All GCSE Art projects must include artist studies. This gives students an idea of what is expected through visual examples by real students, as well as a clear set of graded outcome descriptors and success criteria checklist. Free printable worksheet/ homework task on the last slide to give structure for written analysis.

Homework task worksheet - Drawing the other half of Dali’s face. Suitable for KS3 and KS4. Printable on A3 or A4 paper. Complete with success criteria, artist’s tip and assessment box. Marking could be self, peer or teacher. If you found this useful, please check out the set of 12 homework tasks available in my shop.

Develop your students’ watercolour painting skills with this fun fish project. This resource includes everything you will need to teach the project including the following: Clear LO, success criteria & outcomes slide with key words Starter activity Mini plenaries Self assessment worksheet to print Video clip links Leveled exemplar work Extension task Source imagery to print All you will need is watercolour sets, brushes and paper. If you want to try the experimental watercolour techniques you could try using salt and wax crayons too. My students have always really enjoyed this project. Hope yours do too!

A complete lesson on an A3 pdf printable worksheet - includes clear and concise Learning Objectives and Success Criteria. Starter activity, warm up (activity 1 - pencil crayon techniques) and main task (activity 2). This worksheet was initially created for an interview lesson with Y7 students but could easilly be used with KS2 or Y8 students. I would suggest that a double lesson would be needed to complete this worksheet. Compliment it with sharing images and information about Kandinsky as your pre or post worksheet lesson. Hope you find it useful! Please leave feedback.

A really great project for use with KS3 Art students. Could easily work for Year 5/6 students also. Introduce the work of Pop artists and then use them as inspiration to create food themed collages. Students can use coloured paper and magazine clippings to create their collage as well as the printable sheets included in the slideshow. I’ve had really great results from this project and students enjoyed working on them for several lessons. This works nicely as a project which runs for approximately 5 lessons/weeks. You can add in extra starter activities to deepen their knowledge of Pop Art and artists. Resource includes marking criteria. Simple to use and students can even self/peer assess. Please check out my other resources if you find this useful.

Set of 12 Art homework sheets for KS3 students. I created these for my Art Department and we set 1 task per term for year 7 & 8 students. This is enough for a whole academic year if you choose to do the same. Each task includes its own set of success criteria and space for students to self-assess. These tasks are designed in order to develop students’ art skills at home. Skills include drawing, art analysis and designing. The worksheets can be printed on A3 or A4. I chose to use A4 simply as this was more portable for my students. The worksheets look great on display when printed.

This is a course handbook guide for GCSE Art students (AQA exam board). I created this as a one stop resource for my students to use from the start of their GCSE Art course, right to the end. The document is editable so you can personalise it to your own department’s projects and add in the most up to date grade boundaries. This 22 page booklet contains the following: Course content guide - explanation of units and assessment Art skills checklist Equipment & materials Health & safety Course overview Assessment objectives explained AQA marking criteria grid Marking & feedback guidance What makes an effective piece of art? Creative process flow chart Artist directory (artist names next to themes) Artist vocabulary list Annotation guidance Annotation writing frames Evaluation guidance Exemlplar work from top grade students If you found this useful, check out my other resources.

This observational drawing worksheet is a great tool to assess and develop your students’ drawing skills. It can be used as a one off lesson task, or for a series of lessons if you are aiming for a more polished outcome. The worksheet could even be used to set as homework. Depending on the ability of your students this worksheet is suitable for KS3 and KS4 (11-16 year olds). As well as a main task, this worksheet includes two starter or “warm-up” activities as I like to call them. Activity 1: Tonal Key - Ask students to demonstrate the range of tones they can create with a pencil. This will help later on when asking them to add a range of tones to their drawing. They can also use the key to identify areas of light and dark on the photo image. Activity 2: Mark-making - In this box, students should use their pencil to try and create different textures, particularly those they see in the photo image. Encourage students to share their ideas of how to create different marks and use key language such as cross-hatching and stippling. Main Task: Before asking students to start with the main task, take the time to discuss their ideas and tips for observational drawing. Suggest techniques such as creating guidelines, grids and drawing faint outlines. This worksheet is part of a collection of similar ones. Check out my other resources if you find this one useful.

An ideal lesson for KS2 or KS3 students to introduce them to the origins of colour, as well as getting them to practice their colour mixing skills with watercolour (you could use a different type of paint). Links to video clips and resources and printable worksheet with resources needed for students to complete the task. If you find this resource useful please check out my shop.

This is a great project for first year GCSE Art students - Year 9 or 10. Depending on the ability of your students, this may be a task you can do with KS3 children also. This resource is a slideshow complete with exemplar work, mini plenary, homework suggestion and links to artists which could be developed for further study. My students have enjoyed this project hugely and it is also one which is easy on the budget. You can ask students and colleagues to bring in old magazines to use. The only other equipment you need is scissors and PVA glue.

