There are some amazing art experiences to be had around this time of year, and it’s always inspiring to see work that incorporates some skills based learning.

This website link shows the work of some students in Year 3 &4 from a private school in Norfolk. They were looking at the poppy painting of Georgia O’Keefe:

http://hohs-blog.com/2014/11/22/years-3-and-4-study-poppies-by-the-artist-georgia-o-keefe-for-remembrance-day/

Poppies can also be an interesting way of discussing space (background, foreground, middle distance) How do the shapes and colours change to show that the poppies are far away, or close by?

Poppies can also be abstracted to become part of an extension of a focus on line.