Start Art Education provides a wide range of resources spanning a variety of subject areas. Resources are written by an experienced educator with 20 years of Art teaching in secondary schools behind him. He also has a wide range of other specialisms including Design Technology, PSHE, Citizenship, Physical Education and Early Years teaching.
Start Art Education provides a wide range of resources spanning a variety of subject areas. Resources are written by an experienced educator with 20 years of Art teaching in secondary schools behind him. He also has a wide range of other specialisms including Design Technology, PSHE, Citizenship, Physical Education and Early Years teaching.
This resource comprises a slide show of images of the sea, offering inspiration for Art students of all ages. The textural and compositional qualities of the images could potentially provide a starting point for media experimentation and artwork development.
This resource is equally suitable as a cross curricular tool, offering a visual reference for geography students or as inspiration for creative writing. It can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES.
We are nearly there. It's almost the summer holiday. Give your students an end of term treat with this easy to print colouring resource. Also,included are summer themed slideshows for inspiration or just to add a background summer feel to your classroom.
This Art project is a lovely was you finish off the year. The step by step booklet walks children through a series of art activities focussing on the natural world. This opens up the possibility of taking the children outside to draw if the weather permits.
Also included is a slideshow of images relating to the natural world.
Ideal for Primary aged children in the UK, Junior school children in the US.
A comprehensive Art Department Teacher handbook covering vision, philosophy, health and safety, expectations of students, course descriptions and more. The handbook provides a fully editable resource which can be modified to suit all Art departments.
Time to start thinking about Easter!
This resource provides 20 beautiful and inspirational photos associated with Spring and 30 original Easter designs ready for children to colour.
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This "at a glance" resource provides students with art history information. A useful support document, enabling students to see when key art events occurred.
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A bundle of resources to provide support for students in the run up to the GCSE Art exam (Component 2). Includes:
How to analyse artwork
What the Assessment Objectives mean
How to achieve outstanding performance
How to evaluate their own work
An example 8/9 sketchbook
The importance of idea development
How to develop a final idea
Final outcome checklist
New grading system poster.
Bought separately this work costs £43. Here it is only £5! An 89% saving.
This video demonstration shows students how to produce a 1 point perspective drawing. An ideal resource for sharing with students at home during lockdown. Equally suitable for use in the classroom. 15 minutes run
This video demonstration shows students how to produce a 2 point perspective drawing. An ideal resource for sharing with students at home during lockdown. Equally suitable for use in the classroom. 5 minute run time.
Practice symmetry with the Arty Aliens! An engaging, differentiated activity. Draw and colour these funny aliens, learning about symmetry at the same time. Perfect for maths lessons, morning work, early finishers, substitutes / cover and homework.
There are 8 different aliens to choose from. For each there is a worksheet showing half the alien and a space to try to draw the other half. There is also an example completed drawing and an example coloured drawing for anyone who needs a bit more support with their work.
The completed worksheets will make a great bulletin board display.
This is a PDF. It includes 8 black and white printable worksheets as well as 8 color examples and 8 black and white completed drawing examples.
We hope that you and your students have fun meeting the Arty Aliens… Watch out, they will return in future activities!
Here is a fantastic art lesson exploring TONE. Ideal for KS3 students.
This lesson is one of 38 lessons in a series that aims to take the effort and planning out of art teaching.
Each lesson includes a clear explanation of activities for the teacher, a materials list, health and safety guidance, illustrations, home study suggestions, cross curricular links and a fantastic, print friendly student support sheet to ensure that everyone understands the aims of the lesson.
Why not check out all the other lessons in the series? Just go to our shop. Collectively they provide a whole year of art education!
Here is a list of the lessons in the series.
Lesson 1 Tone
Lesson 2 Observation
Lesson 3 From observation to abstraction
Lesson 4 Relief
Lesson 5 Portraiture
Lesson 6 Portraiture part 2
Lesson 7 Portraiture part 3
Lesson 8 Clay
Lesson 9 Clay part 2
Lesson 10 Clay part 3
Lesson 11 Color
Lesson 12 Color part 2
Lesson 13 Color part 3
Lesson 14 Three dimensional
Lesson 15 Three dimensional part 2
Lesson 16 Three dimensional part 3
Lesson 17 Three dimensional part 4
Lesson 18 Human figure
Lesson 19 Human figure part 2
Lesson 20 Human figure part 3
Lesson 21 Human figure part 4
Lesson 22 Architecture
Lesson 23 Architecture part 2
Lesson 24 Architecture part 3
Lesson 25 Architecture part 4
Lesson 26 Color abstraction
Lesson 27 Color abstraction part 2
Lesson 28 Color abstraction part 3
Lesson 29 Color abstraction part 4
Lesson 30 Masks
Lesson 31 Masks part 2
Lesson 32 Masks part 3
Lesson 33 Masks part 4
Lesson 34 Dramatic landscapes
Lesson 35 Dramatic landscapes part 2
Lesson 36 Dramatic landscapes part 3
Lesson 37 Abstract landscapes
Lesson 38 Abstract landscapes part 2
This resource provides 66 high quality, original photographs of Geneva. The architecture, Jet D'Eau and the lake, the Old Town, UN, Red Cross Museum, Cathedral and much more. A useful resource to inspire Art students or to support French / Swiss culture lessons.
Please note that this resource does not include written commentary.
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This Art resource makes links between art and other subject areas (architecture and medicine). Its a great resource for linking Art to science, math and technology.
Included are the following.
A thorough scheme of study. This includes a lesson by lesson guide, homework suggestions, materials lists and artist references
A slideshow of example work produced by students
Over 100 images of architecture for inspiration (PowerPoint)
A slideshow of images of a human skeleton
24 skeleton grid drawing activities
A flow diagram showing links between Art and other subjects and careers. Ideal as a handout.
This video introduces students to 1 Point Perspective drawing techniques through four different activities. Each activity is explained and demonstrated in a clear, straightforward manner. Each activity builds upon the last. The video can be used as the basis of a classroom lesson or alternatively could be sent to students who are currently in lock-down and having to do distance learning.
The activities are …
Using 1 Point Perspective to draw simple shapes
Using 1 Point Perspective to draw a straight road
Using 1 Point Perspective to draw a bending road
Using 1 Point Perspective to draw a bending, undulating road
Also includes a printable supporting step by step guide and perspective images for inspiration.
This resource provides a printable art activity book that leads kids through lots of different linked activities all based on the theme of Natural Forms. Activities encourage kids to research artists on the internet and respond to the work that they have produced. Drawing is a main focus of the activities and everything suggested is suitable for home study. The book has clear instructions and spaces for kids to respond. This might be a great help to parents supporting their kids during lockdown.
Fun Halloween activities to engage kids of all ages. Here’s what’s included.
7 Halloween mask designs for colouring
A 20 question Halloween themed quiz, fully illustrated and in slideshow format. Includes answers of course!
25 spooky images for inspiration … and ideal for printing and displaying in the classroom.
12 creepy monster colouring sheets …
… and a printable spooky word search
Enough here to keep kids amused and engaged. Ideal as a fun treat or an extension activity and the end of a lesson.