing. The aim is for children to look at the painting and use its appearance and the feelings it evokes to create a poem. The painting included in the resource was made by Pablo Picasso. Picasso was a Spanish Artist who was successful in his own lifetime as well as after death. This resource includes: Poetry worksheet 3 versions of gridlines for writing a poem Facilitator notes outlining the activity aims and providing information on the painting This resource is ideal for children at KS2.

This resource contains a set of six magic potion themed templates. Three of the templates are blank and three have writing guide lines of different sizes. A great creative writing resource for a variety of topics which can easily be used by all age groups and abilities.

Page borders are excellent for encouraging and inspiring children to write. These page borders are edged with the artwork of Henri Rousseau, they provide an excellent starting point for written work about the artist, the base for an artist investigation page, French themed projects or just decorative pages to write on. This resource contains eight different A4 sized designs, some have blank pages and others have writing guidelines.

This resource aims to enable learners to develop their scene setting skills. The purpose is to get learners thinking beyond just what they can immediately see and to encourage them to employ all of their senses so that they can explain the scene in a richer way. Additionally, this resource exposes learners to a variety of artworks and styles of painting. This resource includes: 3 worksheets 1 facilitator notes page which outlines the details of each painting This resource is ideal for children in KS2 but could be a useful tool for other age groups too.

Create a buzz around the General Election by getting children to design and make their own campaign posters. This activity includes a short (15 slides) presentation explaining what a campaign poster is, its purpose and what makes a good one. The presentation includes lots of real poster examples spanning the last one hundred years or so. After watching the presentation children will move onto the worksheets where they will need to select a political party to make a campaign poster for and following the prompts, gather their ideas together. Children will then plan and create their campaign poster before finally reviewing their work. This activity can be done in small groups or individually. The final poster can be made using the template or larger paper could be used. This resource is aimed at those studying at KS2 level but it could also be suitable for other age groups depending on ability. This resource includes: An introduction to general election posters presentation 4 worksheet pages.