Tick the Art Box has a new name and an expanded focus to writing and literacy resources, in addition to Visual Arts.
I create engaging, adaptable resources, focused on learners and learning, supporting the development of skills, confidence and creativity in students and teachers.
My resources range from short activities to fully developed lesson plans and resource kits including formative and summative assessment options, and incorporating Learning Intentions and Success Criteria.
Tick the Art Box has a new name and an expanded focus to writing and literacy resources, in addition to Visual Arts.
I create engaging, adaptable resources, focused on learners and learning, supporting the development of skills, confidence and creativity in students and teachers.
My resources range from short activities to fully developed lesson plans and resource kits including formative and summative assessment options, and incorporating Learning Intentions and Success Criteria.
UPDATED!
The resource is now in two parts to facilitate printing of the window templates.
Linking to Religious Education and continuing a creative countdown to Christmas, this resource focuses the artist on organic and geometric shapes, and warm and cool colours. The themes of each Sunday of Advent are linked to each window. Students can work on different windows, to create a class collection, or complete a set of four individually. Lesson Resources include a Learning Intention and Success criteria, links to useful online resources, sequence of learning activities, as well as a selection of extensions, variations and challenges.
UPDATED FOR 2018!
Engage in a creative Christmas countdown, focused on real learning in visual arts, literacy and religious education. Suitable for individual or collaborative projects, these activities and challenges are adaptable for a range of ages and abilities and encourage creative thinking and visual and verbal expression.
As well as comprehensive sets of Vocabulary (Word Wall) Cards for the seven Elements of Art, this bundle includes engaging games, activities and challenges to develop and reinforce the concepts of Line, Shape and Form as elements of art. The other elements can be incorporated into these games. The Vocabulary Cards for Line are included with the Line Games and Activities, Form and Shape cards are included with the Form and Shape Games and Activities. This is a versatile resource, the vocabulary cards can be used for a number of learning activities as well as displays, and the games and challenges are suitable for warm-ups, brain breaks or 'station' activities, as individual or collaborative tasks, Some can be developed into entire lessons. The challenges suit a range of ages and skills and offer options for differentiation.
What’s different about this Christmas lesson? Not an end-of-year time-filler, a meaningful Visual Arts lesson exploring the element of line, which contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. This lesson pack is a complete and comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs.
Included with this lesson pack are:
Learning Intention and Success Criteria.
-Web quest slides
-Christmas-Themed Tangle Patterns Activity Task Page
-Frames sheet, for the student artwork.
-Quick Draw sheet for practice examples (Separate PDF document)
-Elements of Art: Line Word Wall vocabulary cards in a separate PDF document.
-A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.)
-An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and for student observations.
-An editable graded rubric, specific to the Tangle Pattern activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for edited for formative assessment, rather than summative assessment.
This lesson is also available as part of the five lesson Elements of Christmas Artvalue bundle and also the Cracker Christmas Bundle including ten creative Advent and Christmas resources.
What’s different about this Christmas lesson? This lesson pack is a complete and comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs. Not an end-of-year time-filler, but a meaningful Visual Arts lesson based on the Elements of Art, which contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. The hard work is done, relax and enjoy some art with your students!
Included with this lesson pack are:
-An editable and adaptable lesson plan as a Word document, with suggestions for lesson variations.
-Link to Elements of Art video clip, with focus question for Form and Value.
-Mathematics Meets Art (identifying geometric forms/3D shapes ( (Also as a separate printable PDF worksheet)
-Examples of values shading in clip art, with focus questions.
-Example of Value Scale and 3D shapes with range of Values
-Value Shading Worksheet (Page 8) (Also included as separate printable PDF worksheet)
-Link to mixing and painting with tints and shades video
-Student Art Activity Task Page and enlargement of sample still life composition
-An editable class assessment sheet (Word document), which maintains alignment with Curriculum and Syllabus links, and the Learning Intention and Success Criteria in the Lesson Plan, including space to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for observations/notes on individual students.
-An editable graded rubric for the Student Art Activity (Word Document) with space for written feedback. This may be adapted and grades removed, to use for formative rather than summative assessment
What’s different about this Christmas lesson? This lesson pack is a complete and comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs. Not an end-of-year time-filler, but a meaningful Visual Arts lesson based on the Elements of Art, which contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session.
Included with this lesson pack are:
-Learning Intention and Success Criteria.
-Link to Shape Online Slideshow with examples of shape in famous artworks.
-Cookie Cutter Shape Project Task Slide
-Examples of cookie cutter shapes, that can be used as templates,
-Elements of Art: Shape Word Wall vocabulary cards in a separate PDF document.
-Quick Draw Shape Worksheet in a separate PDF document
-A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.)
-An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and for student observations.
-An editable graded rubric, specific to the Cookie Cutter Shape activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for either formative or summative assessment
The hard work is done, relax and enjoy Christmas art with your students!
