Environmental Art (Belair - A World of Display) (Paperback)

These books are ideal resources for busy teachers who want to create an engaging, colourful atmosphere that is conducive to learning in... just a few lessons. Using basic materials, simple techniques and a cross-curricular approach, teachers will love to put these ideas into practice, or will at the very least be inspired just through flicking the pages, to create their own educationally stimulating and interactive environment. --Martine Horvath, EYE Volume 9 No 12, April 2008<br /><br />This useful book contains a wealth of ideas linked to the environment. Within my school we have been particularly inspired by the Recycle Recycle Recycle activities and are looking at ways to incorporate these into our curriculum themes next term. It is amazing the amount of things you can do with an old plastic bottle! This is going to make a welcome addition to any staffroom bookshelf. --Cara Brameld, Write Away, April 2008<br /><br />This beautiful book from the Belair display range provides information and stimuli for creative displays and activities inspired by the environment. I could happily spend hours looking through the photographs accompanying each theme. It is reassuring to read in the introduction that the work in the book was all completed by school children because the work is all of a very high quality. Overall, I feel that this book is ideal for buying for the staffroom so that it can be used for whole school projects and it could be well used by individual Key Stage 2 teachers. --TES Website, March 2008<br /><br />Like many schools, we are aiming for an Eco Award at the moment, so I was very interested to see what the Environmental Art book would offer. The first section is called 'Using Found Materials'. Taking Andy Goldsworthy as inspiration, the book gives you lots of great ideas about how to structure children s artwork using things you can find in any school grounds. This is great, as any teacher who has spent ages sourcing materials at the weekend will know! There is also a section on recycled materials and how to use plastic bottles and cartons to make a fantastic underwater world display - I can feel a whole school project coming on... --Melani Tavenner, Teach Primary! September 2008<br /><br />This beautiful book from the Belair display range provides information and stimuli for creative displays and activities inspired by the environment. I could happily spend hours looking through the photographs accompanying each theme. It is reassuring to read in the introduction that the work in the book was all completed by school children because the work is all of a very high quality. Overall, I feel that this book is ideal for buying for the staffroom so that it can be used for whole school projects and it could be well used by individual Key Stage 2 teachers. --TES Website, March 2008

This colourful book for primary schools is a great source of unique environmental art projects both for inside and outside the classroom. From woodland floor pictures to window pendants made from leaves, art for public spaces and art from recycled materials, each of the 23 projects uses original resources and is laid out with clear concise instructions and inspirational pictures. --Learning Through Landscapes, September 2008

This beautiful book from the Belair display range provides information and stimuli for creative displays and activities inspired by the environment. I could happily spend hours looking through the photographs accompanying each theme. It is reassuring to read in the introduction that the work in the book was all completed by school children because the work is all of a very high quality. Overall, I feel that this book is ideal for buying for the staffroom so that it can be used for whole school projects and it could be well used by individual Key Stage 2 teachers. --TES Website, March 2008

This book shows how exciting displays and activities by using the environment as a starting point. Useful for ages 5-11, this is a new addition to the best-selling "World of Display" series focusing on the environment. Environmental themes remain popular in the primary across all subjects, particularly science and geography. This book offers ideas to develop these themes through art and design and design technology. It takes a fresh look at recycling materials and uses the environment as a source if inspiration for project work. It aims to demonstrate how reusable resources can be used wherever possible and includes themes for outdoor and indoor spaces, including stunning wall hangings and free standing sculpture.Chapters include: Using Found Materials, Inspired by the Environment, Recycle Recycle Recycle and Art in A Public Place. Some examples themes include: Funcky Fungi, The Rainforest, Constructing with Everyday Objects, Make it with Magazines and Ponds and Lakes. This book also contains: 23 exciting projects link art and display to a variety of environmental themes; and, Colourful and original ideas (2D & 3D) suitable for whole class or small group work. This book provides inspiration for a creative, cross-curricular approach, particularly suitable for geography and science links. Each theme contains: a high-quality photograph, featuring something of environmental interest, to stimulate class discussion; background information about the theme; a clear resource list; and step by step instructions as to how to complete the activities.