This resource is an ideal lesson/ activity for the holiday season, looking at the animation and illustration behind the snowman and snow dog. Students are then introduced to the snowdog trails, an event in which the snow dog design is recreated by artists around the country. Students can then use the snowdog template attached to design their own snowdog illustration. Why not make it into a competition too!

Claes Oldenburg Inspired 3d food art. This resource provides students with a thoughtful purpose looking at a variety of different food art options to be made from a cardboard base and mod roc application. Attached is the step by step differentiated construction guides for all 5 listed ideas in the powerpoint.

This resource is ideal to help you get your head around the new 9-1 grading system as well as a simplified rewording of the assessment and marking grid. Ideal for all staff and to help students to understand their attainment and progress in a more pupil friendly way.

Pupils of KS3 will be able to use the grid to create inspirational Mandala designs whilst considering the formal elements of art. She resource caters for those of all abilities with guided starting points and examples.

A handy resource to help break down the assessment objectives reflecting the 2019 August grade boundaries.

This resource introduces students to a variety of different creative careers centered around a comic strip task. Pupils explore the role of an illustrator, graphic designer, art director and animator and discover the importance of each position just to create one outcome. Students enjoyed the task were informed about the different creative roles in industry

Pupils will be able to broaden their knowledge and experiment with a variety of different Ta Moko symbols through a drawing starter task. The main activity requires students to apply Ta Moko designs to a face template in a traditional Maori style.

This resource is a fun packed activity for students of KS3 which looks at the importance of Asian elephants in Islamic culture. Students have an opportunity to work with traditioanl islamic patterns and apply in the style of the examplars to an elephant template. Students may apply colour to their design to reflect the tradtional colours used in Islamic culture. The resource contains a word document.

A booklet to support pro longed practical work that includes an abundance of lesson starters, homework ideas, practical progress logs, self, peer and teacher assessment. Both a PDF and editable version attached A PP to support is also included

This resource allows students to develop skills in intricate design and symmetry. Pupils become engrossed in the ‘zentangle’ patterns and learning to apply them to the template to define bug features through contrast.

A completely adaptable resource to support the new Ofsted framework. This template can be changed along with all the icons and text to suit your department and SOW. The attached document is based on my own year 7 - 13 curriculum. Why is this useful? Demonstrates clear connections to the national curriculum Shows a clear link between KS3/ KS4 & KS5 SOW Promotes ‘the big picture’ Pupil friendly/parent friendly Used alongside curriculum planning and SOW as an overview

Assessment objective interim marking - great for project assessment - simply highlight areas of strength and areas to improve for a quick feedback

A perfect PowerPoint resource (and follow-along worksheet) to aid students with the basic drawing skills of graphic design. The pack includes an interactive PowerPoint resource and worksheet looking at 1 point and 2 point perspective as well as isometric drawing.

A fun and engaging way to get students to think about analysing Art. The grid is used to help promote discussion points, using dice to decide which question to talk about.

The hardest part in Art for my students is getting them to understand how to develop ideas from their artist research. This lesson starter task breaks down the thought process and allows students to grasp the concept of an original idea from links within their work.

A wide selection of different D&T tasks focused around woodwork to suit various abilities in ks3 (and limited access to materials) Tasks can be either selected by the student to promote independent learning or could also be set individually to cover a project or time period. I often use this sheet as part of the tech booklet if ever a quick cover lesson is needed

Individual booklet pages uploaded as WORD documents so that they can be edited to suit. All aspects covered from assessment, health and safety to design work and evaluation. The project consists of developing a felt Day of the Dead skull

A one off lesson task using zentangle patterns to create a bad hair day design

An art/ STEM based activity looking at creative inventions

A wide range of different art activities that allow for student to select and lead independent learning Activity types vary to allow for all students to complete regardless of their accessibility to resources