I assigned this to my new GCSE groups so that students could continue improving their drawing and knowledge while at home. A challenging mini unit of work based on Iain Macarthur’s animal illustrations (line, pattern, detail etc) that offers choice and includes opportunities to develop a range of technical skills and demonstrate creativity. Organised into the following tasks: -Knowledge -Interpretation -Practice -Inspiration -Final piece My students enjoyed it and the outcomes were decent. I hope your students enjoy it too!

2 Art lessons exploring the topic of Vanitas, including… -Analysis of ‘The Ambassadors’ Vanitas artwork by Hans Holbein the younger. -Skull drawing practice worksheets using the observational/upside down/ grid drawings methods -Match of the Day using Key Terminology -Exercise where students set up their own Still life, research the symbolism of the objects and photograph it. -Much more! My year 9s loved it.

-2 booklets that teach art history, observational and grid drawing techniques and are fun to work through. -Over 8 hours worth of materials. -Scaffolded structure to learning, with Do Now (starter) tasks which build up to a final outcome. -Great for remote lessons as clear instructions make it easy for students to work through independently. -High quality activities which develop a range of fundamental drawing skills. -Easy to use- just download and print. -Includes Assessment Criteria -Perfect for KS3 & KS4.

-Learn, Practice and refine portrait skills in a variety of meaningful ways. -Explore the meaning behind the work of Kehinde Wiley and 6 other artists. -Analyse art using key vocabulary. -Plan and draw out your own portrait. -Ideal for independent learning either in school or through remote learning. -Editable booklet in pptx format or download, print & go from the included pdf version.

Teach Colour Theory properly and create a high quality outcome using Watercolour paint. Includes: -Slides content and printable worksheets for several lessons (6 or more) -Introduction to relevant artists -Success Criteria -Colour Theory Key vocabulary -Exemplars

Ready to print out or upload to use as an engaging, challenging Homework or Pre Learning activity. Includes: -Key ART vocabulary words -Choice of observational drawing tasks -Success Criteria

Need a high quality lesson to deliver in school or set as remote learning? This easy to use resource will have your students learning key art vocabulary, deciphering famous vanitas paintings and creating their own vanitas still life set up using objects from home . I set this for my year 9 & 10 remote learning- they loved it and asked for more!

Feedback cards offering specific targets for improvement for 3 different levels of challenge.

Use this resource and a set of tools and scratchboards to create beautiful drawings with your students. I asked each student to bring in a photo of themselves to work from. -Includes: -Artist Inspiration -Examples of work with marks -Differentiated Success Criteria -Safety Tips -Link to instructional video Enjoy!

Bring in a bag of strawberry laces to ensure this lesson is a hit. I used this resource to help my students learn the importance of knots and to have some knot-tying practice. Our Textiles mission: To learn how to tie a variety of knots and decide which ones are most appropriate for our future projects. Features: Video clips, success criteria, historical information about knots, fun facts, step-by-step instruction & more.

Perfect to set as a holiday home work task or a cover lesson. Use this ready-to-print booklet to inspire your GCSE or KS3 students to work in the style of Leonardo Da Vinci. Includes Step-by-step guide links to articles about Da Vinci Success Criteria Anatomical images to draw Examples of student work Mark sheet

Optical Art lessons where students learn op art techniques and then create their own dazzle ships. Optical illusions. Includes: Content for 2 to 4 lessons Examples Success Criteria Do Now Tasks Printable worksheets Marksheet

Use this resource to help your students create level 8 and 9 artist research pages for the 2023 exam theme of LOCK! Includes: Checklist for what is required in an artist research SEMI writing framework & an example of how to use it Visual & written exemplars Tips for top marks Success Criteria for each grade- 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1… A choice of several relevant artists that your students will like.

An engaging, challenging unit of work that explores the origins of graffiti. * Includes* 7 or more lessons worth of resources definition match-up DO NOW tasks history of graffiti linking back to prehistoric times easy to print off worksheets teaching knowledge and literacy bonus cover lesson worksheet to use at any time I used it with year 9, but could work for any year. Enjoy!

Need to assess your student’s skills in Art? No problem! Download and print and you’re ready to go… -3 different easy-to-use, easy to mark drawing assessments -clear instructions for students -assessment criteria & marking scheme

An entire unit (7+ lessons) to help your students master the fundamentals of drawing comic characters. Includes: -understanding proportion -drawing facial expressions -drawing bodies in motion inventing your own characters -creating your own comics & more

All the artists straight from the exam paper along with some extras to get students started on an artist research and/or generating project ideas right away. Includes: An introduction to all of the artists included in the exam paper

Use this to help your students plan their final exam outcome and get big marks in all the Assessment Objectives. Students develop metacognition in evaluating their own progress against clear checkpoints. Includes: -6 pages of printable pages that your students can use to easily plan and clearly show their idea development for POWER 2024. -A page guiding students in how to draw thumbnail sketches to show their ideas -Questions that get students to engage with and evaluate their own work. -A checklist of tasks that need to be completed for a strong portfolio All you need to do is print and go!

I’ve designed this lesson for my students so that they come back to me with PRIMARY SOURCES that they’ve created that they can then work from. This resource includes: -Clear instructions -Possible interpretations of the theme with ideas of what to photograph -Links to an artist -Examples of good photographs -Examples and instructions of how to organise photographs in the sketchbook and how to respond to them using drawing etc.