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.
Updated for 2017 - 18. This resource provides a clear, simple to follow rationale for a scoring system for Key Stage 3. For clarification, a new numeric scoring system is cross referenced with the previous levels and also links to projected GCSE grades (old grading system).
This model is suitable for all subject areas and can be used as it is, or modified to fit the particular needs of your school / college.
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Updated for 2017-18. This bundled resource provides a range of activities associated with Growth Mind-Sets. A questionnaire with answers which encourages students to consider their learning styles, a key word search and a document that leads students through an analytical exercise. These resources can be used to help engage students in discussion about their learning styles.
This Christmas Colouring Book provides 24 original colouring sheets - one for each day of December in the run up to the big day! A fun activity to do with your students in the weeks leading up to the holidays ... and perhaps something that they can take away with them to finish off at home.
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15 Christmas themed colouring patterns for students of all ages. These kaleidoscopic patterns offer a fun activity in the run up to the Christmas holidays. They could even be used to inspire Christmas card designs. Many more resources available in our shop. Take a look at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael
Merry Christmas from Start Creative!
This fun, festive resource provides a step by step visual guide to drawing a picture of Santa Claus. 56 Slides progress from a blank page to a fully coloured Santa. All that children need to do is follow the visual instruction. Each slide shows a little bit more being added to the picture. There is also scope for them to personalise the picture with their own background. They could even use their pictures to make their own Christmas cards.
A fun activity to keep younger students engaged and happy in the run up to the holidays.
Merry Christmas from Start Creative.
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Christmas is coming and Santa and his Elves need colouring before they can get on with their work! 12 different Elves and Santa himself ready for colouring by Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 students. Merry Christmas!
Original drawings by Mael Matthews.
30 high quality photographic images with a Christmas theme. A PowerPoint containing easy to copy images suitable for insertion into Christmas cards and presentations.
This fun form time game challenges teams to respond to slides that describe a person or animal in or on a place or object doing something. One person then draws the scene whilst team mates try to guess.
This PowerPoint provides rules, descriptive slides and score card.
This is a resource that I have produced to use with my classes this week to give them a well deserved end of term treat.
Merry Christmas from Start Creative
Give students a relaxing colouring activity. Evidence suggests that colouring exercises are effective in calming busy minds in both adults and children. Teachers successfully use them in the classroom to help students re focus. Unfortunately most colouring books are prohibitively expensive. This affordable collection of beautiful original drawings is the solution. 65 beautiful mandalas ready for printing out and adding colour.
All drawings are original and have been produced by Mael Matthews.
This resource provides 155 pages of Art lessons for Middle School and High School students. 35 linked lessons cover all aspects of Art education and provide easy to follow instructions, materials lists, risk assessments and much more.
An ideal way of ensuring that your school is providing a thorough art education ..... even when curriculum time is tight!
Updated for 2017-18. Children and adults sometimes need a focus at times of stress and anxiety. Concentrating the mind on a straightforward activity such as colouring can have a calming effect and Allow for refocus. This resource might help an individual regain focus.
Over 30 original drawings are provided ready for colouring. The drawings vary in complexity. Some are simple outline drawings, whilst others have looser shapes and lines which will require greater creative input.
This resource can also be used as an extension activity or simply for fun.
Suitable for SEN students, but equally suitable for main stream students.
This resource provides NQTs with "at a glance" advice and support to help with the sometimes overwhelming first year in teaching. Advice is presented as a mind map, which can be printed as a handy sheet for planners or as a larger scale poster.
Comments are based on my experiences during 18 years in the teaching profession and my time spent mentoring NQTs. Views are honest and realistic. This resource is provided in a range of colours to suit all tastes! I wish you the very best of luck in your career.
The resource provides students with a step by step guide to developing an effective sketchbook that covers the Assessment Objectives of the NEW AS Art specification. Also included is a slideshow of images of natural textures and a mind-map that leads students through the Art and Design process .
Emphasis is placed on observational studies, analysis of the work of artists and crafts-people, exploration of materials and processes and the development of ideas through informed decision making and making links between areas of research. The book can also be used by teachers, helping to structure their teaching.
The book can be used in a very literal sense with lower attaining students, or as a scaffolding structure for higher attaining students. Suitable for coverage of both the Art, Craft and Design, and the Fine Art endorsements.
This resource has been developed by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Subject and Senior A level Art moderator.
This book provides a step by step art project for Primary aged students. The focus is "The Natural World". Children are guided through the development of drawings and paintings based on natural objects. A range of artwork by recognised artists is also introduced to students.
The resource can provide a structure for 6 to 8 individual art lessons. It also allows for modification by the teacher to suit the particular group.
This Primary Art resource has been developed by Start Creative Resources
This book provides a step by step art project for junior aged students. A Growth Mindset is encouraged through challenging tasks that encourage a love of learning. The focus is "The Natural World". Children are guided through the development of drawings and paintings based on natural objects. A range of artwork by recognised artists is also introduced to students. Suitable for children aged 6 to 10.
The resource can provide a structure for 6 to 8 individual art lessons. It also allows for modification by the teacher to suit the particular group.
This Junior Art resource has been developed by Start Creative Resources
35 Christmas images for the festive season. Fully copiable and editable for insertion into your own documents. Suitable for all ages. Merry Christmas from Start Creative Resources.
Children love to draw faces but often become frustrated with their work. Faces are difficult to draw, and difficult to teach. This resource provides a simple step by step guide, leading the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 child through the process one bit at a time. They will learn how to use simple guide lines to get the features in the right place. They will also learn they everyone looks different and that hair colour, eye colour and skin colour varies greatly ..... basically, we are all unique.
The slide show is self explanatory, reducing the need for you to do lots of preparation. all that is needed are pencils, pencil crayons, paper ...... and children!
This resource has been produced by Mael Matthews, internationally exhibiting artist and Head of Art at one of the UK's leading Grammar schools. The resource has been trialled extensively and very successfully in Primary schools through Summer Art Camps run by Mael.
also included is a photographic slideshow faces for inspiration.
We hope that you enjoy using this resource with your students. Please don't forget to leave feedback ... we value your views.
This resource provides a clear, straightforward alternative to the outgoing National Curriculum levels.
A simple to use table cross references the new marking system with percentage equivalents. It also demonstrates a "projected grade" approach, linking to the new numeric GCSE grading system.
Save yourself loads of time with this report bank. 20 pages of Art report comments. All fully editable. Simply copy and paste the chosen comments into your reports.
A stunning motivational poster to brighten your classroom and make students think about effort and positivity. Provided as a jpeg so that it can be printed at various sizes and even inserted into documents.
