Arts in Education Resources

Resources hosted in the Hwb Repository
The resources listed below are a selection of materials taken from the Hwb repository.  To search the full repository please visit: https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/
Name of resource Key Stage
Details
Art
My Square Mile
Foundation Phase
KS2
This resource promotes design awareness and to start children thinking about how we shape & manage our environment. How has the environment come to look the way it does? How do we respond to it? What does it mean to us? What are the qualities we appreciate? What should the environment be like in the future? These are the questions that underpin the explorations of My Square Mile.

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Workers and the workhouse during Victorian Times
KS2
A resource aimed at developing pupil’s knowledge regarding Welsh artists and to develop thinking skills by giving opportunities to discuss, make decisions and evaluate their produce.

The resource is based on the popular theme within primary schools, that being Victorians Times.

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Welsh Landscape Paintings
KS3
A whiteboard resource which enables pupils to respond to the work of several Welsh artists. Pupils study and discuss Rural and Industrial Landscapes and undertake practical work involving drawing from direct observation and 3D perspective.

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Portfolios and Resources
KS4
A Level
A unit for both teachers and pupils (GCSE and A Level) that is divided into two main sections containing Portfolios and Resources. Within the Portfolio category one can find four main topics exemplifying pupils work on the themes of Environment, Human Body, Still Life and Events. The resources section provides a variety of templates and examples to encourage written responses within a lesson or for students to work on independently.

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Drama
Homes
Foundation Phase
A series of interactive resources which are based on Homes and aims to address all seven areas of learning within the Foundation Phase.

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Nepal - a thematic approach
KS2
A thematic approach to delivering the skills of the new curriculum through the topic of Nepal.

The unit includes comprehensive teacher guidance with links to the skills framework, interactive and printable resources, videos and soundfiles.

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Dulce et Decorum Est
KS3
A resource pack covering six drama lessons, using a powerful thought-provoking presentation and soundtrack as stimulus (Bob Fox – Ysgol St Richard Gwyn - Flintshire

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Welsh National Opera
KS3 / KS4
A series of high quality resources from Welsh National Opera to support teaching opera in the National Curriculum.

Included in each pack, you will find:

Creative activities to get your pupils listening to and appraising opera
Links to English and Maths curricula
Handy lesson plans that you can use to work through the opera with your pupils.

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Drama Set Works (WJEC)
A Level
A set of teacher notes, worksheets and student notes for those studying WJEC Drama Set Works

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Music
Songs, rhymes and readings Foundation Phase
A series of traditional songs, rhymes and readings. These are here to develop numeracy, literacy and singing skills. The majority of the songs are in Welsh and English to develop the learners skills in both languages.

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Appraising Music Foundation Phase
Key Stage 2
This is a series of interactive appraising activities available for use in Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2. The activities have been divided into five separate sections, each one containing eight activities.

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Our local area
KS3 This unit of work is based on Music for Wales. The sounds and situations introduced are relevant to all areas in Wales.

Includes activities suitable for: Performing – Composing - Appraising

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Music for Stage and Screen
KS4 A series of composing and appraising activities to support the teaching of the music for stage and screen unit. (WJEC MUSIC Specification)

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Scores to support WJEC AS Music
AS Level
Notes written for students currently studying for the WJEC AS level Music course – to accompany the Scores to support WJEC AS Music file and CD. The notes have been prepared by Alun Guy, former teacher and head of Music ar Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf, author of a number of titles in the field of Music, and principal examiner for GCSE Music with WJEC.

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Resources hosted externally
Name of resource Language Details
Lightbox Bilingual KS4, KS5 information on contemporary art and artists

http://www.lightboxresource.co.uk/

How Red is Red? Bilingual Foundation Phase, creative approaches to supporting arts projects

http://www.engage.org/seebook.aspx?id=1928

My Square Mile Bilingual KS2 toolkit encouraging the use of the local built environment to develop design awareness

http://dcfw.org/my-square-mile

Community Music Activity Resource Pack Bilingual A toolkit for all ages, covering - drumming, songwriting, composition, voice and digital music

http://www.communitymusicwales.co.uk

Earthfall Bilingual KS4, KS5. Dynamic dance, music and film resources

http://www.earthfall.org.uk/

BBC Bitesize GCSE Drama (Welsh) Welsh Only KS4 revision resources to support teaching drama in the classroom
BBC Bitesize GCSE Drama (English) English Only KS4 revision resources to support teaching drama in the classroom

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools

BBC Bitesize GCSE English Lit English Only KS4 revision resources to support teaching GCSE English Literature

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools

BBC Bitesize GCSE Welsh Lit Welsh Only KS4 revision resources to support teaching GCSE Welsh Literature

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools

BBC Guide to the Orchestra English Only An interactive guide to the orchestra

http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras

Elements of Music Bilingual Workshop ideas for experimenting with sound, pictures, texture and shape

http://www.tycerdd.org/

Welsh Composer Biographies Bilingual Biographies of Welsh composers for children

http://www.tycerdd.org/

The First Dragon Bilingual KS2 - Study the "The First Dragon" story and explore composition techniques and compose a soundtrack

http://www.tycerdd.org/

KS1 + KS2 Cross Curricular Resource Bilingual Cross curricular resources - teaching ideas using art

http://www.mostyn.org/

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Arts Education Resources