Mark BirdApr 212 minThe Realm of Smaller Things by Kent KnowlesThank you to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles. You can follow Kent on ...
Mark BirdJan 273 minFrida Kahlo inspired self-portraits by Year 6 childrenI always look forward to teaching my class about Frida Kahlo: her amazing life story and her brilliant art. The children love learning...
Mark BirdOct 14, 20211 minSalvador Dalí - KS2 - The Persistence of MemoryWhat amazing artwork Salvador Dalí can inspire in primary school kids. Yes, I am a believer that we should not rely on old, male and...
Mark BirdJun 30, 20211 minQueen Bowie by BanksySome things are good enough to just be recreated as is. And there's not many works of art I create with the children at school, take...
Mark BirdJun 24, 20211 minMinibeast Art A simple idea, elevated by getting the children to draw on the pages of an old book. What language is this? All I know, it looks...
Mark BirdMay 22, 20211 minHeart Photography ProjectI had to share this. The best ideas really can be the simplest. I don't the know full details of the project or how it was set up but...
Mark BirdMay 2, 20212 minBatman Inspired Onomatopoeia Poems and ArtI used to the love Batman when I was a kid - the original TV series I mean. They'd play the repeats on a 70s Saturday morning - once the...
Mark BirdApr 5, 20211 minGlacier Art inspired by Zaria FormanI love teaching my class about working with a limited palette and how this can enhance their art beyond belief. However, working with...
Mark BirdMar 26, 20211 minZac Silver's Hairy TaleRead this short chapter story about a boy who can't help cutting hair in school and whose mean headmaster, Mr Barker, has made it his...
Mark BirdMar 24, 20212 minSir Captain Tom Moore inspiring the next generationAnother day at school, another inspiring work of creativity arrives in the hands of a proud eleven year old. Like Mo-A's poems earlier in...
Mark BirdMar 23, 20211 minChris White on the Web Yesterday was brilliant. Don't you just love fun-filled, love-drenched brilliant days? Why so good? First one of my pupils came to school...
Mark BirdMar 20, 20211 minNow do some Maths ...Or Art! Or Both ... Photo by RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist on Unsplash
Mark BirdMar 20, 20211 minPeter Max - a Pop Art inspiration!Peter Max #PeterMax is a #PopArt genius. Behold this wonderful work we created as a whole-school Maxx-inspired project (Aged 4 to 11) ....
Mark BirdMar 10, 20211 minZaria Forman's Incredible Pastel Art ... Inspiring ChildrenMy class of Year 6 children started their art project based on the work of Zaria Forman. Zaria Forman documents climate change with...
Mark BirdMar 6, 20211 minLook at our incredible one-point perspective L.S. Lowry art ...We were inspired by L.S. Lowry #Lowry to explore #perspective and #proportion and the the lives of the industrial North. These Year 6...
Mark BirdMar 6, 20211 minPeter Max Art for ChildrenI'm not sure how many teachers use Peter Max's work to inspire children's art.... but believe me you should. They love his work and are...
Mark BirdMar 6, 20211 minSkellig School DisplayDavid Almond's brilliant book #Skellig inspired my Year 5's charcoal display... it was so powerful and spooky that the Reception children...