Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL
Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL
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.
Use this engaging resource with your class to explore the art M.C. Escher and create their own 'Escheresque' piece.
-3 different Escher project starting points offering 3 levels of challenge
-Assessment Criteria for these projects.
-Contextual introduction & information about M.C. Escher
-Questions to get your students to think more deeply about his art
-Fun Escher clips to enjoy
Get your students drawing animals realistically and imaginatively as well as researching relevant artists, earning marks for Assessment Objective 1, 2 & 3.
A powerpoint featuring...
-introduction to a range of different traditional and contemporary animal artists for students to choose from
-Instructions and success criteria for an observational animal drawing task
-Instructions and success criteria for an imaginative animal drawing task
Use this resource to get your students creating their own portraits exploring the theme of Identity, Respect & Community…
Complete Project with 5 files, including:
Identity, Respect & Community Portrait lesson
Which introduces a range of artists, with opportunities for interpretation & analysis, as well as portrait practice and key Art vocabulary.
Portrait Planner (Printable worksheet for students to fill in to plan their portrait)
Project Booklet Guide (I used this an an Independent home learning task)
Self Portrait Task(I used this as an Independent home learning task)
Portrait practice (Do Now mark-making tasks)
Black History Month
A favourite lesson to engage students with painting techniques while giving them a chance to be innovative
I've used this project with years 7 up to year 9 and the results are always interesting.
Includes everything you need for a watercolour painting project (just add paints, brushes & students)
-worksheets
-examples of outcome
-success criteria
-videos
-cross-curricular links
L.O.1: To learn about Van Gogh and reinvent one of his Masterpieces using our own original ideas.
L.O.2: To develop our painting and composition skills.
L.O.3: To use our knowledge to create a work of art that explores the following elements of Art: line, texture & movement.
Enjoy!
A whole month of lessons! Drawing using tone and drawing celebrity portraits. Always a favorite lesson of my students.
Includes:
A whole month of lessons!
Printable worksheets
Assessment Criteria
Step by step guide
Do now tasks
Autumn Art Assessment
Marksheet
-Use this resource to get students to earn marks for all Assessment Objectives and to effectively plan for their 2017 Art exam Beginning/End.
Features:
-Differentiated pathways to ensure student confidence and success in planning & producing a high quality final piece for the art exam
-Examples of high-quality outcomes
-Questions for students to evaluate where they are at with their exam-planning
-Formulas on how to achieve a high-quality outcome for different skills and tastes
This is all you will need to effectively kick off the 2024 art exam period…
Specifically designed to prepare GCSE students for their 2024 POWER Edexcel exam theme 2024.
Includes:
a range of different possible interpretations of the theme
exemplar material
assessment Criteria
full instructions and examples for students to be able to independently create their own:
**Moodboard
Mindmap
Artist Research
Artist Response**
Designed by a Pearson Edexcel Moderator and Head of Art who works in an all-boys state school.
I always teach this lesson when I have a job interview.
I’ve always gotten the job and excellent feedback.
Includes:
Subject-specific vocabulary DO NOW exercise
Clear instructions
Assessment Criteria
Exemplar material
High levels of challenge
Drawing and sculpture activities
Questions to check learning
All you need is: Pencils, paper, paper rods (if you have them)
L.O: To demonstrate our understanding of SHAPE and FORM through Sculpture and Drawing
Want to engage your year 9s, 10s or 11s in an interesting watercolour painting project that will keep them focused for several lessons?
All you need are pencils, paper & some basic watercolour paints to get incredible outcomes.
Includes:
-Step by step instructions
-Primary source octopus photographs to work from
-Success Criteria
-Examples of outcomes in a variety of different styles
A whole month of year 7 Art lessons to start your year off on track.
Lesson 1: Baseline Drawing
Lesson 2: Creativity Challenge
Lesson 3: Composition & Collage
Includes:
Clear Learning Objectives
Exemplars
Do Now Tasks
Success criteria
Homework Tasks
Printable collage images
Marksheet
Right, this is it.
