Book excerpt: The Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics series provides non-specialist primary school teachers with subject knowledge and full teaching programmes in a variety of key primary curriculum subjects. _______________ Art lessons offer children a new way to explore the world around them, and is another means by which they can express their ideas and process their thoughts. Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics: Teaching Primary Art and Design extends the National Curriculum requirements for art and design and provides a framework for teaching the five main skills for making art: drawing, painting, collage, printing and sculpture. Through carefully planned lesson frameworks and additional online resources, pupils can explore ideas and express their skills visually and verbally using subject-specific vocabulary. From resourcing and planning to teaching lessons, this all-in-one guide includes a full-colour plate section of famous artworks and cross-curricular reference links. It is ideal for you and your class to embrace the world of art and design.