This resource provides a deeper look at colour as part of the elements of art. ‘Combining Colour’ consists of a PowerPoint presentation which builds on the basic colour theory and language covered in ‘Colour 1’ to include contrasting/complementary and harmonious colours, tertiary colour wheel, warm and cool colours, and the effect of colour on situation, style and mood in a piece of artwork, accompanied by extensive teachers’ notes and multiple worksheets covering the application of this knowledge. The resource can be delivered as a single or multiple lesson depending on ability and time. The completed worksheets can be added to students sketch books to provide useful reference for future study and evidence of learning. The resource consists of: ‘Combining Colour’ PowerPoint presentation covering colour theory in relation to how colours are used and work together. Includes, recap of knowledge in ‘Colour 1’, moving on to applying this knowledge through contrasting/complementary and harmonious colours, including tertiary colour mixing. Also covering the use of colour to create mood, atmosphere or style for a given situation, including, warm and cool colours. Pdf of teachers notes for each page/item of the presentation. This provides explanation and background information to enable the teacher, even if not an art expert, to understand and deliver the lesson. Also included in this are suggestions for ways in which these activities can fulfil curriculum requirements and objectives. Set of 6 worksheets covering activities for all ages and abilities in the primary age group. • Combining colour – contrasting/complementary and harmonious colours – students use knowledge of contrasting/complementary and harmonious colours to fill in each of the identical patterns on the sheet. 2 sheets featuring different designs to colour. Choose which suits your lesson. Leaves or striped pattern. • Tertiary colour wheel – 12 segment colour wheel for students to complete with their own secondary and tertiary colour mixes. Primary and secondary segments are labelled to aid correct positioning of the mixes. Definitions included. • Harmonious colour combinations – a sheet of 3 bars featuring 3 sections each for students to fill in with their choice of harmonious combinations. An ideal accompaniment to the tertiary colour mixing exercise or as a task on its own. Students are also asked to name their colours by hue to embed colour vocabulary. • Colour in mood/situation – These sheets enable students to apply their colour knowledge to build on a basic tree drawing to create different situations, mood or atmosphere. 2 sheets: 1 featuring four identical tree pictures for students to complete as each of the four seasons. 1 featuring a single A4 tree for students to complete. This could be as a single season as instructed or other situations and moods, such as different weather conditions e.g. sunny, raining, cold, and stormy.

This resource provides an introduction to colour as part of the elements of art. ‘Colour’ consists of a PowerPoint presentation explaining colour theory and language accompanied by extensive teachers notes and multiple worksheets which cover use of the material by a wide range of ages and abilities. The resource can be delivered as a single or multiple lesson depending on ability and time available. The completed worksheets can be added to students sketch books to provide useful reference for future study and evidence of learning. The resource consists of: ‘Colour’ PowerPoint presentation covering the start of colour theory. Includes, colour language and terminology, hue, colour wheels, primary and secondary colours, colour value, tints, shades and tones, and colour intensity. Pdf of teachers notes for each page/item of the presentation. This provides explanation and background information to enable the teacher, even if not an art expert, to understand and deliver the lesson. Set of 5 worksheets covering activities for all ages and abilities in the primary age group. • Colour flower – Use knowledge of Primary and Secondary colours to fill in each of the 6 petals on the flower. 2 sheets, one black outlined petals, one with petals the colour that need to be filled. Encourages colour mixing, matching and knowledge. • Colour maths. – Sheet with coloured shapes that form maths style questions to establish secondary colour mixing knowledge. Fill in the blank shapes with the correct colour. Also includes outline colour names, e.g. red, to complete in the appropriate colour. • Colour wheel – 6 segment colour wheel with definitions of primary and secondary colours for students to complete with their own colour mixing attempts. • Colour Value – Students explore colour value by mixing their own graduated blocks of tints, tones and shades and assessing what is happening. • Colour Value and Intensity – complete the sheet using 2 different paint mediums to fill in the words ‘value’ and ‘intensity’ to practice and understand the difference between value and intensity in colour language. Pdf of teachers notes relating to the completion of the above worksheets. Also included in this are helpful tips and advice on colour mixing, and art equipment to facilitate this. There are also suggestions for ways in which these activities can fulfil curriculum requirements and objectives. I have aimed to make this resource useful and usable to those who do not have much art expertise for themselves but wish to inspire art and understanding in their students. It is of course usable by experts too. The variety of worksheets and flexibility within them, makes this resource an adaptable and useful tool for covering the elements of art. All images are the property of TheArtTA

A poster style, A4, colouring sheet, suitable for Mothers’ Day activities. Hand drawn sheet features the word ‘Mum’ surrounded by stylised flowers. Lots of interesting elements for holding attention.

