My name is Wendy Hobbs and I am an artist who has spent several years working as an HLTA. I was responsible for the art provision across the whole school, covering the full primary range, working closely with teachers to provide PPA cover to blend with their teaching. I am currently home educating my Yr6 child and many of the worksheets have been developed as part of the work we are doing.
Are there any that would enhance your school or home classroom experience?
My name is Wendy Hobbs and I am an artist who has spent several years working as an HLTA. I was responsible for the art provision across the whole school, covering the full primary range, working closely with teachers to provide PPA cover to blend with their teaching. I am currently home educating my Yr6 child and many of the worksheets have been developed as part of the work we are doing.
Are there any that would enhance your school or home classroom experience?
Amazon Rainforest Habitat/Biome worksheet.
This resource features a base sheet with a line drawn illustration showing the different layers within the Amazon rainforest habitat/biome. This can be built on, using the additional sheets provided, by naming layers, sorting their characteristics and adding the appropriate Amazonian animals to each layer.
It provides a flexible worksheet that could be used over several sessions as needed.
It can also be used within different curriculum areas such as, habitats and biomes, environmental adaptations and evolution, and South America.
Various sizes and formats are provided to provide extra choice for group or individual use, personal preference or print budget :)
The illustrations can also be coloured in by students.
This resource includes:
The base worksheet, featuring an illustration of the layers within a cross section of the Amazon rainforest. The division of the four layers is marked on the worksheet. The worksheet is provided in three formats, A3, A4 and A3 with the A4 illustration to one side of the sheet.
Sheet showing the names of the rainforest layers and their characteristics, to cut out and stick to the base layer. There are four layers featured, Emergent, Canopy, Understorey and Forest Floor. There are also 19 individual definitions that can be sorted and attached to the correct forest layer. These definitions refer to the plant, animal and climate characteristics of each layer. This sheet is in A3 and A4 sizes.
Sheet of line drawn illustrations of rainforest animals. These are specifically animals which would be found in the Amazonian rainforest. The animals can be cut out, sorted and attached to the appropriate layers of the worksheet. All animals are named, from a variety of classification areas, and aim to highlight some of the adaptations which enable them to live in a particular layer of the forest. 24 animals in total. A3 and A4 sheets.
Information/answer sheet for teachers. This also provides additional information about the animals, which could be used in classroom discussions when placing animals and discussing their adaptations.
All images are the property of TheArtTA.
Use the decorated letters as inspiration to embellish your own ‘Happy Christmas’ to colour in.
Ideal seasonal early finisher activity, or for use on its own. Finished designs could be used to decorate Christmas cards.
Christmas ‘Post a Hug’. A seasonal, fun art activity, designed to incorporate elements of the primary art curriculum, suitable for the multicultural classroom.
Let your students send a virtual hug to those they cannot see or who may be on their own this Christmas with this adaptable seasonal craft.
This art and design activity allows children to design and make a stand up greeting card with open hugging arms.
It offers teachers a way to include curriculum elements, adding educational value to these seasonal tasks.
The number of elements used can be adapted to what is appropriate for the class concerned, offering a very flexible resource in terms of content and age range.
The activity requires minimal resources, white A4 card for photocopying, pencils, fine liners/biros, coloured pencils, scissors, envelopes.
Post a Hug resource pack includes:
PDF template for Post a Hug card
PDF template for card inserts, blank and lined.
‘Pattern’ PowerPoint presentation
‘Colour’ PowerPoint presentation
PDF step by step photo instructions
PDF Teachers notes offering guidance to curriculum use, materials needed and possible session ordering.
Curriculum needs that can be met using this resource pack:
Elements of art - Using repeating man made patterns to create designs.
Studying and using colour combinations/theory to enhance their design.
Learning to meet a design criteria.
Knowledge of makers/craft skills and transferring this to their own work
Self portrait skills
Accurate folding and cutting skills.
Cross curricular elements could also be added by tying to English, informal letter writing, and community involvement.
All images are the property of TheArtTA
Remembrance Day colouring sheet featuring the text, ‘We will remember them.’ poppies and soldiers, for use with remembrance day activities or learning.
This resource features a model/worksheet showing the Earth in cross section, overlaid with examples of plate boundaries. The activity aims to provide a visual example to help students understand the zones within the Earth and to be able to place tectonic processes in relation to these.
The model involves an A4 base sheet to which sections are attached using a split pin to show the types of plate boundary that can be found.
