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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
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
Lock Exam Edexcel GCSE 2023 Art Fine Art Design Artist Research
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Lock Exam Edexcel GCSE 2023 Art Fine Art Design Artist Research

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Use this resource to help your students create level 8 and 9 artist research pages for the 2023 exam theme of LOCK! Includes: Checklist for what is required in an artist research SEMI writing framework & an example of how to use it Visual & written exemplars Tips for top marks Success Criteria for each grade- 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1… A choice of several relevant artists that your students will like.
Art Design Quick Print Cover Lessons
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Art Design Quick Print Cover Lessons

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In a rush? No need to fuss. Download these 3 double-sided cover sheets and print and you are sorted. Enough activities to keep your students engaged and learning for 3 entire lessons. Includes** -Skulls & Vanitas worksheet** -skull drawing activity -highlight the key words knowledge task ** -Colour Theory worksheet** -Colour theory revision activity -Colour theory wordsearch ** -Still Life worksheet** -highlight the key words knowledge task -Still life drawing activity -Still life wordsearch
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 & Design cover activity booklet printable Colour, Portraits & Cubism
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Art & Design cover activity booklet printable Colour, Portraits & Cubism

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**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
Drawing Comic Characters Art
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Drawing Comic Characters Art

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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
Year 10 into 11 Summer Art & Design Homework Booklet- Reflections
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Year 10 into 11 Summer Art & Design Homework Booklet- Reflections

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Give each of your YEAR 10 Art students a copy of this to complete so they can hit the ground running when they return to you in September. Includes a variety of different tasks that help students build up their art skills while developing an understanding of the Assessment Objectives. Create an A3 size MINDMAP of 30+ ideas on the topic of REFLECTIONS Use the appropriate ART materials to complete each of the EXPERIMENTATION exercises on pages 8 to 11 Follow the instructions to complete a tonal drawing on page 13 Complete each of the studies in the space provided using the most appropriate art materials Take 20 of your own photographs that connect to the theme Continue freestyle drawing in your sketchbook to continue developing your skills and letting your imagination run wild
Watercolour Painting project- Natural forms octopus Art skills GCSE
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Watercolour Painting project- Natural forms octopus Art skills GCSE

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Want to engage your year 9s, 10s or 11s in an interesting watercolour painting project that will keep them focused for several lessons? All you need are pencils, paper & some basic watercolour paints to get incredible outcomes. Includes: -Step by step instructions -Primary source octopus photographs to work from -Success Criteria -Examples of outcomes in a variety of different styles
Assemblage Art Joseph Cornell Art & Design Project Entire Lesson
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Assemblage Art Joseph Cornell Art & Design Project Entire Lesson

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I’m using this with my current year 12s Will result in an artist research pages for the book and an independent assemblage art outcome in the style of Includes An introduction to a variety of Assemblage Artists Instructions on how to start your own assemblage project Assessment Criteria
DT Graphics Booklet Cover Print Design Technology
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DT Graphics Booklet Cover Print Design Technology

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Print & go, can be used for year 7, 8 or 9 Design & Technology lessons. Can be done in any classroom. 24 pages. Includes: Assessment Criteria & a variety of mini-projects. Unit Focus: In this class you will be investigating graphics, posters, and book design as part of Design and Technology Graphics projects 1 I can develop some ideas using colour. 2 I can use colour/texture to make my ideas look realistic 3 I can develop different ideas using some information and research that I have found. 4 I can identify a way of making my work look and work better. 5 I can work independently at times during my practical work 6 I have a product which is completed and uses one or more skills 7 I can develop different ideas using some information and research that I have found 8 I can present my development work neatly using 2D/3D drawings. 9 I can use and understand branding words
Maths Christmas Quiz Numeracy Fun Lesson Revision End of Term
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Maths Christmas Quiz Numeracy Fun Lesson Revision End of Term

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A fun & challenging MATHS QUIZ, perfect to keep your classes engaged in the last week of term This will last the whole lesson, 80 slides worth of questions & answers I used it with Years 9 & 10. You could even get two of your students to run it while you mark Assessments etc.
Goya & Redon Ink Wash technique- Beginning. End. GCSE 2017
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Goya & Redon Ink Wash technique- Beginning. End. GCSE 2017

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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
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.
Art Object Media Studies Drawing Skills
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Art Object Media Studies Drawing Skills

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-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.
My Own Art Gallery
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My Own Art Gallery

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Use this ppt to inspire Art & Design students to pursue an art-related career as well as enable them to create their own gallery. Featuring: -Assessment Criteria for task -Key Vocabulary -List of Art-related careers -Link to a video clip on 'What Does a Curator do' Student mission: To select famous works of art to make a collection and curate an exhibition in my own imaginary art gallery. -To present my gallery in a unique way on a page in my sketchbook -To give my gallery a name and use an interesting lettering style to draw the title on my page -To use the resources provided as well as researching at home to collect images of art to display in my gallery - To include the title of each artwork and the artists name
Artists to Research GCSE Art AO1
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Artists to Research GCSE Art AO1

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Use this resource to get your GCSE students interested in and researching Artists to earn marks for Assessment Objective 1. Featuring: -Wide range of artists to choose from (with an intro blurb to each) -Breakdown of Assessment Objective 1 -Criteria for Success