The Arts · Year 6
40 interactive lessons to explore
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📚 Term 1 · Lessons 1–10
›Lesson 1
Composition and Perspective in Artworks
Use composition rules and perspective to add depth and balance to artworks.
⏱ 19 min · 12 questions
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Lesson 2
Portraits and Famous Artists
Study how artists make portraits and learn about famous portrait painters.
⏱ 18 min · 9 questions
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Lesson 3
Composing and Notating a Melody
Create a short melody and write it down so others can play it.
⏱ 18 min · 8 questions
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Lesson 4
Camera Shots and Advertisements
Learn camera shot types and how advertisements use them to persuade.
⏱ 19 min · 9 questions
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Lesson 5
Colour Theory: Complementary Colours, Tints and Shades
Use the colour wheel, complementary colours, and tints and shades.
⏱ 18 min · 8 questions
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Lesson 6
The Orchestra and Its Instrument Families
Explore the four families of orchestral instruments and how they sound.
⏱ 18 min · 8 questions
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Lesson 7
Tension and Status in Drama
Use dramatic tension and high or low status to make scenes gripping.
⏱ 18 min · 8 questions
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Lesson 8
Relief Printmaking and Editions
Explore how relief prints are made and why prints come in editions.
⏱ 18 min · 8 questions
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Lesson 9
Mime: Storytelling Without Words
Use clear, exaggerated mime to tell a whole story with no speech.
⏱ 17 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 10
Storyboarding Shots and Transitions
Plan a film using storyboard frames that note shots and transitions.
⏱ 18 min · 8 questions
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📚 Term 2 · Lessons 11–20
›Lesson 11
Texture, Form and Value Together
Combine texture, form and value to make drawings look real.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 12
Chords and Harmony
Learn how three or more notes stacked together make a chord.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 13
Improvising a Scene
Build a believable scene on the spot using offers and focus.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 14
Choreography and Motifs
Create and develop a movement motif into a short dance.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 15
Exploring Abstract Art
Use colour, shape and line to show ideas and feelings instead of real objects.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 16
Syncopation: Off-Beat Rhythms
Discover how accenting the off-beats gives music a surprising, funky feel.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 17
Devising Your Own Play
Work as a group to create an original short play from your own ideas.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 18
Editing Shots into a Story
Learn how editors cut and join clips to control a film's meaning and pace.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 19
Stencil Screen Printing
Use a stencil to print the same bold design many times.
⏱ 17 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 20
Theme and Variations
Hear how one tune is changed and decorated to make new versions.
⏱ 17 min · 6 questions
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📚 Term 3 · Lessons 21–30
›Lesson 21
Blending Dance Styles
Combine moves from two dance styles to create a fusion sequence.
⏱ 17 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 22
Genre and Its Conventions
Spot the clues that tell us if a film is horror, comedy or adventure.
⏱ 17 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 23
One-Point Perspective Drawing
Make flat drawings look deep using a single vanishing point.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 24
Contrast in Movement Quality
Use opposite movement qualities to make a dance gripping.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 25
Musical Texture: Thick and Thin
Hear how layers of sound make music feel thick or thin.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 26
How Media Shows People
Look at how media represents people and spot stereotypes.
⏱ 18 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 27
Figure and Ground Illusions
Explore how positive and negative shapes can flip what we see.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 28
Building Music with Ostinatos
Layer repeating patterns to build texture in a piece of music.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 29
Improvising a Status Switch
Improvise a scene where one character's status rises while another's falls.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 30
Contrast in Dance Dynamics
Use sharp versus smooth and sudden versus sustained to create contrast.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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📚 Term 4 · Lessons 31–40
›Lesson 31
Shading a Still Life with Tone
Use tone and a single light source to make objects look solid.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 32
Music That Sets the Mood
Explore how tempo, dynamics and instruments create mood in film music.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 33
Comedy and Exaggeration in Drama
Use timing, exaggeration and surprise to make a scene funny.
⏱ 14 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 34
Developing a Movement Motif
Create a short motif, then develop it by changing size, speed and level.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 35
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Composition
Compare symmetrical and asymmetrical balance and how each affects an artwork.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 36
Phrases and Melodic Shape
Understand how melodies are built from phrases that rise, fall and breathe like sentences.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 37
Naturalistic and Stylised Acting
Compare realistic naturalistic acting with bigger, stylised performance styles.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 38
Framing with the Rule of Thirds
Use the rule of thirds to frame shots that look balanced and draw the viewer's eye.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 39
Colour Schemes and Harmony
Plan paintings using complementary and analogous colour schemes.
⏱ 17 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 40
Foley and Sound Effects
Learn how sound effects (Foley) are made and added to films.
⏱ 17 min · 6 questions