An autumn themed colouring sheet featuring a variety of line drawn leaf shapes decorated with patterns to add interest to the activity. A useful addition to your seasonal classroom resources. An A3 PDF, (can still be printed as A4) so why not enlarge the sheet further and create a group colouring activity? Completed work could form part of an autumn display. Complete with pens, pencils or paint, maybe using a limited palette of appropriate colours, warm reds, oranges and yellows, to really create that autumn feel. Also suitable as an early finisher activity. All images are the property of TheArtTA.

These activity sheets feature a drawn frog life cycle wheel which can be coloured in and put together by students or used as a teaching aid. Also included are blank copies of the life cycle wheel activity which can be illustrated by students themselves, either for a frog or the life cycle of another creature. The activity is suitable for use within a science lesson or as a separate, topic related, art session.

This resource contains printable worksheets for students to make their own rotating life cycle wheel, featuring the small tortoiseshell butterfly. The activity is included in 3 different formats to enable it to accommodate varying lesson requirements. These are: Life cycle of a butterfly. Fully illustrated wheel and cover for students to colour in. Labels are included to attach and name the various stages. Draw a life cycle. Blank wheel and cover for students to draw and label their own butterfly life cycle. Make a life cycle. Blank wheel, sheet of drawings and labels to attach to the wheel and illustrated cover, to enable students to sort and assemble the stages of the life cycle. Also included is a tip on completing the wheel without the need for split pins All images are hand drawn and the property of TheArtTA.

A worksheet pack for the lifecycle of a tomato plant. (Alternative sheets are available for sunflower and bean plants, or as a bundle of all three.) This adaptable resource contains a PDF featuring the following 4 sheets: • ‘Lifecycle of a plant’ worksheet featuring line drawings of each lifecycle stage. Ready for students to annotate themselves or add the key words provided. • Titled ‘Lifecycle of a plant’ blank worksheet. Students can illustrate this themselves, or use the accompanying pictures and key words to complete. • Line drawings of each stage of the plants lifecycle, suitable for ordering and adding to the blank worksheet. 2 sets of drawings per sheet • Key words strip containing a variety of relevant terms to add to the lifecycle or use as reference. 4 sets per sheet. The user can mix and match the elements they require, combining them to produce a unit most suited to their scheme of teaching and class needs. All images are property of TheArtTA

A worksheet pack for the lifecycle of a bean plant. (Alternative sheets are available for sunflower and tomato plants, or as a bundle of all three.) This adaptable resource contains a PDF featuring the following 4 sheets: • ‘Lifecycle of a plant’ worksheet featuring line drawings of each lifecycle stage. Ready for students to annotate themselves or add the key words provided. • Titled ‘Lifecycle of a plant’ blank worksheet. Students can illustrate this themselves, or use the accompanying pictures and key words to complete. • Line drawings of each stage of the plants lifecycle, suitable for ordering and adding to the blank worksheet. 2 sets of drawings per sheet • Key words strip containing a variety of relevant terms to add to the lifecycle or use as reference. 4 sets per sheet. The user can mix and match the elements they require, combining them to produce a unit most suited to their scheme of teaching and class needs. All images are property of TheArtTA

This World Oceans Day resource pack is ideal for home learning for any ocean based topic. The pack consists of practical art and craft activities along with a variety of themed page borders for topical writing exercises. Contains: Ocean box theatre. step by step photo instructions with a page of sea creature printables. Junk modelling sea creatures ideas and instructions. photo instructions and examples to make a variety of sea creatures using plastic milk bottles, no glue needed for most models. 3D paper turtle craft. photocopiable sheet to colour, cut out and assemble a turtle. Turtle and jellyfish/plastic bag writing borders Shark writing border World ocean day colouring sheet(also available as free download) Fish colouring sheet (from animal classification pack) Turtle colouring page How to draw a whale.

