I assigned this to my new GCSE groups so that students could continue improving their drawing and knowledge while at home. A challenging mini unit of work based on Iain Macarthur’s animal illustrations (line, pattern, detail etc) that offers choice and includes opportunities to develop a range of technical skills and demonstrate creativity. Organised into the following tasks: -Knowledge -Interpretation -Practice -Inspiration -Final piece My students enjoyed it and the outcomes were decent. I hope your students enjoy it too!

A knowledge organiser for GCSE Art highlighting the key Assessment Objectives, including a breakdown of knowledge, vocabulary, links , art etc. Adapt or use as it is, I’ll be uploading more resources very soon to go along with the theme I’m using with my year 10s come September- Organic vs. Mechanic.

Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to do something for you! Quiet, focused, relaxing fun- Colouring is for everyone! I’m always drawing in black & white, I’d like you to help me make things right. Go get your markers, pick a place to start And help me add colour to my Art….

The next episode- this time we’re focusing on COMPOSITION. A 25 page booklet of art activities for artists of all abilities. Designed to challenge and inspire… while developing skill, knowledge and creativity. Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to learn something new. Refining skills, or just for fun- Drawing is for everyone! Creativity, technique, knowledge aplenty For humans aged 4 to 120 Parents, teachers, sisters, brothers- Let me know if this is useful and I will make others.

A 26 page booklet of art activities for artists of all abilities. Designed to challenge and inspire… while developing skill, knowledge and creativity. Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to learn something new. Refining skills, or just for fun- Drawing is for everyone! Creativity, technique, knowledge aplenty For humans aged 4 to 120 Parents, teachers, sisters, brothers- Let me know if this is useful and I will make others.

I created this to use for an interview lesson with a group of Year 9 boys. I had a lot of fun teaching the lesson, all students were engaged, learning and making progress… and I got the job. Includes powerpoint & lesson plan. Just add: paper, markers, wire, masking tape, scissors/wire cutters and students Learning Objectives & Outcomes: -To understand and reflect on the purpose of a portrait, using key terms -To create an abstract, dimensional portrait, developing problem-solving skills while working with wire We look at a classic Velazques and compare it with Bacon’s reinterpretation Key words: -line -continuous line drawing -sculpture -shape -abstract -portrait Enjoy!

The exam is just around the corner- are your students ready? Use this resource to help make sure they are… In a hurry and need some useful exam planning pages to print off to use immediately? 24, 35 & 41 With a focus on idea development for a final exam piece, this resource includes… -a printable/shareable student self-checklist handout to exam success (developing metacognition and to help prepare for the exam) -a printable/shareable ‘EVENT’ planning tutorial handout (where students or teacher records suggestions for success) -a guide to compositional/thumbnail sketches -a guide for successful artist research -introduction to a range of pertinent EVENT artists to inspire students & more…

Portrait painting project using coffee Includes printable differentiated skillbuilding worksheets -To work cooperatively with peers to develop the Assessment Criteria for our self-portrait painting. -To build a self-portrait toolkit, practising the Art techniques which will help us to develop more realism in our work.

The perfect activity to follow up on a unit on portrait drawing. Use this to have your students developing their own pattern taking inspiration from a variety of sources. Complete lesson with lesson plan & differentiation. Create a Self Portrait taking inspiration from the style of artist Kehinde Wiley. There are two parts to this artwork : Your tonal grid drawing (last 2 lessons) Your personalised background pattern (today) Key words for this project: Pattern, Portrait, Design, Shape, Identity, Personalisation, Repeat, Symmetry, Flip, Reverse, Colour Scheme, Harmonious, Monochromatic, Complimentary

Explore the colour wheel Explore colour value, how colours are created by mixing other colours Explore complementary colours Create our own colour wheel blending/layering markers, colouring pencils and watercolour paints

I used this to begin a unit on Van Gogh’s Starry night to teach brush control to my year 7’s.

An entire Design Technology term in one file… print off this booklet and your KS3 students can enjoy learning about Product Design, how to draw & render using 3D geometric forms, video game design, logo design & printmaking. Includes: -30 pages of engaging, challenging activities -Assessment Criteria -Extended writing task -Self & peer assessment checkpoints -Teacher feedback checkpoints -Assessments -Do Now tasks -Key vocabulary In a hurry? Need something now? Edit this to suit your school and you will be ready to go in a flash.

Bring in a bag of strawberry laces to ensure this lesson is a hit. I used this resource to help my students learn the importance of knots and to have some knot-tying practice. Our Textiles mission: To learn how to tie a variety of knots and decide which ones are most appropriate for our future projects. Features: Video clips, success criteria, historical information about knots, fun facts, step-by-step instruction & more.

**INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENT USE Tip: Use this framework as a guide to organise your self-assessment writing whenever we do www & ebi. Look carefully at your work and think of what www (use the vocabulary in the green to help you). Working from left to right choose words from each section to build a sentence to evaluate your work. Repeat for ebi (use the vocabulary in the yellow to help you). -Make sure you write using complete sentences. -Make sure your sentences make sense. -Ensure you are being honest about your work.

A favourite lesson to engage students with painting techniques while giving them a chance to be innovative I've used this project with years 7 up to year 9 and the results are always interesting. Includes everything you need for a watercolour painting project (just add paints, brushes & students) -worksheets -examples of outcome -success criteria -videos -cross-curricular links L.O.1: To learn about Van Gogh and reinvent one of his Masterpieces using our own original ideas. L.O.2: To develop our painting and composition skills. L.O.3: To use our knowledge to create a work of art that explores the following elements of Art: line, texture & movement. Enjoy!

In this lesson there is a focus on literacy in introducing students to the element of TEXTURE in Art.

Use this to show your students how to use the grid method to draw a realistic portrait.

Use this resource to get students to understand the importance of composition in their art.

Use the Assessment sheet & powerpoint to help your students push themselves further in their art lessons.