Art and design and visual impairment at P level 5

Work at this P level for the visually impaired pupil depends on consistent experience with a variety of tools, resources and activities.

You can:

As for P level 4 make the pupil’s experiences with resources as consistent as possible so they become confident at a specific activity, and can then apply it to other situations (for example cutting out or sticking).

• Try making the artwork on a large scale and very colourful so it is easily visible. Silhouettes are effective for being visible: have contrasting colours for a background.
• Use different textures in a collage so that the artwork becomes multi-sensory, such as using different types of fabrics, corrugated card, metallic paper (which has the advantage of being reflective), lollipop sticks, fine sandpaper, bubble-wrap, plastic wrapping and so on.
• Try projecting images onto art work, either by hanging the pupil’s artwork over the interactive whiteboard, art work created on a large scale, and projecting an image on top; or try using a projector with a rotating wheel, such as are used in multi-sensory rooms, to create an effect when directed at large scale artwork.

Now you might like to look at:

• Art and design and visual impairment P level 4
• Art and design and visual impairment P level 6