This resource features a line drawn cross section of a generic coral reef. Students can add the characteristics of each zone using the labels included, or add their own words. They can also attach the selection of line drawn reef animals to the correct zones on the worksheet. The elements included can be used to provide a variety of activities and outcomes within the classroom, depending on the teachers aims for the session and the students’ abilities. Helpful suggestions are included in the resource. Resource contains the following PDF documents: A3 coral reef zones base worksheet featuring a cross-sectional drawing of a generic coral reef divided into three zones. A3 coral reef zones base worksheet featuring a cross-sectional drawing of a generic coral reef divided into three zones above a lined text box for students to record their own coral reef facts. 2 A4 sheets of labels giving a variety of characteristics for each reef zone. Both sheets contain the same information, but the second sheet is colour coded to provide an answer sheet. A4 sheet of named line drawings of assorted sea creatures which can be found living on coral reefs. Please note that, as this is a generic reef, not all of these species would be found living on reefs in the same areas. They have been chosen to show a variety of adaptations and species which can be found on coral reefs. Teachers notes: 3 separate documents covering resource use, and information on coral reef zones and animal species. All images are the property of TheArtTA

Can you help the archaeologist put back together the pieces of Roman pot they have dug up? This Roman themed activity is suitable for early years and primary children. It provides a creative activity that practices scissor and fine motor skills whilst still linking to an area of curriculum based history. Two different options are given in the instructions for using the activity, which can be adapted to suit your class needs. The activity includes: Teachers instructions A4 activity printout for class use Additional A4 printout of pieces needed for activity

A bumper pack of 16 christmas colouring printouts. 4 colour and fold cards, reindeer, snowman, santa and christmas tree 4 colouring sheets featuring the cover illustrations from the above cards, reindeer, snowman, santa and Christmas tree 4 modern/ abstract colouring sheets, tree, star, present and baubles - colour the different geometric sections to highlight the Christmas shapes. Try using warm and cold colours for maximum effect. Traditional nativity colouring sheet Snowflake colouring sheet Traditional tree with presents colouring sheet Snowman colouring sheet All images are the property of TheArtTA

Christmas ‘Post a Hug’. A seasonal, fun art activity, designed to incorporate elements of the primary art curriculum, suitable for the multicultural classroom. Let your students send a virtual hug to those they cannot see or who may be on their own this Christmas with this adaptable seasonal craft. This art and design activity allows children to design and make a stand up greeting card with open hugging arms. It offers teachers a way to include curriculum elements, adding educational value to these seasonal tasks. The number of elements used can be adapted to what is appropriate for the class concerned, offering a very flexible resource in terms of content and age range. The activity requires minimal resources, white A4 card for photocopying, pencils, fine liners/biros, coloured pencils, scissors, envelopes. Post a Hug resource pack includes: PDF template for Post a Hug card PDF template for card inserts, blank and lined. ‘Pattern’ PowerPoint presentation ‘Colour’ PowerPoint presentation PDF step by step photo instructions PDF Teachers notes offering guidance to curriculum use, materials needed and possible session ordering. Curriculum needs that can be met using this resource pack: Elements of art - Using repeating man made patterns to create designs. Studying and using colour combinations/theory to enhance their design. Learning to meet a design criteria. Knowledge of makers/craft skills and transferring this to their own work Self portrait skills Accurate folding and cutting skills. Cross curricular elements could also be added by tying to English, informal letter writing, and community involvement. All images are the property of TheArtTA

This resource features a set of PDF worksheets relating to Animal Classification. Each features a smaller version of the popular animal classification drawing sheets above a lined section for students to record their learning on the subject. Use to list the characteristics of each group or to describe one of the animals featured in the drawings. A set of labeled drawings are included to help identification. The Animal Classification colouring sheets are available to purchase separately or both resources can be purchased together in the ‘Animal Classification Bundle’ All images are the property of TheArtTA

This activity, to make a standing sheep, was originally devised for a Reception class as part of a Spring based learning theme, but can be adapted to suit a wider age and ability range. Some ideas for this are contained within the resource. The resource contains instructions and a materials list for the activity and a photocopy template to construct the 3D standing sheep. The activity involves gluing, folding, drawing and construction skills. Scissor skills could also be used. It also involves visualizing how a 2D shape can become a 3D form.

This detailed, hand drawn colouring/work sheet is ideal to use when celebrating the coronation of King Charles with your students. PDF featuring the Orb, Sceptre and St. Edward’s Crown traditionally used in the coronation ceremony. This resource is provided free of charge to allow access for all to celebrate this event. Many more resources for curriculum based topics can be found in TheArtTA’s shop. If you have found this resource useful please take a look. All images are the property of TheArtTA