This set of resources if for a 6 week project on Aboriginal Art. By the end of the project your students will have created a beautiful painting which includes Aboriginal symbols to tell a story. The project would be perfect for Y7 students - as this is who I created it for. It would also be appropriate for Y5/6 or even Y8 students. Equipment needed: A3 card or heavy weight paper, poster paints, brushes The slideshows include leveled (National Curriculum) examples to inspire your students and also help them grade their own work. This will also help them know what to do to their work to improve it up to the next level. This resource package includes assessment sheets to print off as well as mini plenaries and step-by-step instructions. You will need to create some simple Australian animal outlines like the ones shown and photocopy these on to A3 card - unless your students are more able and feel confident to draw their own outlines. There are many printable outlines if you search on Google images. Make sure you refine your search to “large” images so they are good enough quality to print on to A3. Hope you find this useful. Please check out my other items.

Learning Objective: To develop observational drawing skills using stippling Differentiated Outcomes: MUST: I can add some tone and some detail SHOULD: I can add a range of tones and my drawing is fairly accurate COULD: I can draw at a very high level for my age and my work looks very similar to the image I am observing Success Criteria: Accuracy Identify & include a range of tones Demonstrate control with the fine-liner Take your time This is a complete lesson including worksheets to print off. Aimed at students in year 9 upwards (age 14+) Equipment needed: Fine-liner pen The PowerPoint includes an introduction to the stippling technique, art movement contextualisation, two contemporary artist case studies and three worksheets to choose from. Outcomes produced may be used to form key evidence for GCSE or BTEC qualifications where appropriate.

Your students will love making these clay fish! This resource is a PowerPoint which includes exemplar work, lesson outcomes and level descriptors. This project guides students through from making to designing and painting their work. This lesson is based on assessing the work through National Curriculum levels however you can adapt this to whatever mark scheme your school uses. Check out my other resources if you found this useful.

The perfect Art lesson to introduce Year 6 students to your Art Department on their transition/open day. This resource is a PowerPoint slideshow which you can go through with the students and the last slide is a worksheet which you should print on A3 paper. Feel free to change the objects, media and timings to suit your preferences.

A complete resource to develop your students’ observational drawing skills. No PowerPoint needed for this lesson as it’s all on the worksheet. I created resources like this for interview lessons and observations. All of which have been really well received. I have been rated as an “Outstanding” teacher for nearly 10 years now and I feel strongly that clear, quality resources play a large part in achieving that. This is more than just a worksheet, it contains LO and success criteria, as well as starter activities (tonal key & mark-making) and marking (tick boxes for success criteria and a peer feedback box). A set of 5 different high quality images for students to choose from if you wish. Or use them on different occasions.

This worksheet is a great tool to assess and develop your students’ mark-making skills. It can be used as a one off lesson task, or for a series of lessons if you are aiming for a more polished outcome. The worksheet could even be used to set as homework. Depending on the ability of your students this worksheet is suitable for KS3 and KS4 (11-16 year olds). As well as a main task, this worksheet includes a starter activity and peer feedback task. I advise this wokrsheet is printed on A3 paper. Starter Activity: Mark-making - In this box, students should use their pen to try and create many different marks and textures, particularly those they see in the van Gogh sketch. Peer Feedback: Encourage students to give constructive feedback to eachother. Students should refer to the success criteria and use key language such as cross-hatching and stippling. Main Task: Before asking students to start with the main task, take the time to discuss their ideas and tips for observational drawing. Suggest techniques such as creating guidelines, grids and drawing faint outlines. This worksheet is part of a collection of similar ones. Check out my other resources if you find this one useful.

Complete lesson/ worksheet created for KS3 students. Could also be used with KS4. This task will develop their understanding of the Expressionist movement, Vincent van Gogh and their use of oil pastels. Before asking students to complete this worksheet I would spend some time looking at the Expressionist movement and van Gogh’s self-portraits. You could also do a demonstration of using oil pastels and the different techniques you can achieve with them. Feel free to try it out yourself to show the students your example! They will love to see what they are aiming for, and you will enjoy creating it yourself.

Free scheme of work plan to cover 12 weeks for GCSE art students. Art theme “Places” is used to explore a wide range of printmaking skills. This is a printable sheet (A3) which can also be used to mark the students’ work. I print it and stick it on the inside cover of their sketchbooks. They can see what the project involves and its timeline. It is also useful to have my feedback all in one place - for them and me. Lots of useful website resources listed as well as homework tasks throughout the project. Hope you find this useful. Check out my other resources.

This resource is a complete lesson and printable worksheets for students to complete a written analysis of the work or LS Lowry. I created this for Year 8 students however it is also suitable for Y7 and Y9 depepending on their ability. I have included links to YouTube clips and images from Google however you may wish to choose your own. This lesson was created with a view to allow students to get used to developing their Art analysis skills ahead of opting for GCSE Art. It also makes strong cross-curricular links with English and History. Hope you find it useful. ND Art Resources

This is a resource for a project/ lesson in which students will create a sea creature with patterns using Indian ink. I created this for my Y8 Art groups but it could easily be suitable for Y7 or Y9 students. The resource includes the following: Learning objective, leveled outcomes and success criteria Exemplar outcome Step-by-step instructions Patterns for inspiration Questioning Sea creature images which could be traced or drawn from Please check out my other resources if you found this useful.