A step by step guide for students and teachers, walking through the development of a thorough GCSE Art sketchbook. This resource focusses on covering the Assessment Objectives and helps students see how their work can evolve by making links between their observations, the artwork of recognised artists and media experimentation. An invaluable resource for all students but particularly effective for use with students struggling to grasp the requirements of GCSE Art. This resource also provides the teacher with a clear methodology which can be adopted irrespective of the project theme. This original resource has been written by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Art and Senior Art Moderator. Over 30 instructional slides.

Halloween is on the way! Engage your students with this visual resource - 25 spooky photocopiable images in grayscale that can be coloured and/or provide inspiration for creative writing. They are spooky, but not scary! So these images can be used with all ages. Happy Halloween!

This slideshow provides 24 scary images for Halloween. They can be used to provide inspiration for Art and Creative Writing, or can be used to generate a suitably spooky atmosphere for Halloween! Suitable for all ages .... They're scary ....... but not that scary!!!

The US version of this resource has been awarded 5 stars by the TES team. This huge resource (154 pages) offers 38 linked lesson plans, leading students through the key elements of Art, Design and Creativity. Each lesson plan provides differentiation, lesson outline, lesson structure, materials required and homework. Each lesson also provides a photocopiable information sheet for students, written in a student friendly style. Topics covered include drawing styles, observation, abstraction, figure drawing, mask making, sculpture, landscape painting, portraiture, ceramics, colour theory, architecture .... and much more. The lessons have been purposefully written to lead on from each other, allowing students to build upon their ever increasing skills sets through the Key Stage 3 years. It also offers activities that directly link to GCSE Art Assessment Objectives, ensuring students are "GCSE ready" by the end of Key Stage 3. The resource has been written by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, Senior Art Moderator and Professional Artist. The resource can be used in conjunction with Mael's other Art resources which can be found at https:tes.com/teaching-resources-shop/mael

It's nearly Halloween! And with that in mind, this slideshow provides 24 photographs of monsters all around us. Gargoyles on churches, statues in parks, toys, sculptures, graffiti ... they're everywhere! This resource could provide an inspirational starting point for Halloween themed creative writing exercises, or support children in the development of their artwork, or simply be a fun activity for free class time. Happy Halloween!

At an introductory offer of $10.00 (Usual price $20.00), Start Art presents The Complete Middle School Art Curriculum The best selling UK Art book has been amended and updated for US Middle School education. 37 linked lesson plans, each providing a lesson outline, differentiation, resources, cross curricular links and a student friendly information sheet. Lessons offer students a carefully considered balance of techniques, contextual links and fun. This resource has been written by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Art, Senior Art Examiner and professional artist.

This resource provides 21 individual photographic slideshows (over 630 images) suitable for use with students of all ages and numerous subject areas including Biology, Geography, Art and English (Creative Writing inspiration) Includes slideshows of: Autumn Birds Buildings Dramatic landscapes Fish Flowers Fungi Graffiti Hands Insects Natural textures Numbers People Rust Sky Sea Trees Water Faces Plants Perspective

30 High quality photographic images of Christmas related objects and scenes to inspire students of all ages. Suitable for Art, English (Creative Writing) and general fun activities in the run up to Christmas. Provided as a PDF, but also as a PowerPoint so that photos can be extracted, edited and used in any way required..... and at the festive price of £1.00! Merry Christmas!

A step by step guide for students and teachers, walking through the development of a thorough GCSE Art sketchbook. This resource focusses on covering the Assessment Objectives and helps students see how their work can evolve by making links between their observations, the artwork of recognised artists and media experimentation. An invaluable resource for all students but particularly effective for use with students struggling to grasp the requirements of GCSE Art. This resource also provides the teacher with a clear methodology which can be adopted irrespective of the project theme. This original resource has been written by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Art and Senior Art Moderator. Over 30 instructional slides.

The resource provides students with a step by step guide to developing an effective sketchbook. It is suitable for Middle and High school students. Emphasis is placed on observational studies, analysis of the work of artists and crafts-people, exploration of materials and processes and the development of ideas through informed decision making and making links between areas of research. The book can also be used by teachers, helping to structure their teaching. The book can be used in a very literal sense with lower attaining students, or as a scaffolding structure for higher attaining students. This resource has been developed by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Subject and Senior Art examiner.

