Mark Bird
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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