Use this resource to teach students about Ernst Haeckel, explore Biology in Art and guide your students how to produce a high quality Artist Research page. Includes: -Template to help students analyse art -Examplar material with GCSE levels 1-8 -Key information and links to resources for Research -Simple step-by-step approach to completing tasks

2 Art lessons exploring the topic of Vanitas, including… -Analysis of ‘The Ambassadors’ Vanitas artwork by Hans Holbein the younger. -Skull drawing practice worksheets using the observational/upside down/ grid drawings methods -Match of the Day using Key Terminology -Exercise where students set up their own Still life, research the symbolism of the objects and photograph it. -Much more! My year 9s loved it.

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

Clear behaviour management system using YELLOW & RED CARDS. Yellow is a 2nd warning and Red Card means a further sanction.

I used this with my Year 9s and got some really great results back Iain McArthur and Birds Includes: A Checklist the explains clearly exactly what to do. Example outcomes A range of activities that develop … -Knowledge -Analysis -Skills …all leading to a challenging and fun final outcome This could be 2 or 3 lesson’s worth of work easily.

Use this resource to get your students creating their own portraits exploring the theme of Identity, Respect & Community… Complete Project with 5 files, including: Identity, Respect & Community Portrait lesson Which introduces a range of artists, with opportunities for interpretation & analysis, as well as portrait practice and key Art vocabulary. Portrait Planner (Printable worksheet for students to fill in to plan their portrait) Project Booklet Guide (I used this an an Independent home learning task) Self Portrait Task(I used this as an Independent home learning task) Portrait practice (Do Now mark-making tasks) Black History Month

Editable poster to advertise a BHM portrait contest. Choose an inspirational Person to Draw. 2. Use your art skills to create a unique portrait of this person. 3. Hand it in to the Head of Art before OCTOBER 22nd, 2020 for a chance to win one of many great prizes!

Need a drawing Assessment quick? Print this out and you’re ready to go! Observational drawing task, ideal for KS3. Includes: -Instructions -Assessment Criteria -Easy to mark

Honestly. Here is your first KS3 lesson done… with class. -Do Now Activity -Rules & Routines of the Art class -How to use a sketchbook -Deeper Questioning -Baseline Drawing Assessment -Success Criteria & Assessment Material for Baseline -Homework -Inspirational video clip Make a few tweaks to customise for your school and you are ready for all of your first KS3 Art lessons!

I assigned this to my new GCSE groups so that students could continue improving their drawing and knowledge while at home. A challenging mini unit of work based on Iain Macarthur’s animal illustrations (line, pattern, detail etc) that offers choice and includes opportunities to develop a range of technical skills and demonstrate creativity. Organised into the following tasks: -Knowledge -Interpretation -Practice -Inspiration -Final piece My students enjoyed it and the outcomes were decent. I hope your students enjoy it too!

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.

Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to do something for you! Quiet, focused, relaxing fun- Colouring is for everyone! I’m always drawing in black & white, I’d like you to help me make things right. Go get your markers, pick a place to start And help me add colour to my Art….

The next episode- this time we’re focusing on COMPOSITION. A 25 page booklet of art activities for artists of all abilities. Designed to challenge and inspire… while developing skill, knowledge and creativity. Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to learn something new. Refining skills, or just for fun- Drawing is for everyone! Creativity, technique, knowledge aplenty For humans aged 4 to 120 Parents, teachers, sisters, brothers- Let me know if this is useful and I will make others.

A 26 page booklet of art activities for artists of all abilities. Designed to challenge and inspire… while developing skill, knowledge and creativity. Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to learn something new. Refining skills, or just for fun- Drawing is for everyone! Creativity, technique, knowledge aplenty For humans aged 4 to 120 Parents, teachers, sisters, brothers- Let me know if this is useful and I will make others.

I created this to use for an interview lesson with a group of Year 9 boys. I had a lot of fun teaching the lesson, all students were engaged, learning and making progress… and I got the job. Includes powerpoint & lesson plan. Just add: paper, markers, wire, masking tape, scissors/wire cutters and students Learning Objectives & Outcomes: -To understand and reflect on the purpose of a portrait, using key terms -To create an abstract, dimensional portrait, developing problem-solving skills while working with wire We look at a classic Velazques and compare it with Bacon’s reinterpretation Key words: -line -continuous line drawing -sculpture -shape -abstract -portrait Enjoy!

The exam is just around the corner- are your students ready? Use this resource to help make sure they are… In a hurry and need some useful exam planning pages to print off to use immediately? 24, 35 & 41 With a focus on idea development for a final exam piece, this resource includes… -a printable/shareable student self-checklist handout to exam success (developing metacognition and to help prepare for the exam) -a printable/shareable ‘EVENT’ planning tutorial handout (where students or teacher records suggestions for success) -a guide to compositional/thumbnail sketches -a guide for successful artist research -introduction to a range of pertinent EVENT artists to inspire students & more…

Portrait painting project using coffee Includes printable differentiated skillbuilding worksheets -To work cooperatively with peers to develop the Assessment Criteria for our self-portrait painting. -To build a self-portrait toolkit, practising the Art techniques which will help us to develop more realism in our work.

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

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

Download this & use the steps to get your students pizza-making in no time! We used ready-roll pizza bases and I had students working in groups of 3. Works perfectly with my Food Tech Booklet.