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.
This fun form time game challenges teams to respond to slides that describe a person or animal in or on a place or object doing something. One person then draws the scene whilst team mates try to guess.
This PowerPoint provides rules, descriptive slides and score card.
This is a resource that I have produced to use with my classes this week to give them a well deserved end of term treat.
Merry Christmas from Start Creative
Happy Easter! This bundle offers images of Easter for inspiration, an Easter themed colouring book, an Easter word search, Easter mazes and an Easter egg template for students to use to produce their own designs.
Updated for 2017-18. Children and adults sometimes need a focus at times of stress and anxiety. Concentrating the mind on a straightforward activity such as colouring can have a calming effect and Allow for refocus. This resource might help an individual regain focus.
Over 30 original drawings are provided ready for colouring. The drawings vary in complexity. Some are simple outline drawings, whilst others have looser shapes and lines which will require greater creative input.
This resource can also be used as an extension activity or simply for fun.
Suitable for SEN students, but equally suitable for main stream students.
This visual resource comprises 30 high quality images of fungi to provide inspiration for Art students of all ages. This resource can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES.
This resource comprises 6 individual slide shows of images (180 images) offering inspiration for students of all ages. Ideal to help support GCSE and A level Art students, but equally useful as a general cross curricular resource.
Themes covered are Flowers, Fungi, Natural Textures, Sky, Trees and Water.
This resource has been produced by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, professional artist and Senior A level Art Moderator. This resource can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES
This Unit of Work provides 3 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with portraiture. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner.
This Unit of Work is suitable for Key Stage 3 students.
This resource offers three consecutive lesson plans. Firstly exploring tone and techniques for creating tone .... leading to observational drawing techniques .... and culminating in developing abstract art from these drawings. The three lesson plans cover;
how the work will be assessed,
differentiation,
lesson structure,
resources,
cross curricular links,
homework
Also included with each individual lesson plan is a photocopiable "Notes for students" page, which outlines the aims and objectives of the lesson in a student friendly manner.
This Unit of Work provides 3 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with colour. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner.
This Unit of Work is suitable for Key Stage 3 students.
This Unit of Work provides 2 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with abstract landscapes. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links, homework and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner.
The unit links observational drawing with aerial images and the artwork of Hundertwasser and Hockney.
This resource is ideal for Key Stage 3 students.
This resource provides 20 high quality images associated with Autumn. Falling leaves, rich colours and inspirational views. An ideal resource to support creative writing, art projects and lessons on the seasons of the year with Primary aged children.
This book provides a step by step art project for Primary aged students. The focus is "The Natural World". Children are guided through the development of drawings and paintings based on natural objects. A range of artwork by recognised artists is also introduced to students.
The resource can provide a structure for 6 to 8 individual art lessons. It also allows for modification by the teacher to suit the particular group.
This Primary Art resource has been developed by Start Creative Resources
The resource provides students with a step by step guide to developing an effective sketchbook that covers the Assessment Objectives of the NEW AS and A level Art specification. Also included is a slideshow of images of natural textures and a mind-map that leads students through the Art and Design process .
Emphasis is placed on observational studies, analysis of the work of artists and crafts-people, exploration of materials and processes and the development of ideas through informed decision making and making links between areas of research. The book can also be used by teachers, helping to structure their teaching.
The book can be used in a very literal sense with lower attaining students, or as a scaffolding structure for higher attaining students. Suitable for coverage of both the Art, Craft and Design, and the Fine Art endorsements.
This resource has been developed by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Subject and Senior A level Art moderator.
35 Christmas images for the festive season. Fully copiable and editable for insertion into your own documents. Suitable for all ages. Merry Christmas from Start Creative Resources.
Children love to draw faces but often become frustrated with their work. Faces are difficult to draw, and difficult to teach. This resource provides a simple step by step guide, leading the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 child through the process one bit at a time. They will learn how to use simple guide lines to get the features in the right place. They will also learn they everyone looks different and that hair colour, eye colour and skin colour varies greatly ..... basically, we are all unique.
The slide show is self explanatory, reducing the need for you to do lots of preparation. all that is needed are pencils, pencil crayons, paper ...... and children!
This resource has been produced by Mael Matthews, internationally exhibiting artist and Head of Art at one of the UK's leading Grammar schools. The resource has been trialled extensively and very successfully in Primary schools through Summer Art Camps run by Mael.
also included is a photographic slideshow faces for inspiration.
We hope that you enjoy using this resource with your students. Please don't forget to leave feedback ... we value your views.
Art Schemes of Work and supporting resources focussed on architecture and structures. Includes KS3 and 4 schemes. Slideshows of architecture and structures, a guide to perspective and a guide to developing a GCSE Art sketchbook with a structures theme.
30 beautiful kaleidoscopic images which challenge students to work out how many lines of symmetry there are. Images range in complexity from 9 to 2 lines of symmetry. Ideal as visual support for STEAM lessons.
Looking for fun activities at the end of a hard year? Here are 31 original images for colouring that will allow students to explore rotational symmetry. Easy to photocopy. The patterns allow for creative decision making whilst students are applying colour. Ideal for colouring with pencil crayons, felt tips or even paint.
Two files included, one with UK spelling (Colour) and one with US spelling (Color).
Happy colouring / coloring!
A bundle of symmetry resources. Beautiful images which challenge students to work out lines of symmetry, photographs of real world symmetry and a collection of symmetrical colouring pattern sheets. Ideal for KS2 and 3 children.
