Artist inspiration and resources for the 2022 IB MYP PCUP - touching on 5 different issues of the 21st century; technology, humanitarian violations, refugee crisis, environmental and ecological damage, and waste and conspicuous consumption. Artists featured come from across the globe and there is a balance of genders, some artists are mid career and some are very well established. As the PCUP states 21st century all artworks featured have been made within the last 22 years and every image is referenced for ease of use by students. I have opened with the questions taken from the PCUP. For less than the price of a coffee you will receive an editable PowerPoint which you could either use as is, or add to if desired, and a printable PDF file.

A display resource with 25 illustrations of women artists, this collection takes your students through four centuries of female artistic brilliance. From the Baroque to Contemporary visionaries, each page portrays the diverse talents of women artists who’ve left an indelible mark on the art world. More than just a visual resource; it’s a celebration of resilience, creativity, and the power of women’s voices. Created to help address the deficit in student knowledge of women in art due to the cultural collective. Print onto card stock and display around you classroom.

Great little insect sculpture independent learning task. Full instructions on how to create a small insect sculpture. Looking at the work of Raku Inoue the worksheet asks students to think about materials and their properties and how changing the materials can change the meaning of the art works. Great for distance learning can be easily emailed to students, doesn’t require student to print.

High quality reference photo sheets for fruit and food projects. Great classroom resource for printing and laminating. 2 pages with 4 images per page and 7 full page photos. Students can use these images to make beautiful observational drawings when real objects are limited.

A fantastic, comprehensive KS3 scheme of learning. Covering pen drawing, oil pastel transfer, collagraph printing, photography and colour pencil drawing. Theme: Insects and butterflies Elements/principles of art focus: pattern, texture, colour and balance Skill focus: observational drawing skills and printing techniques. Artists mentioned: Damien Hirst, Lucy Arnold and Raku Inoue. Five different creative tasks asking students to explore new perspectives. One group work task which can also be achieved in distance learning. High resolution images included for all tasks as well as photographic step by steps, student examples and a you tube demonstration of oil pastel transfer. Starter tasks and creative thinking tasks are included for each lesson. Additional independent learning/cover work sheet included.

Three fantastic color theory exercises for grade 5-8 students. Three easy to use worksheets are included going over a range of color mixing activities. Designed to be used with paint but easily adapted for color pencil. Great tool for exploring new knowledge or for revising knowledge in a cover lesson.

This scheme of learning meets the intersection of Art and Design in a cross-curricular project. From the Ordinary to the Extraordinary encourages students to think creatively whilst designing a shoe/sneaker themed around the ocean. Outcomes: Watercolour illustration and cardboard sculpture of a sneaker or shoe Examples of tasks: Moodboard Observational drawing Isometric drawings Design ideas Art analysis Product analysis Cardboard sculpture Artists: Manolo Blahnik Ken Solomon TOK questions for IB curriculum. Starter questions which includes opportunities for class discussion and debate. Resourced with five pages of high-quality reference images and one ready-to-print for art analysis task. Includes two pages of simple worksheets; for differentiation or cover work. Notes in the teacher note section with additional questioning prompts. Lots of room for adaption, you can omit the design tasks, change the medium for the outcomes or include additional artists. In the past, I have had classes create miniature clay sculptures of their shoe instead of cardboard and these came out beautifully too.

Formal elements and principles of art on one page, great for the back of a book for students to refer to when analysing artworks or talking about their work.

Principals of art worksheet can be used in a variety of ways, starters, plenaries, cover and distance learning. Great for a variety of age ranges and skills use them to practice shading, blending, and mark making.

This formal elements of art worksheet makes a nice change from a rectangular tonal bar for students to practice shading, blending, and mark making. Can be used in a variety of ways as starters and plenaries, cover and distance learning. Have your students try different skills in each word. How could they link the word to the skill practice? Great for a variety of age ranges particularly my year 7 and 8 students have enjoyed practicing their colour pencil blending.