Start Art Education provides a wide range of resources spanning a variety of subject areas. Resources are written by an experienced educator with 20 years of Art teaching in secondary schools behind him. He also has a wide range of other specialisms including Design Technology, PSHE, Citizenship, Physical Education and Early Years teaching.
Start Art Education provides a wide range of resources spanning a variety of subject areas. Resources are written by an experienced educator with 20 years of Art teaching in secondary schools behind him. He also has a wide range of other specialisms including Design Technology, PSHE, Citizenship, Physical Education and Early Years teaching.
Here is a fantastic art lesson exploring CLAY. Ideal for KS3. This lesson is one of 38 lessons in a series that aims to take the effort and planning out of art teaching.
Each lesson includes a clear explanation of activities for the teacher, a materials list, health and safety guidance, illustrations, home study suggestions, cross curricular links and a fantastic, print friendly student support sheet to ensure that everyone understands the aims of the lesson.
Why not check out all the other lessons in the series? Collectively they provide a whole year of art education!
Here is a list of the lessons in the series. Check them out in our shop!
Lesson 1 Tone
Lesson 2 Observation
Lesson 3 From observation to abstraction
Lesson 4 Relief
Lesson 5 Portraiture
Lesson 6 Portraiture part 2
Lesson 7 Portraiture part 3
Lesson 8 Clay
Lesson 9 Clay part 2
Lesson 10 Clay part 3
Lesson 11 Color
Lesson 12 Color part 2
Lesson 13 Color part 3
Lesson 14 Three dimensional
Lesson 15 Three dimensional part 2
Lesson 16 Three dimensional part 3
Lesson 17 Three dimensional part 4
Lesson 18 Human figure
Lesson 19 Human figure part 2
Lesson 20 Human figure part 3
Lesson 21 Human figure part 4
Lesson 22 Architecture
Lesson 23 Architecture part 2
Lesson 24 Architecture part 3
Lesson 25 Architecture part 4
Lesson 26 Color abstraction
Lesson 27 Color abstraction part 2
Lesson 28 Color abstraction part 3
Lesson 29 Color abstraction part 4
Lesson 30 Masks
Lesson 31 Masks part 2
Lesson 32 Masks part 3
Lesson 33 Masks part 4
Lesson 34 Dramatic landscapes
Lesson 35 Dramatic landscapes part 2
Lesson 36 Dramatic landscapes part 3
Lesson 37 Abstract landscapes
Lesson 38 Abstract landscapes part 2
Written by a Senior Art moderator. This step by step guide leads the student through the development of a component of work for GCSE Art. The theme here is "Metamorphosis". Students are encouraged to explore the art of a range of contemporary and past artists and develop their own work ensuring that they fully address the four Assessment Objectives. Suitable for use with either the AQA or EdExcel specification. The resource can either be printed out and provided to students as a work book, or alternatively it can be used as a guide, allowing them to explore and expand upon the theme. Ideal for handing to Year 10 students before the summer holiday for them to develop work for September.
It’s always tough missing a lesson, but this resource should take the pressure out of planning a cover lesson for someone else to deliver. 54 separate grid drawing activities using high quality photographs of objects which have had a grid positioned over the top of them. Student are challenged to draw what they see onto the corresponding grid. Ideal for printing out at short notice. Objects include bones, shells, mechanical parts, musical instruments, human skeleton parts, bottles, bike parts and more…
It’s nearly the end of another busy school year. Give students a treat with this fun visual quiz. All they have to do is guess what the object is from a zoomed in section. All the objects have a summer theme. All complete photos are included of course so that the mystery objects can be revealed. We hope you enjoy the holiday when it finally arrives!
Cut your workload with this Back to school assembly Powerpoint. 20 fully editable slides welcoming students back to school. Each slide has an eye catching image and emphasises the important points that children should consider as they set off on what will hopefully be another successful year.
Slides highlight the following areas.
The need for balance in life
Friendship
Hard work
Being kind
Engaging in lessons
Supporting each other
Asking for help … and more.
Also includes a bonus “How to revise” assembly.
This resource is fully editable because, let’s be honest, the chances of designing an assembly Powerpoint that absolutely hits everything you want to say are quite remote. We hope that this really reduces your workload though so that you can enjoy that last few days of the holiday. Good luck for the new academic year.
GDPR regulations have resulted in schools having to tighten data regulations. One area that Art departments must be aware of is the taking of photographs and their use within student work. It is no longer good enough to have a cover all photography agreement form, things are now far more specific.
This resource provides a clear, sensible GDPR policy for Art departments. This policy will ensure that your department is covered with regard to collection and use of photographs of students and staff.
This science bundle provides 11 different resources. Each resource focusses on a different space themed topic. All 11 resources take the same format - clear, accessible, student friendly information and visuals, followed by activites which check for understanding and challenge students to expand on that understanding.
Topics covered are;
Eclypses
International Space Station
Life Beyond Earth
Lifecycle of a Large Star
Lifecycle of a Medium Star
Mission to Mars
Planet Earth
Solar Power
The Moon
The Solar System
The Sun
Ideal as starter or extension activities, or substitute / cover lessons. Suitable for use as handouts.
