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

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.

This resource is a set of 8 lessons through which students will learn about the visual elements of art and produce a double page spread piece of work which develops their core skills in art. The perfect introduction to art at secondary school and introduces key skills and knowledge needed for studying the subject at KS3, 4 and beyond. These lessons have been tried and tested to achieve outstanding results.Through doing this project your students will learn to take pride in their work and you will learn their ability and interests within your subject.

If you need to do a stock-take for your Art Department, this is a useful checklist. Can also be used as an order form. Great time saving resource for Art technicians or Head of Department. Feel free to edit - delete or add items. Check out my other resources if you found this useful.

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 is a resource for teaching students how to create different tones of colour. I created this for my Y7 Art groups but it could easily be used for Y5/6 or even Y8 students. The resource includes the following: Learning objective, differentiated outcomes and success criteria Exemplar outcome Colour theory quiz Step-by-step instructions Printable worksheet Self assessment printable label and writing frame Please check out my other resources if you found this useful.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I created this lesson as part of teaching a scheme of work called “Visual Elements.” This lesson focuses on LINE and also introduces students to Picasso’s continuous line drawing collection. These are achievable for students to recreate and also broadens their drawing technique skills. The first slide can be used to display on the board throughout the lesson. It can also be used as an assessment sheet. All you need to do is identify which learning outcome and which success criteria each student has achieved. This lesson could easily be used for KS2 students. Check out my other resources for more useful Art Teacher resources.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A 12 week plan for KS3 students to be introduced to and study the core skills of Art.

A 12 week plan for KS3 students to be introduced to and study Fauvism.