This lesson looks at the universal signs and symbols we see around us everyday. Colour and shape play an important role in sending us visual messages. Get your students thinking about how images can inform us and act as non-verbal forms of communication. This download includes; A Lesson Plan - with suggestions for questioning/prompting discussion. A Slide Show Presentation - outlining the difference between a sign and a symbol, what the four categories of signs are, examples of signs to play a guessing/questioning game, a short drawing warm-up activity. Identifying Signs Student Worksheet. Design Activity - design your own sign. Marking Rubric - for the design activity. Please leave feedback so that I may improve on resources. AwkwardGeckoArt

Celebrate PRIDE MONTH with this colourful activity to decorate your classroom. By getting your students engaged in Pride Month activities you can raise awareness around issues of equality, homophobia and acceptance. This simple, ready to print activity can act as a standalone task or be incorporated into a lesson about the LGBTQI+ Community. Suitable for beginners through to more advanced students. Resource Pack Includes Printable PDF Files: 8 background templates 6 clip art shapes 12 slogans Printing Instructions for formats A5, A4, and A3 General Information & Instructions for the activity Annotated Samples 7 Completed Samples (finished products) to use as a reference 40 mins - 1hr activity time Suitable materials - coloured pencils, markers, chalks, pastels, paints, poster paints, water-soluble crayons, twist-out crayons, watercolour pencils, watercolour sets. AwkwardGeckoArt Please follow me and leave feedback. Any suggestions for improving on the quality of resources is greatly appreciated.

Take the stress and intimidation out of Self Portrait drawing by getting your students thinking about what represents them, rather than what they look like! This printable activity is suited to all ages and encourages students to think about how they can represent themselves with symbols and objects. It is suited to all drawing levels and can be incorporated into a Unit of Work, used as a stand-alone task for early finishers, set as homework, or used by casual teachers. You can easily extend on this task by having students annotate their drawing with explanations for their choices, or use the activity as a draft for a much larger Self Portrait artwork. Download includes: 1 page PDF file with general instructions and an annotated example in the bottom right-hand corner of the worksheet.

Foam Printing Lesson and Resources. Introduce students to printmaking with this Foam Printing lesson. All resources are ready to use and print. Learning Time: 1 - 2 hrs Suitable for beginners through to more advanced classes. Grades 6 - 10 This download includes; Lesson Plan Teacher Notes with lesson suggestions Drawing Fish using Geometric Shapes - Printable Line Types and Pattern Samples - Printable Fish Outlines x 4 (each outline has the option to face left and right) Fish Outlines with Pattern already included (each outline with pattern has the option to face left and right) Procedure Text in Colour and Printer Friendly Version Wall Pin-Ups - Collage Definition, Print Definition, Tools and Materials Used Marking Rubric for Foam Print Student Self-Evaluation Sheet - Printable Double Window Mount Template - to display finished work on the wall - Printable Video Demonstration: How to make a Foam Print with a Collaged Background. Run Time 9:33 (mov) Contact me if you would like an alternative video file format. AwkwardGeckoArt Please follow me and leave a review so that I may continue to improve on the quality of resources that I produce. Thank you for the support.