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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL

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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL
Sustainability in Design Technology cover worksheet quick print
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Sustainability in Design Technology cover worksheet quick print

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Print & go high quality 2 page Design Technology cover worksheet for 1 or 2 lessons Students will learn about and complete a variety of different activities to deepen their understanding and application of the 6 R’s of Sustainability in Design: Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Refuse, Rethink & Recycle Great for KS3 & KS4
Hospitality & Catering Food Technology Booklet Several Activities Cover
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Hospitality & Catering Food Technology Booklet Several Activities Cover

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I’ve used it for KS3 or KS4, several hours (8+) worth of activities to keep students focused, engaged and learning all about a range of important topics related to Food Technology, Hospitality & Catering. 15 pages, several different topics with very clear instructions and no internet or other resources needed. Literally just print & go, I had my students record their answers in their exercise books or on lined paper.
Art Class Entire Booklet- LINE & PATTERN
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Art Class Entire Booklet- LINE & PATTERN

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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.
Final Art Assessment End of Year for KS3 Quick print & easy to mark
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Final Art Assessment End of Year for KS3 Quick print & easy to mark

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Everything you need to make your end of year assessment process go smoothly and stress-free Literally print out the tests & project instructions and you’re good to go 3 unique worksheets to print out for each of year 7, 8 and 9 full instructions and assessment criteria written on each worksheet Easy to mark and out of 25 so easy to calculate a percentage score if needed This is what my department is using now to assess drawing skills and progress made to collect data for our end of the year reports.
Pattern to Portraits
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Pattern to Portraits

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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
Graffiti Art Complete Unit of Work all lessons, printable worksheets & resources
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Graffiti Art Complete Unit of Work all lessons, printable worksheets & resources

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An engaging, challenging unit of work that explores the origins of graffiti. * Includes* 7 or more lessons worth of resources definition match-up DO NOW tasks history of graffiti linking back to prehistoric times easy to print off worksheets teaching knowledge and literacy bonus cover lesson worksheet to use at any time I used it with year 9, but could work for any year. Enjoy!
Sustainability in Sculpture Art Paper Upcycling Recycling
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Sustainability in Sculpture Art Paper Upcycling Recycling

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Explore Art that is made up upcycled materials, found objects, and made through processes that are environmentally friendly. Discover artists who explore social/political issues in their work. Consider the ecology, social justice, nonviolence and elevate voices of local communities.
Art Design Quick Print Cover Lessons
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Art Design Quick Print Cover Lessons

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In a rush? No need to fuss. Download these 3 double-sided cover sheets and print and you are sorted. Enough activities to keep your students engaged and learning for 3 entire lessons. Includes** -Skulls & Vanitas worksheet** -skull drawing activity -highlight the key words knowledge task ** -Colour Theory worksheet** -Colour theory revision activity -Colour theory wordsearch ** -Still Life worksheet** -highlight the key words knowledge task -Still life drawing activity -Still life wordsearch
Art & Design cover activity booklet printable Colour, Portraits & Cubism
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Art & Design cover activity booklet printable Colour, Portraits & Cubism

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**Need to cover a few Art or Design lessons fast? ** -This instant download, easy to print 17-page booklet features hours of independent activities that will help your students learn about colour theory, portraiture and cubism. -A diverse range of fun Colour Theory activities including linking emotions to colours -Explore and create cubist art in the style of Pablo Picasso & Matthew Marquis. -Learn and revise key terms and complete the quiz
Ergonomics Design & Technology Toothbrush GCSE revision activity worksheet cover
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Ergonomics Design & Technology Toothbrush GCSE revision activity worksheet cover

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A variety of tasks including drawing, designing and analysis of Ergonomics in Design Technology Quick print cover sheet to keep students learning all lesson. KS4 Egonomics Something that is designed to work well with the human body is designed to be ergonomic. A good example of this are games controllers.These are carefully designed to fit the human hand and be comfortable to use. If your hands ache using when playing games, you are probably play too long and should take a break
Food Technology 2 Entire Units Y7 & Y8 - Cooking DT
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Food Technology 2 Entire Units Y7 & Y8 - Cooking DT

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2 for 1- You are getting both the Year 7 & Year 8 booklets. Everything you need to kick-off your food tech unit! This one-of-a-kind booklet will safely take your students on a journey through 7 different practicals while engaging their senses and challenging their knowledge & skills. -A wide range of activities and practicals -Assessment Criteria -Links to GCSE themes -Do Now & reflection activities I will learn about hygiene, equipment, routines & organisation of the kitchen I will learn how to cooperate with others to safely prepare food using a range of skills I will learn the importance of healthy eating and plan nutritious menus I will learn how to taste and describe food using sensory vocabulary
Wire Portraits
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Wire Portraits

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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!
Intro to Art Baseline KS3 Rules & Routines
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Intro to Art Baseline KS3 Rules & Routines

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Honestly. Here is your first KS3 lesson done… with class. -Do Now Activity -Rules & Routines of the Art class -How to use a sketchbook -Deeper Questioning -Baseline Drawing Assessment -Success Criteria & Assessment Material for Baseline -Homework -Inspirational video clip Make a few tweaks to customise for your school and you are ready for all of your first KS3 Art lessons!
Art Summer Homework GCSE
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Art Summer Homework GCSE

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100% Ready to download, print out and use! Several hours of focused tasks to keep your cohort busy all summer all on one page! -10 different summer Art challenges to inspire, engage and enthuse your students towards success in their Art GCSE. -Each is linked to the Art GCSE Assessment Objectives -Hyperlinks to helpful websites and practical tasks -Build cultural capital, photography and drawing skills, experimentation and much more!
Power 2024 Art GCSE Edexcel Using phone photos as a starting point
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Power 2024 Art GCSE Edexcel Using phone photos as a starting point

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I’ve designed this lesson for my students so that they come back to me with PRIMARY SOURCES that they’ve created that they can then work from. This resource includes: -Clear instructions -Possible interpretations of the theme with ideas of what to photograph -Links to an artist -Examples of good photographs -Examples and instructions of how to organise photographs in the sketchbook and how to respond to them using drawing etc.
Art Pride Piece Bookmark (Can adapt to use in any subject)
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Art Pride Piece Bookmark (Can adapt to use in any subject)

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Use these bookmarks to build confidence in your students and celebrate high quality work. -Print out a PRIDE PIECE bookmark for each of your students. (Laminate if you wish to resuse). The idea is to allow students to reflect on their work, developping self-criticality and celebrating when they complete work to a high standard.