What’s different about this Christmas lesson? This lesson pack is a complete and comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs. Not an end-of-year time-filler, but a meaningful Visual Arts lesson based on the Elements of Art, which contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session.
Included with this lesson pack are:
-A detailed and completely editable and adaptable lesson plan as a Word document, suggesting a Learning Intention and Success Criteria and suggesting links to the Australian Curriculum and NSW Syllabus. These can be edited to reflect your own requirements. The lesson plan includes a section to record differentiation and suggests extensions or adaptations of the lesson
-Colour Wheel slides
-Link to Warm and Cool Colour Video Clip. (
-Warm and Cool Christmas Tree Design Task Page
-Christmas tree outline as guide for tree drawing.
-Warm and Cool Colour Worksheet, based on video clip. (3 separate editable Word documents, UK/Aust Spelling, US Spelling and Answer Sheet)
Elements of Art: Colour Word Wall vocabulary cards in a separate PDF document.
-An editable class assessment sheet (Word document), which maintains alignment with Curriculum and Syllabus links, and the Learning Intention and Success Criteria in the Lesson Plan, including space to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for observations/notes on individual students.
-An editable graded rubric for the Student Art Activity (Word Document) with space for written feedback. This may be adapted and grades removed, to use for formative rather than summative assessment
Everything a creative teacher needs to keep assessment on track across the curriculum. Originally designed for use with Creative Arts (Visual Arts) classes, fully adaptable across the curriculum, with reference to clear Learning Intentions and specific Success Criteria These resources will assist all teachers to develop, deliver and demonstrate effective, syllabus-aligned assessment for learning, incorporating meaningful feedback and student self- and peer assessment.
All the elements of the T.A.L.K. and L.E.A.R.N. process can be successfully adapted across the curriculum. Students are encouraged to use the lesson Learning Intentions and Success Criteria, to take ownership of their learning, to give meaningful feedback and feed forward and to treat each other with respect and kindness, fostering positive, healthy relationships.
To encourage development of effective peer and self assessment skills, teachers should model the ‘TALK’ and ‘LEARN” approaches frequently with students. Teachers and students should also “mix it up” - students can TALK to themselves or LEARN with a peer. or make use of a rubric.
"Get in Line with Picasso" can be used as stand-alone lesson material or as part of a unit (scheme) of work. The lesson contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. The lesson pack is a comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs.
Included with this lesson pack are:
-Learning Intention and Success Criteria. (Page 2)
-Web Quest slides for this lesson (Pages 3-5)
-“Get in Line with Picasso” Task Slide(Page 6)
-Animal photographs as suggested models for line drawings (Pages 7-13).
-Notes and Suggestions (Page 14)
-Credits and Terms of Use (Page 15)
-Line drawing card template (separate PDF)
-Line Vocabulary Word Wall Cards (separate PDF)
-A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.)
-An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and for student observations. Ideal for relief teachers.
-An editable graded rubric, specific to the “Cubist Blues” activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for either formative or summative assessment.
Now that the hard work is done, enjoy making some art with your students!
"Picasso-Inspired 'Selfies' " can be used as stand-alone lesson material or as part of a unit (scheme) of work. The lesson contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. The lesson pack is a comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school hours care programs.
Included with this lesson pack are:
-Learning Intention and Success Criteria. (Page 2)
-Web quest slides for this lesson (Pages 3 - 4)
-Student Art Activity Task Slide (Page 5)
-A mobile device “frame” sheet, for the student artwork. (Page 6)
-Instructions for making the Phone Frame with Microsoft Word (Page 7).
-Notes and Suggestions (Page 8)
-Credits and Terms of Use (Page 9)
-A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.).
-An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and for student observations. (Ideal for relief teachers)
-An editable graded rubric, specific to the ’Selfies” activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for either formative or summative assessment.
Now that the hard work is done, enjoy making some art with your students!
"Introduction to Picasso" can be used as stand-alone lesson material or as part of a unit (scheme) of work. The lesson contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. The lesson pack is a comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs.
Included with this lesson pack are:
-Learning Intention and Success Criteria. (Page 2)
-Web Quest slides for this lesson (Pages 3-6)
-’Cubist Blues’ Task Slide (Page 7)
-Examples of “shattered glass” lines (Page 8)
-Acoustic guitar outline (Page 9).
-Electric guitar outline (Page 10)
-Notes and Suggestions (Page 11)
-Credits and Terms of Use (Page 12)
-Elements of Art Vocabulary Word Wall Cards (separate PDF)
-A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.)
-An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and for student observations. Ideal for relief teachers.
-An editable graded rubric, specific to the “Cubist Blues” activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for either formative or summative assessment.
Now that the hard work is done, enjoy making some art with your students!
"Introduction to Picasso" can be used as stand-alone lesson material or as part of a unit of work. The lesson contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. The lesson pack is a comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school hours care programs.
