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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
World Poetry Day 2024 Whole School
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World Poetry Day 2024 Whole School

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Need an engaging activity to lead your students in this WORLD POETRY DAY? Need to get your students interested in and responding to key texts? If so, you’re in the right place! Includes: -Clear instructions -A diverse selection of poems to print for students to work on -Assessment Criteria -Exemplar work & ideas
A level Art Entire SOW, diverse range of activities, drawing, photography, research
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A level Art Entire SOW, diverse range of activities, drawing, photography, research

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An entire SOW for your year 12 art students written by a Pearson Edexcel & OCR A-level Art moderator. Download & share with your students today to get them started on producing a wide variety of high quality outcomes that develop and showcase their technical skills, personal style and analytical abilities. Includes: Step by step instructions & examples outcomes for students to complete the highest quality of mindmaps, moodboards & artist research A diverse selection of artists for students to choose from Guided instructions on how to take your own photos, present, annotate and sketch from them. Instructions and artist links on how to created a sophisticated collage working from copies of their own photos and other collage materials to create an inspired outcome. Guidance to produce an extended focus drawing with a choice of 7 different media & techniques. Instructions on how to complete a final mindmap that articulate clearly the direction the personal project & outcome is going to take.
Transition Summer 2024 Art & Design Homework Booklet Year 9 into 10 Independent Work
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Transition Summer 2024 Art & Design Homework Booklet Year 9 into 10 Independent Work

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Keep students motivated and improving their art skills all summer long so when they come back in September they already have some high quality work for their GCSE portfolio! Includes: KNOWLEDGE: Learn about artist & illustrator Iain MacArthur PRACTICE: Timed drawing tasks of different lengths & warm ups, CHALLENGE: Mark-making and creative detailing challenge I work in a boys school where homework doesn’t always get done. With this is mind I’ve designed this exciting, varied book of activities that will delight and challenge students while subconciously introducing them to the GCSE Art Assessment Objectives.
Art Baseline Testing Observational Drawing Instructions
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Art Baseline Testing Observational Drawing Instructions

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-Use this ppt to start your KS3 students onto a baseline drawing, working from any object. (We use this at the beginning of the year to assess ability on entry and collect a sample of existing skill). -Succinctly explain what observational drawing is and get your students to practice the skill right away. Featuring: -Instructions for the activity -6 Steps to success -Tonal chart Just add: Objects, pencils, paper and students.
DADAism Art & Automatic Poetry
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DADAism Art & Automatic Poetry

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Use this lesson to introduce GCSE or A-level students to the conceptual art movement of DADAism and have them create their own random collages and automatic poetry. Includes: -Introduction to DADAism in Art -Instructions for how to create a DADAist collage -Instructions for how to create automatic poetry -words to print out & use for automatic poetry -examples of intended outcome -homework tasks
Deconstructivism in Art
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Deconstructivism in Art

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A-level and GCSE students will enjoy learning about Ursus Wehrli in this introduction to DECONSTRUCTIVISM in Art. -Differentiated Assessment Criteria for a deconstructive collage task -Definition of Deconstructivism -Guided Annotation -Homework assignment
Insect Sculpture Art Design Technology Project
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Insect Sculpture Art Design Technology Project

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Includes: Everything you need to get your students to design and create their own wire insect sculpture. -3 powerpoints to take students through the stages of the unit: Draw/Design/Plan/Execute/Evaluate -Clear instructions & lesson objectives -Assessment Criteria -Key Vocabulary -Homework
Art Target setting
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Art Target setting

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Use the Assessment sheet & powerpoint to help your students push themselves further in their art lessons.
2020 Event GCSE Art Exam Edexcel
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2020 Event GCSE Art Exam Edexcel

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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…
Black History Month Art Contest Portraits
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Black History Month Art Contest Portraits

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Editable poster to advertise a BHM portrait contest. Choose an inspirational Person to Draw. 2. Use your art skills to create a unique portrait of this person. 3. Hand it in to the Head of Art before OCTOBER 22nd, 2020 for a chance to win one of many great prizes!
Vanitas. Still Life. Skulls. Momento Mori. Art.
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Vanitas. Still Life. Skulls. Momento Mori. Art.

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2 Art lessons exploring the topic of Vanitas, including… -Analysis of ‘The Ambassadors’ Vanitas artwork by Hans Holbein the younger. -Skull drawing practice worksheets using the observational/upside down/ grid drawings methods -Match of the Day using Key Terminology -Exercise where students set up their own Still life, research the symbolism of the objects and photograph it. -Much more! My year 9s loved it.
Colour Theory Watercolours
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Colour Theory Watercolours

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Teach Colour Theory properly and create a high quality outcome using Watercolour paint. Includes: -Slides content and printable worksheets for several lessons (6 or more) -Introduction to relevant artists -Success Criteria -Colour Theory Key vocabulary -Exemplars
Op Art & Art History Dazzle ships
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Op Art & Art History Dazzle ships

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Optical Art lessons where students learn op art techniques and then create their own dazzle ships. Optical illusions. Includes: Content for 2 to 4 lessons Examples Success Criteria Do Now Tasks Printable worksheets Marksheet
Art Assessment worksheets printable drawing
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Art Assessment worksheets printable drawing

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Need to assess your student’s skills in Art? No problem! Download and print and you’re ready to go… -3 different easy-to-use, easy to mark drawing assessments -clear instructions for students -assessment criteria & marking scheme
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.
Nina Chakrabarti
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Nina Chakrabarti

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Use this Ppt. to introduce the artist (designer) Nina Chakrabarti to your students and get them experimenting with portraiture and exploring the limits of mark-making. You just need black fineliner pens and some photos of faces. Enjoy!