Colleagues are welcome to share a range of starters that I've used in art lessons with KS3.

The subject of Water has fascinated artists for centuries.Students can study a wide range of examples of techniques of representation of water in different states.

A set of slides to initiate an understanding of the nature of photographic composition.Colleagues may wish to extend this presentation in the context of their own teaching situation.

This presentation is designed to introduce the language of photography to students starting a GCSE photography course. They need to grasp the concept that a photograph is a flat design employing the visual elements to structure an image. It's searching for the skeleton structure.A sort of X ray visual thinking.

A photo-assignment that could be slotted into the early stages of a GCSE Photography course.Students explore the capacity of their digital cameras to take high magnification images using the macro setting.The experience opens eyes literally to a world not visible to normal vision.

For 'start-up&' motivation for students to capture &';reflections' as a photography challenge.

Students to become aware that making a photographic involves the creative manipulation of the art language of visual elements.

The grid is used to inform students of progress over time and a 'pencil mark&' can be applied to the chart at intervals as portfolios are developed.The sheet is meant to be used as part of the ongoing conversation as the coursework evolves and keeps the assessment objectives clearly in mind

An exploration of the depiction of the world through the eyes of artists developing theories of perspective to the way cameras function when capturing perspective and spatial events.Students are challenged to explore the creative manipulation of perspective in photographs.

This support material for activity in the darkroom and outside to explore creating images directly with light and sensitive surfaces.Reference to appropriated imagery including collage.

The EST starting point papers will be given to students next week beginning 7th Jan 2013.This resource is designed to help in responding to the question starting points and to help in making early creative decisions.

GCSE students need to have a broad 'landscape&'of possibilities laid out to inspire inventive approaches to picture building from any source or context

AQA GCSE External Assignment question. Students to consider the challenges of creating outstanding photographic images from the world of objects form both natural and man-made worlds

Introductory 'graphic&' to present to students at the start of the course to explain the key concepts and elements that combine to make photographs.

Students can always use a spare moment to explore a named photographer and thus expand their growing awareness of photographic history

Students can respond to the concept of leading lines in images by completing this simple diagrammatic response as a lead in to more interesting examples that could feed into their own work

This document attempts to display on one sheet the range of theoretical and practical knowledge and experience that the course content will be guided by. It acts as a form of 'photographic &'sat-nav&'; that maps the terrritory upon which broad planning will be based.

A serious challenge because of the abstract concept.How to make 'time&' visible in photographs.

A challenge for students to pay attention to the normally overlooked subjects in the world of high impact images and sensational topics The subject matter is easily available literally right 'under the noses&' of the students.

A stimulus resource to encourage broad thinking about the motivations,inspirations and practicalities of designing and creating photographic meaning

A prompt sheet to remind students when annotating a photograph/s.