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

Use this engaging lesson to kick off a unit on Lord of the Flies Learning: -To begin to understand the historical and social context surrounding our next project. -To consider how outside influences can create a piece of literature that has been called ‘a masterpiece’. -To consider what assumptions we may have about the novel and how accurate they might be. Strong links to SMSC

Download this & use the steps to get your students pizza-making in no time! We used ready-roll pizza bases and I had students working in groups of 3. Works perfectly with my Food Tech Booklet.

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.

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

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.