Art & Design teaching resources which will hopefully give you a bit more time in your teaching day. I always try and make meaningful links with the work of a variety of artists and makers from different eras. Check out my website for freebies and more resources... www.felt-tip-pen.com
Art & Design teaching resources which will hopefully give you a bit more time in your teaching day. I always try and make meaningful links with the work of a variety of artists and makers from different eras. Check out my website for freebies and more resources... www.felt-tip-pen.com
This mind-map on the theme of EVENT provides links to over 40 artists from varied times and places. Organised with sub-themes, this resource is a great was of supporting students individual investigations and introducing them to diverse approaches to the theme.
You can print as an A3 poster or an A4 handout, or use the pdf document on screen so that the artists names hyperlink to relevant websites to develop research further.
You may also be interested in this ‘week by week’ art exam handout.
Free poster to download and print at A3 or A4 size: ‘Your Final Piece’. A quick reference to encourage students to create work to conclude their project that is relevant, high quality and represents their best work.
Great to get you classroom ready for the exam season!
Other resources you might find useful to support students to understand expectations, produce high quality annotation and work independently:
Art vocabulary poster
Annotation Guide
Artist research planning template
What makes good artist research poster
Evaluation questions
A handout printable at A4 or A3 with a checklist for GCSE art students to self assess their project. The second page (you can print these back to back) includes the assessment objective headings and the description of a grade 8 to further support self-assessment.
Students are asked to consider strengths and weaknesses and to come up with three initial targets.
Ideal for mid-point or interim assessment tool, and a document students can revisit to monitor their own progress. Excellent for encouraging independence and support students to take responsibility for their own development.
The resource works well with this vocabulary handout and this guide to annotation.
New for 2023: LOCK theme mind map is available here *
A three page printable worksheet resource on Wassily Kandinsky.
Can be used as a cover lesson during a relevant project (Abstraction, Expressionism, colour, landscape…), an extension activity, or as a whole class task. Students are asked to read the information about the artist then answer questions then create their own abstracted landscape from the source images.
Also included are 4 landscape images printed very lightly that students can work on top of, if a differentiated activity is required.
Designed to be easy to deploy and requires no specialist materials or knowledge. A fantastic resource to have on hand and relevant to many projects!
A two page PDF resource (can be photocopied back to back and laminated for repeated use) on the artist Vincent Van Gogh.
Can be used as a cover lesson during a relevant project (drawing, still life, portraiture, shoes…), an extension activity, independent study, or as a whole class task.
Students are asked to read the information about the artist then answer questions, then show their visual understanding by creating their own shoe drawing. There are also links to other artists (Lisa Milroy and Tracey Emin) to develop ideas and further investigation.
The lesson requires minimal materials (paper and pencils) and can be carried out in a non-specialist classroom.
A great introduction to an important artist whose work is inspiring and engaging for young people.
A printable worksheet to support students in improving artist research. This resource prompts all the areas of research and provides questions to sparks ideas.
Page one is a worksheet which can be filled in with information about the chosen artist being researched.
Page two provides additional support in the form of 20 analysis questions plus advice about writing meaningfully about artworks.
A great resource for improving the quality of artist research pages!
Use as a draft to gather information and then transfer into sketchbooks or mounted pages in a creative way.
This two-page PDF gives students guidance and inspiration to produce excellent artist research pages. Primary targets are KS4, but can be used equally with KS3 and KS5.
Printable at A3 and A4 size - stick them up as display for constant reference or photocopy for sketchbooks or focused research lesson.
A fun Impressionism word search PDF file with 12 key terms to find including
Landscape
Colour
Light
France
En plein air
Paint
Nature
Everyday
Sketchy
Atmosphere
Vibrant
These print well at A5 (two to an A4 sheet) so are an economical, fun way to embed student learning on literacy, extending vocabulary on any scheme of work.
Also a quote from Impressionist Berthe Morisot.
Great for a lesson starter, plenary, cover, literacy, homework, extension or use a word search to maintain focus during tidy up time!
A fun art ‘colour theory’ word search PDF file with 13 key terms to find including
complimentary
harmonious
pigment
secondary
primary
tertiary
These print well at A5 (two to an A4 sheet) so are an economical, fun way to embed student learning on literacy, extending vocabulary on any scheme of work.
Also a quote from John Ruskin on colour.
Great for a lesson starter, plenary, cover, literacy, homework, extension or use a word search to maintain focus during tidy up time!