A Level Art Component 1. Support for students when deciding on a theme for their personal investigation. Clear, student friendly guidance on how to ensure that their theme is appropriate and will enable them to develop a cohesive component that meets the assessment objectives. Ideal for AQA and EdExcel specifications. Also included is a presentation that clearly shows students the importance of the development of ideas through their work.
This 10 minute video shows how to accurately draw a hand. Clear instructions are given and students are shown how to draw a series of simple shapes to slowly build up the overall hand structure. The video then shows how to add shading. A really useful art resource because students often find hands very difficult to draw. Ideal for cover lessons too!
Planning an art gallery visit with your students? This resource might just help. A student friendly guide to getting the most out of a gallery visit. A 17 page workbook that guides students through how to behave in a gallery, how to explore and analyse the artwork, how to take notes and sketch details and how to interpret the artwork in order to develop their own art once back in the classroom. Easy to print and ideal for all exam level art students.
We will be handing out GCSE Art Component 2 question papers in January. This is a FULLY EDITABLE 12 page guide for students to help them develop artwork for GCSE Art Component 2. It is suitable for all exam boards including AQA and Edexcel. As it is fully editable it is suitable for use with ALL TITLES; Art and Design, Fine Art, Textiles, Graphics, Photography, 3D Design. This fully illustrated guide leads the student through the stages of development of a thorough set of work that meets the requirements of the assessment objectives. Drawing in all its forms is strongly encouraged, as drawing underpins all other work, no matter which Title is being followed.
This resource is used in an outstanding Art Department. No exam questions are reproduced in this resource. The guidance given provides a structure that works irrespective of the starting point. Potentially, this could be used as an outline for the development of Component 1 too!
Also includes an editable planning sheet to help students organise themselves right from the start.
This resource is provided as a Word doc so that you can edit it to meet your needs. For instance, tailor it to your exam board and deadline dates, or add your own images and artist references. We hope it helps!
**P.S, be sure to unzip (extract) the file once downloaded. To do this, simply right click on the file and choose “Extract all” from the menu. You will then have a fully editable resource. **The zipped download system is set by TES, by the way, authors have no choice in the matter. It is to speed up the download process.
A new year, a new term! This FULLY EDITABLE PowerPoint provides a lovely visual slide show with positive messages about friendship, family and doing your best. As it is editable, you can alter the text and images as you wish! We hope it saves you a little bit of time at the start of a busy term. Happy New Year!
GCSE Art Component 2 question papers for 2023 are out! This is a FULLY EDITABLE 12 page guide for students to help them develop artwork for GCSE Art Component 2. It is suitable for all exam boards including AQA, OCR and Edexcel. As it is fully editable it is suitable for use with ALL TITLES; Art and Design, Fine Art, Textiles, Graphics, Photography, 3D Design. This fully illustrated guide leads the student through the stages of development of a thorough set of work that meets the requirements of the assessment objectives. Drawing in all its forms is strongly encouraged, as drawing underpins all other work, no matter which Title is being followed.
This resource is used in an outstanding Art Department. No exam questions are reproduced in this resource. The guidance given provides a structure that works irrespective of the starting point. Potentially, this could be used as an outline for the development of Component 1 too!
Also includes an editable planning sheet to help students organise themselves right from the start.
This resource is provided as a Word doc so that you can edit it to meet your needs. For instance, tailor it to your exam board and deadline dates, or add your own images and artist references. We hope it helps!
P.S, be sure to unzip the file once you download it. One reviewer has stated that it is not editable … it is, it simply needs unzipping first! :)
A Level Art Component 2 question papers are out in February! This is a FULLY EDITABLE 14 page guide for students to help them develop artwork for A Level Art Component 2. It is suitable for all exam boards including AQA, OCR and Edexcel. As it is fully editable it is suitable for use with ALL TITLES; Art and Design, Fine Art, Textiles, Graphics, Photography, 3D Design. This fully illustrated guide leads the student through the stages of development of a thorough set of work that meets the requirements of the assessment objectives. Observations, analysis, experimentation, development and review are all encouraged.
**This resource is used in an outstanding Art Department and has been developed by an experienced Head of Department and Senior Examiner. **
No exam questions are reproduced in this resource. The guidance given provides a structure or framework that works irrespective of the starting point. Potentially, this could be used as an outline for the development of Component 1 too!
Also includes an editable planning sheet to help students organise themselves right from the start.
This resource is provided as a Word doc so that you can edit it to meet your needs. For instance, tailor it to your exam board and deadline dates, or add your own images and artist references. We hope it helps!
P.S, be sure to unzip the file once you download it! To do this, right click on the zipped file and choose “extract all” from the menu.
Need an art or science cover lesson that can be followed by a non specialist? This might do it. A nice little lesson that encourages students to explore the sculptural work of artist Luke Jerram as well as the properties of viruses. His glass sculptures recreate the complex forms of viruses like the common cold and Covid.
