This lesson plan will allow students to learn about Leonardo da Vinci and his artwork, examine his unique style, and create their own art piece. Clear direction is given along with learning objectives, materials list, procedure, reflection, conclusion and assessment. Additionally, a student friendly list of facts and a questions sheet are included. This lesson is planned to run for approximately an hour. Suitable for Key Stage 3.

This lesson plan will allow students to learn about Jean-Michel Basquiat and his artwork, examine his unique style, and create their own art piece. Clear direction is given along with learning objectives, materials list, procedure, reflection, conclusion and assessment. Additionally, a student friendly list of facts and a questions sheet are included. This lesson is planned to run for approximately an hour. Suitable for Key Stage 3.

This six minute long video provides clear demonstrations of how to draw steps in perspective. Two drawing demos show steps being drawn first from the front and then from an angle. A great resource to clearly show students how to build up three dimensional drawings using guide lines. Really useful not only as an initial demo, but also to play on loop whilst students work, so that they can glance up and remind themselves of the techniques. This video resource has no narration - it is designed as visual support which the teacher can talk over the top of if necessary, however that is not necessary because it is self explanatory. The visuals are accompanied by background music.

This seven minute long video provides clear demonstrations of 1 point, 2 point and 3 point (aerial) perspective. A great resource to clearly show students how to build up three dimensional drawings using guide lines. Really useful not only as an initial demo, but also to play on loop whilst students work, so that they can glance up and remind themselves of the techniques. This video resource has no narration - it is designed as visual support which the teacher can talk over the top of if necessary, however that is not necessary because it is self explanatory. The visuals are accompanied by background music.

Are you sick of over complicated scheme of work templates? Do you spend hours filling them in and then never look at them because the majority of information is simply unnecessary? I know I am. So here is The World’s Simplest Scheme of Work Template. It focusses on what is important, what you are going to do, and what the students are going to do. It is provided as a fully editable Word doc. It is only a small resource, but it has really revolutionised how we plan in my department. Of course we have all the detailed info on file, but for day to day use, this really works. It also streamlines the sharing of ideas between teachers.

A Level Art Component 2 question papers are out in February! This is a FULLY EDITABLE 14 page guide for students to help them develop artwork for A Level Art Component 2. It is suitable for all exam boards including AQA, OCR and Edexcel. As it is fully editable it is suitable for use with ALL TITLES; Art and Design, Fine Art, Textiles, Graphics, Photography, 3D Design. This fully illustrated guide leads the student through the stages of development of a thorough set of work that meets the requirements of the assessment objectives. Observations, analysis, experimentation, development and review are all encouraged. **This resource is used in an outstanding Art Department and has been developed by an experienced Head of Department and Senior Examiner. ** No exam questions are reproduced in this resource. The guidance given provides a structure or framework that works irrespective of the starting point. Potentially, this could be used as an outline for the development of Component 1 too! Also includes an editable planning sheet to help students organise themselves right from the start. This resource is provided as a Word doc so that you can edit it to meet your needs. For instance, tailor it to your exam board and deadline dates, or add your own images and artist references. We hope it helps! P.S, be sure to unzip the file once you download it! To do this, right click on the zipped file and choose “extract all” from the menu.

GCSE Art Component 2 question papers for 2023 are out! This is a FULLY EDITABLE 12 page guide for students to help them develop artwork for GCSE Art Component 2. It is suitable for all exam boards including AQA, OCR and Edexcel. As it is fully editable it is suitable for use with ALL TITLES; Art and Design, Fine Art, Textiles, Graphics, Photography, 3D Design. This fully illustrated guide leads the student through the stages of development of a thorough set of work that meets the requirements of the assessment objectives. Drawing in all its forms is strongly encouraged, as drawing underpins all other work, no matter which Title is being followed. This resource is used in an outstanding Art Department. No exam questions are reproduced in this resource. The guidance given provides a structure that works irrespective of the starting point. Potentially, this could be used as an outline for the development of Component 1 too! Also includes an editable planning sheet to help students organise themselves right from the start. This resource is provided as a Word doc so that you can edit it to meet your needs. For instance, tailor it to your exam board and deadline dates, or add your own images and artist references. We hope it helps! P.S, be sure to unzip the file once you download it. One reviewer has stated that it is not editable … it is, it simply needs unzipping first! :)

A new year, a new term! This FULLY EDITABLE PowerPoint provides a lovely visual slide show with positive messages about friendship, family and doing your best. As it is editable, you can alter the text and images as you wish! We hope it saves you a little bit of time at the start of a busy term. Happy New Year!