A fun art ‘formal elements’ word search PDF file with 17 key terms to find including
colour
line
shape
tone
form
texture
space
design
balance
contrast
harmony
pattern
size
repetition
These print well at A5 (two to an A4 sheet) so are an economical, fun way to embed student learning on literacy, extending vocabulary on any scheme of work.
Also a quote from Charles Eames on design.
Great for a lesson starter, plenary, cover, literacy, homework, extension or use a word search to maintain focus during tidy up time!
A great resource to support student in becoming more independent and taking responsibility for their projects. 23 pages which can be photocopied into a booklet, giving students all they need to understand the structure of the course, assessment and asking questions to help improve their independence.
The booklet is created in Powerpoint so can be easily adapted to suit your own course structure and marking. And slide can be projected onto a white board as part of class teaching.
Students record feedback into the booklet so they have their own record of what they need to do to develop. I have found that having students write this in themselves (copying from notes stapled into their sketchbooks) has really helped them to take ownership of the guidance - not just read and forget.
Teachers can use the booklet to complete interim assessment of coursework units and ask students to do their own self assessments on the sheets included.
The booklet provides a comprehensive approach to assessment of the GCSE course and students tend to treat this more seriously as they can see from the outset of the course how and when they will be assessed and the impact this will have on their eventual grade.
A two page PDF resource (can be photocopied back to back and laminated for repeated use) on the artist Gustav Klimt.
Can be used as a sub lesson during a relevant project (colour, pattern, abstraction, portraiture, Modern Art …), an extension activity, independent study, or as a whole class task.
Students are asked to read the information about the artist then answer questions, then show their visual understanding through the identification of motifs in the work. They then create their own practical response to Klimt’s art.
The lesson requires minimal materials and can be carried out in a non-specialist classroom.
A great introduction to an important 20th century artist whose work is inspiring and engaging for young people.
Make a personalised mini home from a reused carton or box (like the ones tea comes in).
Take inspiration from Ndebele art from sothern Africa to create bright and colourful designs.
A great one-off lesson or can be developed into a longer project: see my unit of work with 12 lessons (fully resources with Powerpoint presentations and worksheets in my TES shop - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ndebele-modroc-houses-colour-and-geometry-3d-painting-scheme-of-work-11415036)
A project which kids love!
A folding leaflet for students giving information on choosing Art & Design for GCSE. The sections emphasise the importance of a dedicted approach to the subject whilst highlighting the unique and fun nature of the subject.
A great resource to have on hand for options evenings or to have a the ready to hand to interested students or parents.
Print the A4 pages and photocopy back to back, then fold into a professional looking leaflet.
Guidance for KS5 students in an easy to access format on annotation, vocabulary and assessment objectives. Print 2 pages back to back for a quick reference getting students to take responsibility for doing the right thing!
Designed as an A3 printable, this literacy mat has all the vocabulary and tips to get students’ writing about art confidently. Aimed at KS3 and KS4, there is guidance about producing high quality writing as well as art-specific vocabulary.
Also works at A4 size, and can be laminated back-to-back.
Visually engaging and highly effective for supporting students!
Develop literacy in the Art room with a one-page handout to support students’ vocabulary.
80+ descriptive words for writing about their own work or the work of other artists on one engaging worksheet/poster.
Easy to follow, the sheet gives hints and tips to advise students on writing about art. Designed with GCSE and A level students in mind, but could also be used with more independent-minded KS3 students.
Printable at either A3 as a poster, or A4 as a handout.
Want to improve your Art students’ annotation skills?!
A one page handout to support students in producing high quality annotation in their Art and Design work. Guidance for writing about their own work, as well as the work of other artists.
Easy to follow, the sheet gives hints and tips to advise students on annotation so they get it right. The sheet has been designed with GCSE and A level students in mind, but could also be used with more independent-minded KS3 students.
Printable at either A3 as a poster, or A4 as a handout.
A fun clay vocabulary word search PDF with 12 vocabulary terms to find relating to ceramics.
These print well at A5 (two to an A4 sheet) so are an economical, fun way to embed student learning, building on literacy, extending vocabulary with any clay scheme of work.
A fun art ‘colour’ word search PDF with more unusual names of colours to find - azure, chartreuse, coral, crimson etc.).
These print well at A5 (two to an A4 sheet) so are an economical, fun way to embed student learning on literacy, extending vocabulary on any colour-related scheme of work.
Quotes from Joseph Albers, Sonia Delaunay and Georges Braque also encourage critical thinking on colour.
A final reminder to students preparing for their GCSE or A level art exam: what to do and how to do it... Good for the last push to help them get it right in the controlled assessment...
Can be printed for display or handout at either A3 or A4 size.