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Colour Theory Activity
2 printable worksheets on basic colour theory. Worksheet requires students to demonstrate their understanding of the colour wheel and can be completed with paint of other materials. Worksheet two requires students to practice achieving a range of colour value with paint.
Art Media Experimentation Templates
4 printable templates for experimenting with application techniques in pencil, coloured pencil, oil pastel and watercolour paint.
Mixed Media Artwork Activity
3 printable worksheets for a mixed media artwork activity. Each worksheet requires students to draw an object or image of choice across a four box grid. Each box must then be rendered in the media outlined. Each worksheet has different media including, graphite, charcoal, watercolour paint, coloured pencil, oil pastels, chalk pastels, fine liner, felt tips and collage.
Cover Activities - Mini Design Briefs
9 separate worksheets including 9 different design activities.
Design a mug logo for your teacher
Design a Christmas tree decoration suitable for laser cutting
Design a pair of flip flops for a surfer
Design a book cover for your favourite book
Design an Autumn themed cushion cover
Design a household robot that helps around the house
Design an Earth Day Poster
Design a birthday gift bag for a 2 year old girl
Design a chocolate bar
Easy to follow activities perfect for cover work or early finishers/stretch and challenge tasks.
Kehinde Wiley Cover Lesson
6 activities provided on printable worksheets. Tasks include:
Research moodboard and questions
Mindmap of facts about the artist and questions
Artwork Analysis
x2 artist copy tasks
Create a Wiley inspired self-portrait
Worksheets are designed in a way that they can be used as cover work with minimal instruction or supplies needed.
Can also use tasks as part of a larger scheme of work on the artist.
KS3 Wooden Pencil Holder Project
Entire woodwork based project in which students are required to design and make a wooden pencil holder shaped like a letter of choice. Pencil holder is made with pinewood and has been cut by hand to achieve the shape. Holes are drilled to hold pencils. Wood stain finish applied.
Included in the download is a 58 slide power-point that covers 11, 40 minute lessons. Starter activities, main tasks, plenaries and homework tasks for each lesson.
A separate PDF file is attached that has 34 pages of printable resources to accompany the power-point. (Many of my DT resources seen on this site are included in this project download such as my Designer Research Activity, Risk Assessment Template, Design a Workshop Poster Activity, accessfm Poster, Feedback slips.)
Learning objectives for the project are as follows:
Understand Health & Safety rules in the workshop & how to conduct a Risk Assessment
Recognise different types of wood and understand their properties
Use research to analyse and learn from existing products
Develop isometric drawing and rendering skills
Understand client needs and how to write a design specification
Construct a functional pencil holder developing workshop skills
cutting, filing, shaping and wood staining
Identify the use of different tools and equipment
Understand how to write a project evaluation
Lesson plan overview:
Lesson 1: Health and Safety in the workshop and Wood Theory
Lesson 2: Product Safety and Product Analysis
Lesson 3: Isometric Drawing
Lesson 4: Design Specification and Design Drawing
Lesson 5: Tools and Equipment
Lesson 6-10: Manufacture
Lesson 11: Project Evaluation
DT Client Needs Activity
Printable activity cards for DT on the topic of client needs.
Sheet 1 provides two options of clients and their problems. Students are required to identify the client’s needs and write/sketch a design solution.
Sheet 2 provides a blank client needs template in which students can make up a client with a problem and provide a solution.
Alternatively, this can be used as pair work. Partner A can create the client and their problem and partner B can identify the needs and provide a design solution.
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DT Design Movement Research Activity
Single sheet activity ideal for cover.
Task requires students to research 4 main design movements and fill in a table of information including examples of products from the movement, key features and designers.
Stretch and challenge questions added.