We will be handing out GCSE Art Component 2 question papers in January. This is a FULLY EDITABLE 12 page guide for students to help them develop artwork for GCSE Art Component 2. It is suitable for all exam boards including AQA and Edexcel. As it is fully editable it is suitable for use with ALL TITLES; Art and Design, Fine Art, Textiles, Graphics, Photography, 3D Design. This fully illustrated guide leads the student through the stages of development of a thorough set of work that meets the requirements of the assessment objectives. Drawing in all its forms is strongly encouraged, as drawing underpins all other work, no matter which Title is being followed. This resource is used in an outstanding Art Department. No exam questions are reproduced in this resource. The guidance given provides a structure that works irrespective of the starting point. Potentially, this could be used as an outline for the development of Component 1 too! Also includes an editable planning sheet to help students organise themselves right from the start. This resource is provided as a Word doc so that you can edit it to meet your needs. For instance, tailor it to your exam board and deadline dates, or add your own images and artist references. We hope it helps! **P.S, be sure to unzip (extract) the file once downloaded. To do this, simply right click on the file and choose “Extract all” from the menu. You will then have a fully editable resource. **The zipped download system is set by TES, by the way, authors have no choice in the matter. It is to speed up the download process.

This one page, fully editable resource provides a “ready to go” statement to explain to your Senior team and Ofsted how metacognition is inherent in art education in your school. Metacognition is basically thinking about thinking and it is widely considered that this mindset can positively impact on learning. We do it all the time in art education, but we sometimes don’t realise it. Hopefully this will help. It is a word document, so you can add your own comments and personalise it for you own needs.

A bit of festive fun. 25 true or false questions in a slideshow format.

This five minute video shows how to use the rules of perspective to draw a country scene, including road, barn, trees and telegraph poles. Ideal for use at the start of an art lesson on perspective or as a sub lesson.

This 10 minute video shows how to accurately draw a hand. Clear instructions are given and students are shown how to draw a series of simple shapes to slowly build up the overall hand structure. The video then shows how to add shading. A really useful art resource because students often find hands very difficult to draw. Ideal for cover lessons too!

Planning an art gallery visit with your students? This resource might just help. A student friendly guide to getting the most out of a gallery visit. A 17 page workbook that guides students through how to behave in a gallery, how to explore and analyse the artwork, how to take notes and sketch details and how to interpret the artwork in order to develop their own art once back in the classroom. Easy to print and ideal for all exam level art students.

Fun activities for Halloween 2022. Here’s what you get … An illustrated, 20 question quiz (with answers of course!) A variety of masks to print out and color in. A Halloween 3D paper skull template for kids to add their own designs to. Creepy monsers coloring sheets. Scary (not too scary!) images for inspiration. A fun Halloween word search. Resources to add a bit of fun to your Halloween.

Here’s an informative handbook for art students. It provides information on the nature of art education, behaviour and performance expectations, equipment needed, how to use a sketchbook and much more. Check out the preview for a look at all the info. It is also provided as a Word document so that once you have purchased it, you have absolute editing freedom so that you can tailor it to your particular school and student needs. We hope that it provides a useful framework for you and that students benefit from the info.

Ideal for Halloween or Day of the Dead. Here’s a simple skull template. A great little resource for students to make and decorate paper skulls. Simply print and hand out. They can then draw, colour, cut out and stick to produce cool 3 dimensional skulls.

This one page resource provides a thorough review form for A level and GCSE Art students. Students are prompted to consider how effective their work is through a series of questions. Ideal for use with any art specification. The table format offers space for the student and the teacher to write their thoughts. It can be printed out and filled in by hand, or typed into. Great for focusing the student’s mind before a one on one discussion with them about progressing their work. Provided as a Word document for complete editing freedom.

Do you want to speed up your marking and feedback to students? This little resource is a lifesaver. Simply print them out, tick the relevant statements in the “Areas of quality” and “Areas for development” columns and stick in their sketchbooks. There is also space for free writing or typing. Provided as a Work document so that you have complete freedom to amend the statements. Hope it helps!

Clear, straightforward facts about nuclear weapons. Their history and the current global situation. Fully illustrated. Also includes a printable worksheet to test student understanding. A useful resource for use in lessons, for emailing home or for setting as a sub lesson.