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    The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles
    Mark Bird
    • Apr 21
    • 2 min

    The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles

    Thank you to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles. You can follow Kent on ...
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    Frida Kahlo inspired self-portraits by Year 6 children
    Mark Bird
    • Jan 27
    • 3 min

    Frida Kahlo inspired self-portraits by Year 6 children

    I always look forward to teaching my class about Frida Kahlo: her amazing life story and her brilliant art. The children love learning...
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    Salvador Dalí  - KS2 - The Persistence of Memory
    Mark Bird
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Salvador Dalí - KS2 - The Persistence of Memory

    What amazing artwork Salvador Dalí can inspire in primary school kids. Yes, I am a believer that we should not rely on old, male and...
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    Queen Bowie by Banksy
    Mark Bird
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Queen Bowie by Banksy

    Some 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...
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    Minibeast Art
    Mark Bird
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Minibeast 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...
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    Heart Photography Project
    Mark Bird
    • May 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Heart Photography Project

    I 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...
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    Batman Inspired Onomatopoeia Poems and Art
    Mark Bird
    • May 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Batman Inspired Onomatopoeia Poems and Art

    I 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...
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    Glacier Art inspired by Zaria Forman
    Mark Bird
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Glacier Art inspired by Zaria Forman

    I love teaching my class about working with a limited palette and how this can enhance their art beyond belief. However, working with...
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    Zac Silver's Hairy Tale
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Zac Silver's Hairy Tale

    Read 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...
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    Sir Captain Tom Moore inspiring the next generation
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sir Captain Tom Moore inspiring the next generation

    Another 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...
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    Chris White on the Web
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Chris 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...
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    Now do some Maths ...
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Now do some Maths ...

    Or Art! Or Both ... Photo by RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist on Unsplash
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    Peter Max - a Pop Art inspiration!
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Peter 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) ....
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    Zaria Forman's Incredible Pastel Art ... Inspiring Children
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Zaria Forman's Incredible Pastel Art ... Inspiring Children

    My class of Year 6 children started their art project based on the work of Zaria Forman. Zaria Forman documents climate change with...
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    Look at our incredible one-point perspective L.S. Lowry art ...
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Look 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...
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    Peter Max Art for Children
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Peter Max Art for Children

    I'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...
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    Skellig School Display
    Mark Bird
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Skellig School Display

    David Almond's brilliant book #Skellig inspired my Year 5's charcoal display... it was so powerful and spooky that the Reception children...
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