EVERYTHING YOUR NEED to get your group to ACHIEVE.
In the past 4 years (working in London state schools with over 40% SEND in my cohort) I haven’t had a student earn less than a 5 using these resources. A few 9s and lots of 7s & 8s as well.
Includes:
-step by step TO DO lists with tasks that get students the grades without the struggle
-Clear instructions for students to complete a wordcloud, mindmap, moodboard, photoshoot, collage, wow drawing, artist research pages, exam planning & exam evaluation
-simple explanation of the Assessment objectives and how to get the marks
-a dozen relevant artists that aren’t mentioned in the exam paper
-success cirteria for artist research
-several different artist technique example pages
-4 different printable exam planning sheets
-after your exam self-evaluation resources & examples
-SEMI writing frame and sentence starters
& more!
Here it is, everything you need to get your Art & Design students effectively developing their ability to RECORD FORM. Tried & tested with my year 7 students, this challenging yet fully scaffolded SOW comes with 11 step-by step powerpoint lessons, complete with DO NOW tasks, printable resources and an end of term Assessment.
Just add pencils, chalk, oil pastels & students and you’ve got yourself a winning term!
This download includes:
11 powerpoint lessons
11 DO NOW tasks
a variety of levels of worksheets for each lesson
end of term assessment
An entire Design Technology term in one file… print off this booklet and your KS3 students can enjoy learning about Product Design, how to draw & render using 3D geometric forms, video game design, logo design & printmaking.
Includes:
-30 pages of engaging, challenging activities
-Assessment Criteria
-Extended writing task
-Self & peer assessment checkpoints
-Teacher feedback checkpoints
-Assessments
-Do Now tasks
-Key vocabulary
In a hurry? Need something now? Edit this to suit your school and you will be ready to go in a flash.
Give each of your YEAR 10 Art students a copy of this to complete so they can hit the ground running when they return to you in September.
Includes a variety of different tasks that help students build up their art skills while developing an understanding of the Assessment Objectives.
Create an A3 size MINDMAP of 30+ ideas on the topic of REFLECTIONS
Use the appropriate ART materials to complete each of the EXPERIMENTATION exercises on pages 8 to 11
Follow the instructions to complete a tonal drawing on page 13
Complete each of the studies in the space provided using the most
appropriate art materials
Take 20 of your own photographs that connect to the theme
Continue freestyle drawing in your sketchbook to continue developing your
skills and letting your imagination run wild
Need an engaging activity to lead your students in this WORLD POETRY DAY?
Need to get your students interested in and responding to key texts?
If so, you’re in the right place!
Includes:
-Clear instructions
-A diverse selection of poems to print for students to work on
-Assessment Criteria
-Exemplar work & ideas
Use this resource to kick-off The Edexcel A2 exam preparation period from February 1st onwards.
Enough resources here to keep your students interested and productive for several lessons...
Featuring:
-Instructions & Examples for 3 tasks to ensure your students are engaging with the theme and to support them in completing work to a high standard:
-Mindmap Challenge task
-Mood Board Collage
-Artist Research page
-Artist Creative Response task
-Collaborative Photo project
Perfect for setting a holiday homework task
This is it- I’ve gone and done the work for you!
2024 Edexcel Art exam theme is OBSERVE, SEEK, CHALLENGE. Now what?
Download now and get your students researching relevant artists in style, taking their own photographs, using a range of media to produce beautiful drawings, making experimental collages, mindmapping their way through the theme and more!
Includes:
8 Clearly explained, engaging tasks that earn your students marks for every Assessment Objective
Exemplar work and Assessment Criteria
A range of relevant artists
A mix of traditional and computer-based tasks to help meet the skills and motivation needs of every student
Over 40 pages of content to keep students industriously creating
Designed by a Pearson Edexcel A-level Art moderator
Enjoy!