Christmas is coming and Santa and his Elves need colouring before they can get on with their work! 12 different Elves and Santa himself ready for colouring by Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 students. Merry Christmas! Original drawings by Mael Matthews.

30 high quality photographic images with a Christmas theme. A PowerPoint containing easy to copy images suitable for insertion into Christmas cards and presentations.

This fun form time game challenges teams to respond to slides that describe a person or animal in or on a place or object doing something. One person then draws the scene whilst team mates try to guess. This PowerPoint provides rules, descriptive slides and score card. This is a resource that I have produced to use with my classes this week to give them a well deserved end of term treat. Merry Christmas from Start Creative

Give students a relaxing colouring activity. Evidence suggests that colouring exercises are effective in calming busy minds in both adults and children. Teachers successfully use them in the classroom to help students re focus. Unfortunately most colouring books are prohibitively expensive. This affordable collection of beautiful original drawings is the solution. 65 beautiful mandalas ready for printing out and adding colour. All drawings are original and have been produced by Mael Matthews.

Give students a bit of creative fun with 65 exciting, original Mother’s Day images to colour and give to Mum on Mothering Sunday. Also a great way to decorate your classroom.

Happy Easter! This bundle offers images of Easter for inspiration, an Easter themed colouring book, an Easter word search, Easter mazes and an Easter egg template for students to use to produce their own designs.

This resource provides 20 high quality Summer themed images for inspiration. Suitable for inspiration for Creative Writing activities, Art projects, or simply for display. Suitable for all age groups. Enjoy the Summer!

Updated for 2017-18. Children and adults sometimes need a focus at times of stress and anxiety. Concentrating the mind on a straightforward activity such as colouring can have a calming effect and Allow for refocus. This resource might help an individual regain focus. Over 30 original drawings are provided ready for colouring. The drawings vary in complexity. Some are simple outline drawings, whilst others have looser shapes and lines which will require greater creative input. This resource can also be used as an extension activity or simply for fun. Suitable for SEN students, but equally suitable for main stream students.

This visual resource comprises 30 high quality images of natural textures to provide inspiration for Art students of all ages. This resource can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES.

This visual resource comprises 30 high quality images of fungi to provide inspiration for Art students of all ages. This resource can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES.

This resource outlines the notable dates and periods in Art History. The chart format allows for clear, simple access to the information. Suitable as a handout or for display.

This resource comprises 6 individual slide shows of images (180 images) offering inspiration for students of all ages. Ideal to help support GCSE and A level Art students, but equally useful as a general cross curricular resource. Themes covered are Flowers, Fungi, Natural Textures, Sky, Trees and Water. This resource has been produced by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, professional artist and Senior A level Art Moderator. This resource can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES

This Unit of Work provides 3 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with portraiture. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner. This Unit of Work is suitable for Key Stage 3 students.

This resource offers three consecutive lesson plans. Firstly exploring tone and techniques for creating tone .... leading to observational drawing techniques .... and culminating in developing abstract art from these drawings. The three lesson plans cover; how the work will be assessed, differentiation, lesson structure, resources, cross curricular links, homework Also included with each individual lesson plan is a photocopiable "Notes for students" page, which outlines the aims and objectives of the lesson in a student friendly manner.

This Unit of Work provides 3 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with colour. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner. This Unit of Work is suitable for Key Stage 3 students.

This Unit of Work provides 4 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with colour and abstraction. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links, homework and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner. This resource is ideal for Key Stage 3 students.

This Unit of Work provides 3 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with portraiture. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links, homework and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner. This resource is ideal for Key Stage 3 students.

This Unit of Work provides 3 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with dramatic landscapes. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links, homework and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner. This resource is ideal for Key Stage 3 students.

The current government workforce challenge reports state, amongst other things that all staff should work from thorough schemes of study. This resource can provide this. 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. The resource has been written by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, Senior Art Moderator and Professional Artist. They have been used in an Art department judged by Ofsted to be Outstanding. Art resource by Start Creative Resources.

Halloween's on the way. This visual resource provides 26 spooky grayscale images which can be used as inspiration for creative writing or artwork. The images have been provided in grayscale to allow them to be photocopied. Students can then use the image as a guide, adding color to the image using paint or pastel. These images are spooky, but not too scary! So would be suitable for use with all ages. Happy Halloween!