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5 outdoor art lessons for exploring Picasso with KS1

KS1 - Picasso

Ignite your children’s creativity with this vibrant outdoor art unit, where they experiment with colour, line, and texture to create portraits in the style of Picasso. With hands-on activities using natural materials, inventive tools, and playful warm-ups, this unit makes art active, engaging, and unforgettable—perfect for inspiring artistic confidence and bringing your outdoor space to life.

Lesson Plans

Understanding how to mix colours

Deliver an engaging outdoor lesson for colour mixing, creating large colour wheels outdoors, without the worry of mess and cleaning up! 

Learning objective:

To understand how to mix colours.

Exploring painting lines of different thicknesses

During this outdoor lesson children will continue to apply their knowledge of colour mixing, while using nature to make paintbrushes to use to paint lines of different thicknesses. 

Learning objective:

To explore painting lines of different thicknesses.

Drawing lines of different shapes

Deliver an exciting outdoor lesson to develop the skill of drawing lines of different shapes and thicknesses. Your children will have the opportunity to practise this skill in a variety of warm ups during the starter. They will also draw on nature to create a piece of artwork in the style of Picasso. 

Learning objective:

To understand how to draw lines of different shapes and thicknesses.

Using natural materials to create a collage

During this outdoor lesson, your children will have the opportunity to create collages using materials provided by nature. Using leaves, scissors and hole punches, children will create portraits in the style of Picasso.

Learning objective:

To use natural materials to create a collage.

Creating a piece of art inspired by an artist

Have your children apply the skills taught during this outdoor learning unit. Children will have the freedom to choose their materials, colours and tools to create portraits in the style of Picasso.

Learning objective:

To use an artist’s artwork to inspire my own creation.

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