Key Stage 1
Inspired By Shapes: One

Exploring Shapes

In this activity your child will identify objects with different 2-D and 3-D shapes. They will practise drawing and painting shapes.

Learn all about the two influential artists Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian. Discover how they used shapes and colours to create renowned masterpieces that changed the way art was viewed. Help to inspire your children to explore these artists along with shapes and colours in four engaging activities created for key stage one children.

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	Activity 1 Exploring Shapes	Shape Identification Cards Bag of everyday items with different shapes Paper Coloured Pens Paint Paint brushes	Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, line, shape and space Ma1/3.2a recognise and name common 2-D and 3-D shapes, including: i. 2-D shapes ii. 3-D shapes Sc1/1.4 identifying and classifying

Discover More Inspired By Shapes: One Activities

Activity 1 Exploring Shapes	Activity 2 Concentric Circles	Activity 3 Squares and Rectangles	Activity 4 Squares and Rectangles

Activity 1
Exploring Shapes

Practical Resources:

Shape Identification Cards
Bag of everyday items with different shapes
Paper
Coloured Pens
Paint
Paint brushes

Relation to Curriculum in England:

Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, line, shape and space
Ma1/3.2a recognise and name common 2-D and 3-D shapes, including:
i. 2-D shapes ii. 3-D shapes
Sc1/1.4 identifying and classifying

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Explore More Inspired By Shapes: One Activities

Activity 1
Exploring Shapes

Activity 2
Concentric Circles

Activity 3
Squares and Rectangles

Activity 4
Squares and Rectangles

Key Stage 1
Inspired By Shapes: One

Exploring Shapes

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Key Stage 1 Inspired By Shapes: One

Exploring Shapes

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Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

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Related Activities

Vincent van Gogh

Building Houses

Material Investigations

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Key Stage 1
Inspired By Shapes: One

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