Celebrate the Season — 5 Autumn Art Lessons for KS2 (Years 3–5)

Conkers on the floor, leaves turning gold, that unmistakable chill in the air — autumn is here, and your classroom is about to look absolutely stunning. This pack gives you five fully planned, ready-to-teach art lessons that celebrate the season in five completely different ways. No repeat techniques, no recycled ideas. Just brilliant art and five very proud classes of pupils.

Download once. Teach all half-term.

The five lessons:

1 — Autumn Leaf Printing — Real leaves, colour mixing, printmaking magic. Compositions that fill the page with fiery autumn tones.
2 — Warm Colour Still Life — Conkers, gourds, acorns and apples arranged and drawn with tone and shadow, inspired by Dutch Golden Age painting.
3 — Silhouette Landscape — Wet-on-wet watercolour sunset skies with dramatic bare tree silhouettes painted over the top. A showstopper every time.
4 — Observational Leaf Drawing — One leaf. The whole page. Every vein, every edge, every mark — in the tradition of botanical illustration.
5 — Wax-Resist Monoprint — Draw in wax, paint over it, and watch the autumn design magically appear. The reaction from pupils never gets old.

Everything included:

• Autumn / Fall pupil fact sheet — science, wildlife, global traditions and art connections
• Full step-by-step teacher instructions for every lesson (6 guided steps each)
• SEN differentiation strategies for every activity (6 adaptations per lesson)
• 5 extension tasks per lesson for early finishers
• Pupil self-assessment sheet with star ratings and reflection prompts
• Teacher assessment record for up to 30 pupils across all 5 lessons
• Display tip: mount all five pieces per pupil as a half-term triptych gallery

Curriculum links:

Art & Design · Science (plants, light, seasons) · Geography · Literacy

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