The students in P3/4 sketched and took photos of plants and flowers in the school meadow to observe their shapes, colors, and patterns. They discussed their observations and used what they learned to create collage artworks depicting the meadow, building them up in layers with different materials like torn paper, scrunched tissue, and felt tip pens for details.

1. The
‘Meadow’
Photos and art work
by P3/4

2. We sketched
the
flowers, grasse
s, leaves and
plants in the
school ‘Meadow’.

4. Everybody took a
photo of a plant or
flower that they
particularly liked.

6. We also spotted several insects
crawling and flying in the Meadow.

7. We talked about the colours.

8. The petals and
leaves had
interesting
shapes and
patterns.

11. Our photos and
sketches helped
us to think about
these shapes and
colours in
our art work.

12. We started
drawing with
crayon and
coloured pencil.

14. We built up our collage in layers using
different art materials.

18. Some people tore the paper to create
different effects.

19. Others
experimented
with scrunched
up tissue paper.

20. Folding and bending the papers also
added texture to our pictures.

21. By not sticking everything down
flat, we made our collages look real.

23. Felt tip pen was good for adding
detail to flowers.