A one-off lesson with full powerpoint and instructions for creating fantastic bottle flowers from waste plastic bottles. The lesson is designed with limited materials (scissors, POSCA marker pens and waste plastic bottles which the students bring in) so that it is not necessary to be in a specialist classroom. Full context to Earth Day and the environmental background to reducing plastic waste is included in the lesson, with a quick quiz and link to a video. A template for designing is included as well as 2 slides of source material to inspire students. In addition there is an extension task for any early-finishers and a differentiated version of the written plenary. A great lesson which students really enjoy, with an important message. A bonus is that the resulting 'bottle blooms' make a brilliant display!

A great printable handout giving background on the photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand (author of the Earth from the Air photo book raising environmental awareness). The A4 sheet has two pages and includes a comprehension task, instructions for a practical mapping activity, a word search and ideas for further development. Perfect for a whole class activity linking to projects on photography, pattern, environmental art, landscape or mapping. Also great for a cover lesson, independent study or extension task. Thousands of Arthus-Bertrand’s photographs are available online - his website is a good place to start: http://www.yannarthusbertrand2.org Students are really inspired by these fascinating photographs which are also great for making cross-curricular links.

This unit of work was designed for KS3 and includes background information on tulips as a Turkish cultural symbol. The project develops through drawing and painting lessons, on to design, and then collage work leading to the final lessons building a relief tile in clay, and then glazing. Each lesson has a powerpoint presentation and there are accompanying worksheets, starters and extension tasks as necessary. In all, the unit covers 7 lessons including a final one on evaluation. This is a fairly speedy project and could easily be extended to cover more lessons. Initial primary observation lessons use real tulips to draw from, though this could be adapted to work from secondary imagery. The lessons feature elements on design, pattern and symmetry. This project has been really successful in providing for a range of skills and students have produced results that they are very proud of!