This book provides a step by step art project for Primary aged students. The focus is "The Natural World". Children are guided through the development of drawings and paintings based on natural objects. A range of artwork by recognised artists is also introduced to students. The resource can provide a structure for 6 to 8 individual art lessons. It also allows for modification by the teacher to suit the particular group. This Primary Art resource has been developed by Start Creative Resources

The current government workforce challenge reports state, amongst other things that all staff should work from schemes of study. This resource can provide this along with much more. 38 thorough Art lesson plans for Key Stage 3. All plans include differentiation, a step by step plan, resources lists and a student friendly handout. Topics range from formal drawing to abstraction, ceramics to wire construction. Updated for 2017-18.

Reduce your holiday workload with this resource. These documents provide a structured guide for students, outlining a week by week approach to developing preparatory work and emphasising the importance of fully covering the Assessment Objectives. Included is a checklist to help students keep themselves on track. Also, a visual prompt sheet for analysing the artwork of recognised artists. The resource is provided as a PDF and also as a Word document so that it can be easily edited to suit your school's specific needs. These resources have been devised by Mael Matthews, Senior Art Moderator for the UK's largest Art Exam board.

Take the pressure off and give the students a Christmas themed treat with this range of Christmas activities .... Included resources are: Christmas pictures colouring sheets Christmas patterns colouring sheets Christmas images for inspiration Christmas clip art Christmas word search A step by step guide to drawing Santa! Make your own Christmas jigsaw Santa and his elves colouring sheets. Happy holidays from Start Creative

Christmas is nearly here .... but we will be handing out the GCSE Art External Task papers as soon as we return in January 2016. Reduce your holiday workload with this resource. These documents provide a structured guide for students, outlining a week by week approach to developing preparatory work and emphasising the importance of fully covering the Assessment Objectives. Included is a checklist to help students keep themselves on track. Also, a visual prompt sheet for analysing the artwork of recognised artists. The resource is provided as a PDF and also as a Word document so that it can be easily edited to suit your school's specific needs. These resources have been devised by Mael Matthews, Senior Art Moderator for the UK's largest Art Exam board.

This poster compares the current GCSE grades (A -G) with the new grading system (9 - 1). Suitable as a poster around school or a hand out for staff, students, parents and governors. This resource has been developed by Mael Matthews, experienced teacher and senior examiner for the largest UK examination board. If you have found this resource useful, why not check out our other resources ...... there are over 600 other Art education resources in the shop. You can visit by clicking here Why not follow us by clicking here for regular education news. Please don't forget to leave a comment. We value your views.

Having trouble recruiting students onto your GCSE or A level Art course in these competitive times? This slideshow might help. The diverse range of different art related careers outlined with an illustrated slide for each career. Also the more general benefits of developing creativity are highlighted. An ideal resource to show Year 9 students in the run up to them making their choices about which subject to study. Updated for 2017-18

This resource provides a step by step art project suitable for year 3, 4, 5 and 6 students. The photocopiable work book guides students through a range of fun, informative, creative processes. All tasks are related to the natural world and encourage students to engage with the environment. Tasks are "self differentiating" , meaning that students of all abilities can access the tasks and develop work at an appropriate level. Students are also introduced to a range of artists along the way. Each task build on the previous one and culminates in the student devising a final outcome (a final piece of artwork). Also included is an extensive photographic library of natural images to provide inspiration to students. Photographic files included are: Plants Insects Fungi Birds Natural textures Flowers Fish Trees This project could be a great creative addition to lessons on nature and environment This resource has been devised specifically for Primary Schools by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Art at a UK Grammar School and Senior A level Art Moderator (examiner) for one of the Uk's leading exam boards. If you would like further information about the resource, please tweet Mael @maelhmatthews

We will be handing out the Externally Set Assignment papers at the start of February. Do you ever spend lots of time finding visual resources for students to get them started? Well this extensive resource will provide students with hundreds of photographic images to help them start to generate ideas. All images are fully copiable and editable. Images are catalogued into separate Powerpoints. Subjects covered are; Autumn Landscapes Sea Rust Insects People Textures Fungi Graffiti Flowers Birds

Get your students off to a flying start with this fully editable 40 slide PowerPoint. The following information is provided for each of the 8 exam questions: 1. Possible starting points 2. An array of supporting photographic images for inspiration 3. A list of all critical and contextual studies documented in the questions, each one hyperlinked to a supporting website 4. Hyperlinks to an extensive range of other relevant artwork for each question Questions covered are Childhood memories, Windows, Letters and words, Industrial landscapes, Collections, Events and issues, Cultural influences, Dynamism and movement. Also included is a generic step by step sketchbook guide which can be edited to suit any of the exam questions. Useful for supporting struggling candidates to cover all four assessment objectives. Also a range of photographic image files to provide even further support. Simply pass on the document to students and ask them to use the images and links to begin to develop their preparatory work. Good luck to you and your students at this important and busy time.