31 activities suitable for cover lessons, starter tasks, lesson extension tasks. After each task there is an ideas page with matching graphics. The activities include; colour theory, use of line and markmaking in art, creative tasks designed to inspire the use of the imagination, graphic design tasks and fashion design tasks. A great ‘bumper’ resource pack designed for upper Primary or KS3.

8 pages of colour theory activities with 2 answer pages included. Great to complement any art and design curriculum. Wonderful for homework, cover lessons or stand alone lessons.

A bumper pack of 14 drawing activities. Visual prompts to help students practice their drawing and shading techniques. Mark-making activities and tonal ladders. Great fun, lots of tasks ideal for busy teachers. Great for cover lessons, homework sheets and superb complement to any art curriculum.

A set of worksheets with visual prompts to encourage imaginative creative expression. Great for all age groups, cover lessons, homework tasks, fun activities.

A great design activity with two work sheets and ideas pages. Great for an introduction to Graphic Design, a cover lesson or homework activity.

A great resource for a cover lesson or to complement any lesson about fashion design. Easy to follow instructions.

Do it now Art activities to start your lesson. These starters are based on prior knowledge as a way of checking students retention of specific colour theory lessons. 4 pages with lots of different activities that could be extended beyond a do it now or starter activity and be used for a cover class.

This lesson pack includes a ppt and a worksheet and depending on the age group you could use this for 2 or 3 lessons. The final product is a design created that is inspired by Chinese Willow design and the artist Lei Xue. Students create their own design inspired by their favourite objects in the style of traditional Chinese Willow Design pottery. The worksheet and powerpoint includes visual examples of how the students can answer the challenge.

A great resource allowing students to choose their own design challenge. A range of options catering to the taste of most. My students really enjoyed the ownership in their own learning that this resource provided. Naturally differentiated as students can choose the complexity of the challenge to suit their learning style and ability.

A design challenge sheet with lots of different projects for students to choose from. Use the sheet as a starter. Ask students to choose a project to work on and then in lesson One- research and establish ideas Lesson 2 Make and Lesson 3 present and evaluate. The activity could be worked on in small groups or individually. The main focus is to create a better understanding of the design cycle in action. The challenges vary to meet the different needs and learning styles of the students in a mixed ability classroom. The worksheet was created on an A3 sheet and is saved as a PDF. For best results print to A3.

Colour the line drawing using any media of your choice. A great cover lesson, starter or plenary. Using the artwork of British artist and educator Janet Howell. The drawing of birds, flowers and plants is inspired by the design work of William Morris. Enjoy!

Extend the abstract patterns taken from the artwork of British artist Janet Howell. Ask students to extend, join, repeat or create something new. A great lesson to reinforce the understanding of the formal elements, colour, line, texture, pattern. Can be used as a quick starter to a lesson if copied onto smaller paper or alternatively could be used as an entire lesson using paint or pencil colour shading. For best results copy onto slightly thicker paper, most photocopiers will easily print onto cartridge paper. This bundle pack contains 10 different patterns for students to enjoy!

A great lesson encouraging students to put their knowledge of colour theory into practice. Explain the different colour schemes and harmonies to students then ask them to show that they understand by colouring in the plants, birds and flowers using specific colour schemes and harmonies. Including, primary, secondary, tertiary, complementary, square, analogous and split complementary. The final box allows students to choose their own colour scheme.

Use this resource as a quick check of students understanding of the graphic design term, kerning. This can be used as a starter or plenary AFL. Can be used in Art and Design or DT Graphics lesson.

A great lesson starter to get students thinking about text and typography and how graphic designers use this principle of design effectively. Which font is Serif and which one is Sans-Serif? The aim is to make students aware that typography is a complex but easy to follow system. Ask students why different fonts can have a varied impression on the audience. For example Serif can be used for formal occasions and Sans Serif might be used to grab a customer’s attention.

Worksheet that can be used as part of a lesson looking at mark making. A great cover lesson, starter or plenary or homework sheet. The mark making activity can be completed using any media of your choice. Example model included.

Two worksheets encouraging students to be imaginative and creative by continuing a pattern. A great lesson starter or cover lesson for Art and Design students and Visual Art students. Suitable for primary students, MYP, IB, GCSE and Key Stage 3.

One point perspective worksheet for beginners. This is an excellent resource to introduce students to linear perspective using diagrams and artwork to communicate this. A great starter, homework sheet or plenary worksheet. Key words are clearly listed. Great for a cover lesson for Art, Art and Design, MYP Visual Art, IB Visual Art of Design.