Included with this lesson pack are:
-Learning Intention and Success Criteria. (Page 2)
-Introduction to Picasso. Realist and Abstract Art. Video Clip ((Page 3)
-Picasso Web Quest (Pages 4-11)
-Realist and Cubist Still Life Task (Page 12)
-Frames sheet, for the student artwork. (Page 13)
-Notes and Suggestions (Page 14)
-Credits and Terms of Use (Page 15)
-Word Wall vocabulary cards in a separate PDF document.
-A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.)
-An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and for student observations.
-An editable graded rubric, specific to the Still Life activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for either formative or summative assessment
Now that the hard work is done, enjoy making some art with your students!
A versatile and engaging cross-curriculum Christmas resource to spark students imaginations! This resource comprises eight suggestions for a variety of imaginative and persuasive writing projects, each task offering an opportunity to incorporate an art and design element. Students will be able to work independently or collaboratively on the tasks. The prompts provide creative inspiration for every writer. Suggested texts include narrative, play or film scripts, news report, advertising (print and screen), comic strip, poetry, parody, menu, invitations and social media mock-ups. Choose a class task that supports your current literacy focus, (or series of task) or allow students to choose their own.
What’s different about this Christmas lesson? This lesson pack is a complete and comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs. Not an end-of-year time-filler, but a meaningful Visual Arts lesson based on the Elements of Art, which contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. The hard work is done, relax and enjoy some art with your students!
Included with this lesson pack are:
Learning Intention and Success Criteria. (Page 2)
Space and Texture web quest slide (Page 3)
Landscape Scene 1 (Mountains with Pine Trees) and focus questions (Page 4)
Landscape Scene 2 (Desert scene with road) and focus questions (Page 5)
Student Art Activity Task Slide(Page 6)
Example of simple landscape drawing (Page 7)
Example of tree placement plan (Page 8)
Tree triangles template (Page 9)
A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.)
An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and for student observations.
An editable graded rubric, specific to the Mixed Media Landscape activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for either formative or summative assessment
"Through Rose-Coloured Glasses" can be used as stand-alone lesson material or as part of a unit (scheme) of work. The lesson contains ”Art Appreciation” and “Art Making” components and can be spread over more than one timetabled session. The lesson pack is a comprehensive resource for busy class teachers, casual relief (substitute) teachers, student teachers, homeschooling families, or out-of-school-hours care programs.
Included with this lesson pack are:
-Learning Intention and Success Criteria. (Page 2)
-Picasso’s Rose Period Slide (Page 3)
-Harlequin Hat Collage Task Slide (Page 4 of this PDF)
-An outline of a Harlequin Hat (Page 5)
-A diamond pattern sheet (Page 6).
-Notes and Suggestions (Page 7)
-Credits and Terms of Use (Page 8)
-Word Wall vocabulary cards in a separate PDF document.
-A complete lesson plan as a Word document. (Fully editable and adaptable.)
-An editable Class Assessment Record to record students working towards, achieving or proficient with the success criteria, for work sample grades and student observations.
-An editable graded rubric, specific to the “Harlequin’s Hat” activity, with space for written feedback. This rubric can be edited and adapted for either formative or summative assessments
Now that the hard work is done, enjoy making some art with your students!
Everything a time-poor teacher needs to introduce the great artistic innovator to students, inspiring creativity and confidence with students, while ticking all the planning and assessment boxes, maintaining and demonstrating curriculum and syllabus alignment. Each comprehensive and versatile lesson pack includes resources for the lesson, a detailed and fully editable lesson plan, including a Learning Intention and Success Criteria, as well as an editable rubric and assessment recording sheet for implementing and recording the formative and/or summative assessment of your choice. There are opportunities for differentiation and extension and suggested variations each art activity. The lessons will work as stand-alone lessons or as a unit of work.
No shut-up sheets! No time-fillers. Real learning plans based on the Elements of Art, everything a time-poor teacher needs to be ready for the Christmas season in class while ticking all the planning and assessment boxes, maintaining and demonstrating curriculum and syllabus alignment. All the hard work is done so you can relax and enjoy some art with your students. Each lesson pack includes resources for the lesson, a detailed and fully editable lesson plan, including a Learning Intention and Success Criteria, as well as an editable rubric and assessment recording sheet for implementing and recording the formative and/or summative assessment of your choice. Purchase the bundle for a 60% discount. Merry Christmas!
Ten Advent and Christmas Resources to inspire a creative Christmas in your classroom. These resources are for real learning in Visual Arts, Literacy and RE as you countdown to Christmas. Adaptable for a range of ages and grades and anchored to the elements of art, imaginative and persuasive texts and religious traditions and themes, these resources include many suggestions for adaptation and extension. Time-saving for class and subject teachers. Excellent resources for casual relief (substitute) teachers, and student teachers to have in their “bag of tricks” as the festive season approaches. Also suitable for out-of-school groups and programs.
Merry Creative Christmas!