2 versions, and a set of instructions are included.
Blank version (including instructions). This features only the drawings for the model leaving the freedom for students to complete the labelling and add further information in line with your own lesson content, e.g. thickness or composition of zones within the Earth.
Labelled version. This can be used as an activity in it’s own right where students are not required to record information, or as an example of possible labelling.
I have intended it to be a resource that is not prescriptive in its content and can be adapted to allow students to record their knowledge and understanding of the subject as they have been taught it.
Various pieces of the model can be selected for use to fit in with the teaching content and objectives of the lesson, or added on over subsequent lessons as the subject knowledge is developed.
All artwork is the property of TheArtTA
This resource features a clear, A4, line drawing of a volcano in cross section, suitable for annotating by students studying tectonics and geological forces.
No labelling is included on the worksheet, leaving you free to allow students to identify the features you require for your lesson.
Features included are: ash cloud, pumice/lava bombs, lava, magma chamber, main vent, side vent, layers showing build up of cone from previous eruptions.
All images are the property of TheArtTA.
A set of 5 printable worksheets featuring Polar, Tropical, Temperate, Desert and Ocean biomes/ habitats, which students can fill in to describe their key features, as part of a study on habitat and environment.
Each sheet has separate spaces to record descriptions of the non living features of a biome, its animal life, plant life and where in the world it is found, including a small globe to visually represent this.
The sheets can be used individually for specific habitats or as a set to enable comparison of different habitats.
The hand drawn header shows a selection of living and non living features for each biome. These can provide information for the student but also provide a fun element as they spot and name different animals. The pictures are designed to be coloured in and so can provide a handy activity for early finishers.
These sheets provide an interesting way for students to record information within this topic and will hopefully provide a useful addition to your teaching.
This World Oceans Day resource pack is ideal for home learning for any ocean based topic. The pack consists of practical art and craft activities along with a variety of themed page borders for topical writing exercises.
Contains:
Ocean box theatre. step by step photo instructions with a page of sea creature printables.
Junk modelling sea creatures ideas and instructions. photo instructions and examples to make a variety of sea creatures using plastic milk bottles, no glue needed for most models.
3D paper turtle craft. photocopiable sheet to colour, cut out and assemble a turtle.
Turtle and jellyfish/plastic bag writing borders
Shark writing border
World ocean day colouring sheet(also available as free download)
Fish colouring sheet (from animal classification pack)
Turtle colouring page
How to draw a whale.
A detailed, hand drawn colouring worksheet for V.E. Day. The drawing shows a variety of imagery associated with V.E. Day and the 75th anniversary celebrations.
Poster colouring to display.
A hand drawn colouring sheet featuring a cartoon style rocket, astronaut and views of earth and moon. This is suitable for colouring or as a writing prompt as required.
A mixed media, art activity to make a Sakura, or Cherry Blossom, branch using collage and coloured pencil techniques.
This original activity aims to use materials that should be accessible for home learning.
The activity is set out as a step by step tutorial, featuring photos and text, over two pages.
Materials needed: Cardboard, magazine pictures, glue, pencil, coloured pencils, cotton bud, vegetable oil, scissors, white paper.
This resource aims to present Shape and Form, as an element of art, to a primary school audience.
It can be used as a standalone lesson or part of a program of study.
This resources contains:
• PowerPoint presentation, explaining the definition and concept of shape and form in art and showing students how they can use art elements and techniques to achieve 3D effects in their artwork. There are opportunities for class discussion and participation within this, and many visual examples.
• PDF of teachers notes to accompany the PPT offering explanations and tips to hopefully make the lesson as effective as possible, even for those without an art background.
• PDF worksheet using the letter shapes from the word ‘Form’ to use and develop the knowledge and skills gained from the lesson to create form. Completed worksheet can be used for future reference and evidence of learning within the art curriculum.
• PDF teachers’ notes for worksheet listing materials needed and explaining the tasks involved to complete it.
All images in this resource are the property of TheArtTA
A poster style, A4, colouring sheet, suitable for Mothers’ Day activities. Hand drawn sheet features the word ‘Mum’ surrounded by stylised flowers. Lots of interesting elements for holding attention.
One of those random things that can be needed in a primary school at Christmas!
Print onto card and either, attach base of camel’s face to a headband made from a ring of card so it doesn’t cover the child’s face, or attach to a stick so it can be held up when needed.
Hopefully this might save someone some time!
