Use this resource to get your students drawing portraits using tone & the observational method. This resource includes instructions for 2 different skills and could cover 3-4 lessons: 1- Self-portrait drawing from observation 2- Half-portrait of a celebrity. Differentiated targets for Stretch & Challenge, More able and less able students.

Use this Marking crib sheet to simplify your marking and develop student's self-criticality. The idea is to use a marking crib sheet to collate generic comments rather than writing them down into individual books. The benefits include garnering a whole class overview and thus allowing for your planning to be more specific. This file can be adapted to use with any subject.

Save loads of money by creating your own school rewards postcards! Instead of ordering through a company and paying loads of money for rewards postcards, why not print them off yourself using this resource. 1. Add your own school logo to the postcard (if you wish). 2. Print out in colour A6 size on cardstock. 3. Distribute to your staff to use. 4. Write a personal message on the inside of the postcard (& add the address if you want to mail it) 5. Hand it to the student and praise them for their effort (or drop it in the post if you want it to be a surprise).

Use this resource to get students to understand the importance of composition in their art.

Use this engaging lesson to kick off a unit on Lord of the Flies Learning: -To begin to understand the historical and social context surrounding our next project. -To consider how outside influences can create a piece of literature that has been called ‘a masterpiece’. -To consider what assumptions we may have about the novel and how accurate they might be. Strong links to SMSC

The perfect activity to follow up on a unit on portrait drawing. Use this to have your students developing their own pattern taking inspiration from a variety of sources. Complete lesson with lesson plan & differentiation. Create a Self Portrait taking inspiration from the style of artist Kehinde Wiley. There are two parts to this artwork : Your tonal grid drawing (last 2 lessons) Your personalised background pattern (today) Key words for this project: Pattern, Portrait, Design, Shape, Identity, Personalisation, Repeat, Symmetry, Flip, Reverse, Colour Scheme, Harmonious, Monochromatic, Complimentary

Ready to Print or Upload! Includes: -How to draw a self-portrait -Clear instructions & Assessment Criteria -Key ART words -Artist quotes

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

One of my favourite lessons to teach. Now your students can enjoy it too! Featuring differentiated resources and a skill-building handout ready to print. Everything you need for a dynamite lesson all included in this ppt. Just add fineliners… and students. -Empower your students by teaching them how to skilfully use the ink wash technique against success criteria -Learn about the dark art of Goya and Redon and link to Beginning/and/or End -3 ready-to-print skill worksheets offering different levels of challenge -Includes a variety of Goya and Redon images for students to work from -Differentiated with key art vocabulary in 8 different languages -Reflection plenary questions to deepen learning and self-evaluate

-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.

A long list of over 50 relevant Beginning End artists you can use, guaranteed to help inspire your students and get them researching.

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

Use this resource to empower your students and help them develop their painting skills. Artist mission: To learn how to control a combination of wet media to create a realistic chocolate bar painting. Includes: -Success criteria -Media strengths & weaknesses -Key vocabulary -Links to relevant artists -Homework tasks I used this for a 2-month A2-sized year 10 candy painting project, but it could be adapted for any length of time and any year group. My students combined acrylic, watercolour, ink and aquapencils to achieve their outcome.

-Use this resource to teach students how to draw using 1 & 2-point perspective -Learn and understand key terminology -Engage students by showing interesting perspective video clip (link included) to Julian Beever Street Artist.

Explains what D.I.R.T. time is and how to make it an effective practice at your school.

Use this resource to get your students using a wide variety of marks to add energy and style to their art. In this lesson students will... -experiment with a wide range of expressive lines -create art in the style of artist Nina Chakrabarti -evaluate their own & each other's work against the assessment criteria (provided) All you need for a fun & meaningful lesson is this powerpoint, some black pens, printed out images of faces and students. Enjoy!

This was always one of my favourite lessons to teach! I designed this one-of-a-kind, highly interactive lesson while teaching English as a Second Language in a Korean High School. The idea is to get all students comfortable practicing speaking in English and asking for directions. There is an overview of key transit-related vocabulary and opportunities for students to role play asking for directions. Features: -facts about metro systems around the world -fun quizzes for students to self-test throughout -guess the metro game -creative writing picture prompts -key transit vocabulary -key capital city vocabulary

Use this unique resource to inspire students to see the world as artists and use the visual world around them to influence their work.

-Use this resource to get students to earn marks for all Assessment Objectives and to effectively plan for their GCSE 2017 Photography exam. Features: -Differentiated pathways to ensure student confidence and success in planning & producing a high quality final piece for the art exam -Examples of high-quality outcomes -Questions for students to evaluate where they are at with their exam-planning -Strategies for how to achieve a high-quality outcome for different skills and tastes