Everyone has seen and used emojiis but do you know how they began? This fun art activity introduces children to the history of emojii art before getting them to design some new ones of their own. I have successfully used this with years 3,4,5,6 and 7. It is great as a stand alone lesson at the beginning or end of term and also works well as a cover lesson.

These printable wanted posters are perfect for creative writing activities and art projects. The resource includes four posters, two have writing guidelines and the other two have blank spaces. The posters are suitable for all ages groups and a wide variety of themes.

This Autumn leaf art activity will get children to develop their colouring and cutting skills and teach them about ‘warm colours’. Children will first colour in printed leaves, then cut them out and finally glue them to a ring template to create a beautiful Autumn leaf wreath that can be hung on a door or wall. This resource includes- Printed leaves to colour Printed ring templates large sized leaves I have also included large printable leaves as an alternative option. I have found that some children prefer to do one single leaf rather than lots of smaller ones. I have successfully used this activity with years 1 and 2 and also with Early years groups.

This complete resource introduces children to the beautiful architecture art made by Korean artist Sunga Park. This living artist is inspired by the buildings she sees on her travels around the world. Children will first learn about the artist’s work, then using her unique style create a drawing of Tower Bridge. they will then move on to creating a watercolour painting of a building of their choice. For those needing a little bit of inspiration images of three famous buildings are also included. This resource includes: An introduction to Sunga Park PowerPoint Drawing activity instructions powerpoint Painting activity instructions powerpoint Printable famous building images for inspiration An alternative, printable image of Tower bridge I have successfully used this resource with years 4,5 and 6 but it could also be used with younger and older children depending on ability.

This resource is ideal for students that are beginning to do artist research or as a starting point for further research into the work of American artist Jim Dine. The resource includes: An introduction to Jim Dine PowerPoint Research questions worksheet Drawing activity worksheet Jim Dine is a living artist that specialises in drawing everyday objects and specifically tools. Most of his work is in black and white and the drawing activity is good for students to practice their skills in creating texture and using shade and tone. I have successfully used this resource with years 8, 9 and 10 and found it useful when exploring themes relating to ‘around the home’ and ‘work’. It could also work well as a cover lesson activity.

This resource is ideal to use when teaching and revising the principles of colour theory. Children will learn about primary, secondary, tertiary, analogous, cool, warm and complementary colours. This resource is a one page sheet and is perfect for sticking into sketch books and used as a reminder throughout the year. I have successfully used this resource with years 4,5,6 ,7 and 8. It could also be used with older classes as a refresher.

This Alma Thomas themed resource is ideal to use during Black History Month or for teaching about famous artists. Children will be first introduced to the life and brightly coloured art of this African American artist before creating their own collaged version of one of her most famous paintings. This resource includes: An all about Alma Thomas Powerpoint An art activity instruction Powerpoint A printable art activity instruction sheet Printable template for differentiation This resource has been used with children in years 1 and 2 (KS1) but could equally be used with younger and older children too.

A brief introduction to the artwork and style of Edward Tingatinga. This resource is useful for anyone teaching African art in general, artwork from Tanzania or specifically the work of Edward Tingatinga and his followers. It is meant as an introduction and is a good starting point for creative projects.

This resource is ideal for teaching children about Aboriginal art and using patterns and symbols. Children will first learn about Aboriginal x-ray art, complete a worksheet where they practice creating Aboriginal style patterns and motifs and then be guided to create their own piece of Aboriginal style artwork based on a fish. This is a full resource that includes: Lesson plan Introduction to Aboriginal x-ray art presentation Worksheet (differentiated) Fish templates X-ray examples Activity instruction presentation I have used this successfully with years 1 and 2 and children have produced really nice artwork that can be hung on the wall. The main activity is written for children to use crayons but, chalk, pastel or paint could also be used. Otherwise minimal supplies are needed- pencils, erasers and black paper. Another more general Aboriginal Art presentation is also available https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11902001

A brief PowerPoint presentation to introduce Aboriginal art. The presentation touches on origin, style and purpose along with mentioning how colours, patterns and symbols are used in Aboriginal art. Suitable for KS1 and KS2 but, it could be used with any age group where a simple introduction to Aboriginal art is required.

This resource contains a set of six magic potion themed templates. Three of the templates are blank and three have writing guide lines of different sizes. A great creative writing resource for a variety of topics which can easily be used by all age groups and abilities.