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.

Learning Objective: To understand the context of McCarthyism and justify my directing choices for staging the play. Students will learn about: -The Real Witch-Hunts -The Cold War -USA: Capitalism versus Communism in 1950s Includes: Vocabulary & Comprehension tasks Director’s challenge tasks Fill in the blank, identify the parallels & True or False exercises Homework tasks

Print & go high quality 2 page Design Technology cover worksheet for 1 or 2 lessons Students will learn about and complete a variety of different activities to deepen their understanding and application of the 6 R’s of Sustainability in Design: Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Refuse, Rethink & Recycle Great for KS3 & KS4

Print & go cover resources for Food Technology/DT lessons Just download & you’re good to go!

Just print & go graphics & DT cover worksheet. High quality, engaging worksheet to keep students learning all lesson

Save the whales and save time planning with this good to go lesson on the topic of SAVING THE OCEANS to celebrate World Oceans Day. Interactive & engaging with up-to date facts, video clips, questions & activities.

Baseline Creativity Test useful for all key stages Features -Instructions for Activity -Assessment Criteria -Visual Exemplars of outcome

Use this resource to kick-off The Edexcel A2 exam preparation period from February 1st onwards. Enough resources here to keep your students interested and productive for several lessons… Featuring: -Instructions & Examples for 3 tasks to ensure your students are engaging with the theme and to support them in completing work to a high standard: -Mindmap Challenge task -Mood Board Collage -A range of suitable ENVIRONMENT artists -Artist Research page -Artist Creative Response task -Collaborative Photo project

Use this resource to get your students exploring the exam theme POWER through creating their own propaganda posters. Includes: -An introduction to the history of protest Art -A variety of propaganda poster styles to choose from -Key Art vocabulary word match up activity -Examples of artists who use their Art to protest -Ethical practice in protest

An engaging, challenging unit of work that explores the origins of graffiti. * Includes* 7 or more lessons worth of resources definition match-up DO NOW tasks history of graffiti linking back to prehistoric times easy to print off worksheets teaching knowledge and literacy bonus cover lesson worksheet to use at any time I used it with year 9, but could work for any year. Enjoy!

**Need to cover a few Art or Design lessons fast? ** -This instant download, easy to print 17-page booklet features hours of independent activities that will help your students learn about colour theory, portraiture and cubism. -A diverse range of fun Colour Theory activities including linking emotions to colours -Explore and create cubist art in the style of Pablo Picasso & Matthew Marquis. -Learn and revise key terms and complete the quiz

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

An entire unit (7+ lessons) to help your students master the fundamentals of drawing comic characters. Includes: -understanding proportion -drawing facial expressions -drawing bodies in motion inventing your own characters -creating your own comics & more

-Learn, Practice and refine portrait skills in a variety of meaningful ways. -Explore the meaning behind the work of Kehinde Wiley and 6 other artists. -Analyse art using key vocabulary. -Plan and draw out your own portrait. -Ideal for independent learning either in school or through remote learning. -Editable booklet in pptx format or download, print & go from the included pdf version. -Black History Month

Use this engaging resource to get your Design Technology or Art students to refine their skill of shading in 3D objects using pencil. This lesson features... -Quick-print worksheets (differentiated) - Assessment Criteria -Key vocabulary words -Higher thinking questions Includes a lesson plan!

Still have students who aren't ready for their GCSE ART exam? I know I did... until I used this resource to get their ideas into shape. Includes: -Worksheet to plan out exam ideas -Examples of exam planning sketches -Questions to get students thinking about their exam -Self-Assessment Checklist

Use this lesson to get your photography students earning marks for A02: 1. Identifying what makes a successful photograph 2.Selecting and evaluating their best images on their contact sheet. Includes: -RAG self-checklist for success -Key vocabulary -Direct links to Assessment Criteria -Examples of excellent photographs

A knowledge organiser for GCSE Art highlighting the key Assessment Objectives, including a breakdown of knowledge, vocabulary, links , art etc. Adapt or use as it is, I’ll be uploading more resources very soon to go along with the theme I’m using with my year 10s come September- Organic vs. Mechanic.

A handy step-by-step guide using artist JIM DINE to help your students create excellent Artist Research pages. Includes: -Assessment Objectives -Examples of Artist Studies -Animated diagram explaining how to create an Artist Research -Template that helps students in interpreting an artwork -Resources to support Art vocabulary

-Use this resource to add purpose and build skills in any lesson where students will be drawing an object. -Can be used as a Baseline test for year 9 and GCSE Art students. -Includes a lesson plan outline and differentiation. The Activity: 1. Gather a variety of objects (we use shoes, wooden mannequins, bottles, spray cans etc) and have them out on the table ready for each student. 2. Have students section an A3 paper into 4 and complete 4 separate studies of the same object progressively working from least difficulty to most challenging using: pencil, pen, ink wash technique (black fineliner with a wet paintbrush overtop) and colouring pencil.