Everyone has seen and used emojiis but do you know how they began? This fun art activity introduces children to the history of emojii art before getting them to design some new ones of their own. I have successfully used this with years 3,4,5,6 and 7. It is great as a stand alone lesson at the beginning or end of term and also works well as a cover lesson.

This is a fun art activity that is perfect for cover lessons, wet play, early finishers and free time. Children need to design a Winter jumper by adding patterns and then colouring it in. The resource includes three different jumper designs and pattern ideas around the edge of the pages. minimal supplies needed -just something to draw and colour with. Suitable to use with all age groups.

This Remembrance Day themed art activity explores the four different colours of poppies that are currently in use (red black,purple and white) . Children will first learn about the colour and meaning of each poppy before designing their own version which could be used to represent all groups. Once designed the poppies could be cut out and made into a wreath or other display. I have successfully used this worksheet with years 3,4, 5 and 6 but it could also be used with younger and older children too. Only minimal art supplies are needed- pencils, erasers and something to colour with.

Page borders are excellent for encouraging and inspiring children to write. These page borders are edged with the artwork of Henri Rousseau, they provide an excellent starting point for written work about the artist, the base for an artist investigation page, French themed projects or just decorative pages to write on. This resource contains eight different A4 sized designs, some have blank pages and others have writing guidelines.

This Autumn leaf art activity will get children to develop their colouring and cutting skills and teach them about ‘warm colours’. Children will first colour in printed leaves, then cut them out and finally glue them to a ring template to create a beautiful Autumn leaf wreath that can be hung on a door or wall. This resource includes- Printed leaves to colour Printed ring templates large sized leaves I have also included large printable leaves as an alternative option. I have found that some children prefer to do one single leaf rather than lots of smaller ones. I have successfully used this activity with years 1 and 2 and also with Early years groups.

This complete resource introduces children to the beautiful architecture art made by Korean artist Sunga Park. This living artist is inspired by the buildings she sees on her travels around the world. Children will first learn about the artist’s work, then using her unique style create a drawing of Tower Bridge. they will then move on to creating a watercolour painting of a building of their choice. For those needing a little bit of inspiration images of three famous buildings are also included. This resource includes: An introduction to Sunga Park PowerPoint Drawing activity instructions powerpoint Painting activity instructions powerpoint Printable famous building images for inspiration An alternative, printable image of Tower bridge I have successfully used this resource with years 4,5 and 6 but it could also be used with younger and older children depending on ability.

This resource is ideal for students that are beginning to do artist research or as a starting point for further research into the work of American artist Jim Dine. The resource includes: An introduction to Jim Dine PowerPoint Research questions worksheet Drawing activity worksheet Jim Dine is a living artist that specialises in drawing everyday objects and specifically tools. Most of his work is in black and white and the drawing activity is good for students to practice their skills in creating texture and using shade and tone. I have successfully used this resource with years 8, 9 and 10 and found it useful when exploring themes relating to ‘around the home’ and ‘work’. It could also work well as a cover lesson activity.

This resource introduces children to the artwork of living, British artist Ruth Allen. Ruth Allen creates drawings of ordinary buildings using a technique called ‘continuous line’. This resource includes three presentations: An introduction to the artist Activity 1- learn and practice using the continuous line technique Activity 2- Create an artwork in the style of Ruth Allen I have successfully used this activity with years 4,5 and 6 but it could easily be used with other age groups too. This resource is good for using with architecture themed topics and for teaching/ developing drawing skills.

This resource is ideal to use when teaching and revising the principles of colour theory. Children will learn about primary, secondary, tertiary, analogous, cool, warm and complementary colours. This resource is a one page sheet and is perfect for sticking into sketch books and used as a reminder throughout the year. I have successfully used this resource with years 4,5,6 ,7 and 8. It could also be used with older classes as a refresher.

This is a fun Winter themed activity that will get children to review their knowledge of colour theory (warm and cool colours) and practice their colouring in skills. It is an ideal activity to fill a gap between other activities or just to do on a chilly afternoon. This resource includes: 2 different snowflake designs If you are working with a class or group the snowflake tiles make a nice display when put together. This resource has been used successfully with years one and two but could be suitable for other age group too.

This resource will make a great addition to your nature table or nature themed projects. This set includes six beautiful, high quality vintage images of pine cones and two outline images of pine cones which are great for children to use as a simplified guide when drawing or as a tracing template. The images are half the size of A4 paper making them more economical to print. If you plan on using them over again or with a group we highly recommend laminating the pictures.

In this resource children will learn about Viking jewellery. They will explore what it was made of, why it was made and take a look at the popular patterns and motifs that Vikings used in their designs. Children will then design their own Viking style brooch before turning it into a 3D version made from clay or salt dough. They will then review their work. Included in this resource- A Viking jewellery presentation A Viking jewellery design a brooch worksheet A Viking jewellery review worksheet A Viking patterns handout A jewellery inspiration handout. This resource is aimed at KS2 level (years 4, 5 and 6). I have successfully used this full resource several times however if you are looking for something that takes less time children could just watch the presentation and then design a brooch without making it.

This is a short presentation to introduce the colourful world of Henri Rousseau! Henri Rousseau was a self taught, French artist who didn’t begin painting until aged 49. He is famous for brightly coloured, imaginative and disproportionate paintings. This resource is ideal to use as part of bigger projects on France, Henri Rousseau, post-impressionism, animals, jungles and landscapes.