Once students have done some background research, they are then encouraged to start developing their own artwork based on viruses. A great way of linking art and science. The lesson plan is super easy to follow.
It’s not grade specific because all ages can explore the theme here at their own level.
The activities should keep students engaged for at least an hour. it could also be used as the starting point of a more extensive project.
A clear GCSE Art student guide explaining how to successfully complete Component 1. Ideal for handing out at the start of Year 11 to provide straightforward, easy to follow guidance on what is required to meet the assessment objectives.
Includes a week by week chart for them to log their progress to encourage them to retain ownership of their work and keep on track.
Provided as a Word document so that you can edit it to your heart’s content!
Suitable for AQA andEdExcel specifications.
The Israel - Palestine conflict is complex. Here is a clear information booklet for students. It provides balanced, factual information in a simple, easy to understand format.
Key historic events and political figures are covered.
Also includes an explanation of the issues surrounding the Gaza Strip.
A question sheet at the end of the document tests for understanding. There is also a coloring activity which invites students to add color to the flags of Israel and Palestine.
Please note that no political opinion is included here. It is absolutely fact based.
Would you like an art scheme of work that focusses on the huge range of fantastic art related careers that are available? Here it is. It is ideal for Key Stage 3 students, to encourage them to continue with art education through GCSE and A level.
Included is a thorough seven lesson scheme of work, a rubric, a feedback sheet and a very exciting introductory video!
Provided as Word documents for complete editing freedom. The download is a zip folder, so don’t forget to unzip!
Unlock the vibrant world of Pop Art with this engaging and comprehensive art lesson plan designed for elementary-aged students! This dynamic resource introduces young artists to the iconic Pop Art movement, celebrating creativity and self-expression.
Key Features:
In-depth Introduction: Delve into the Pop Art movement’s history and key elements, featuring famous artworks by influential artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
Hands-On Activity: Encourage creativity with a step-by-step art activity where students choose an everyday object as their muse. They’ll sketch, outline, and paint using bold colors, embracing the essence of Pop Art.
Materials and Instructions: A detailed list of materials, clear instructions, and helpful tips guide both teachers and students through the entire artistic process, ensuring a successful and enjoyable experience.
Extension Activities: Take the learning further with exciting extension activities, including artist research projects, collaborative murals, and the creation of 3D Pop Art sculptures. These extensions allow for continued exploration and deeper understanding of Pop Art concepts.
Rubric for Assessment: Evaluate students’ progress with a comprehensive rubric covering creativity, use of color, precision, representation of Pop Art elements, effort, and presentation. Foster a positive learning environment with constructive feedback.
Benefits:
Cultivates an appreciation for art history.
Enhances creativity and self-expression.
Develops fine motor skills through sketching and painting.
Encourages collaboration and discussion.
Provides a versatile framework for customization.
Why Choose This Lesson? This Pop Art lesson plan is perfect for educators seeking a well-rounded and engaging art experience for elementary students. Spark their imagination, celebrate individuality, and bring the exciting world of Pop Art into your classroom today!
Unlock the magic of colours with our “Colourful Adventures Bundle” – an all-in-one guide and activity designed to ignite creativity in your classroom! Perfect for art teachers, homeschooling parents, or anyone passionate about fostering artistic exploration in young minds.
What’s Included:
Colour Mixing Guide:
Dive into the world of colours with our comprehensive Colour Mixing Guide! Tailored for 11-year-olds, this step-by-step guide makes learning fun and engaging. Your students will master the art of blending primary colours to create a spectrum of stunning secondary and tertiary shades. With easy-to-follow instructions and a style suited for young learners, the guide encourages experimentation and sparks the imagination.
“Colourful Creatures Collage” Activity:
Take the learning further with our hands-on and delightful “Colourful Creatures Collage” activity! This activity seamlessly integrates the colour mixing skills acquired from the guide into an imaginative art project. Students get to bring their colourful creatures to life, exploring their creativity and expressing themselves through a vibrant masterpiece. This activity not only reinforces colour theory but also nurtures fine motor skills and storytelling abilities.
Why Choose Our Bundle:
Comprehensive Learning: Our guide covers primary, secondary, and tertiary colours, ensuring a well-rounded understanding.
Engaging Activity: The “Colourful Creatures Collage” activity turns learning into a captivating adventure, fostering a love for art.
Easy Implementation: No need for extensive preparation – simply follow the guide and watch your students’ creativity soar.
Educational and Fun: We believe learning should be enjoyable. This bundle combines education with excitement, making art an unforgettable experience.
Who Can Benefit:
Art Teachers: Enhance your curriculum with a vibrant and practical approach to colour theory.
Homeschooling Parents: Make art lessons at home an engaging and educational experience for your children.
Art Enthusiasts: Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or art lover, our bundle adds a splash of colour to your educational toolkit.
Embrace the beauty of colours and unleash your students’ creativity with our “Colourful Adventures Bundle” – available now on Teachers Pay Teachers. Elevate your art lessons and watch as your students embark on a journey of artistic discovery!