As an artist with 18+ years teaching experience, I have designed and continue to create resources for my students. The progress and development of their knowledge, skills and understanding is always at the forefront of all my planning. The resources are my own, and are suitable for one off lessons, schemes and/or cover sessions. Keep a look out for new uploads as I am continually researching, creating, designing and developing Secondary, Primary and Further Education resources.
As an artist with 18+ years teaching experience, I have designed and continue to create resources for my students. The progress and development of their knowledge, skills and understanding is always at the forefront of all my planning. The resources are my own, and are suitable for one off lessons, schemes and/or cover sessions. Keep a look out for new uploads as I am continually researching, creating, designing and developing Secondary, Primary and Further Education resources.
This resource is designed to teach students how to use the grid technique to aid their drawing skills, focusing on the Formal Elements FORM, SHAPE and COMPOSITION in a series of natural form drawings. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the grid technique is, and the task instructions. There is a tone bar starter task for students to practise using their varied tonal shading in pencil, before beginning the main tasks. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘FORM’ title tone bar to reinforce their shading skills used. The main tasks have reference pictures with a grid on top of them, and a light blank grid to draw them on to. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of proportion, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
TONE
FORM
SHAPE
COMPOSITION
The resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off lesson (or couple of lessons), and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two to three lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.
I have created other grid drawing sheets and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to teach students how to use TONE to demonstrate FORM in their drawings, as well as practise their observed drawing skills. This sheet mostly focuses on the Formal Elements LINE, TONE, SHAPE, FORM and TEXTURE in a series of natural form drawings. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what TONE is, and the task instructions. There is a tone bar starter task for students to practise using their varied tonal shading in pencil, before beginning the main tasks. The main tasks have reference pictures – apple, leaf and mushroom, and space for students to draw them on to. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of proportion, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
TONE
SHAPE
FORM
TEXTURE
This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students.
This sheet has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off lesson (or couple of lessons), and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two to three lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.
I have created other natural form drawing sheets and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to teach students how to use the grid technique to aid their drawing skills, focusing on the Formal Elements FORM, SHAPE and COMPOSITION by producing aquatic natural form drawings. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the grid technique is, and the task instructions. There is a tone bar starter task for students to practise using their varied tonal shading in pencil, before beginning the main tasks. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create an ‘AQUATIC’ title tone bar to reinforce their shading skills used. The main tasks have reference pictures with a grid on top of them, and a light blank grid to draw them on to. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of proportion, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
TONE
FORM
SHAPE
COMPOSITION
The resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off lesson (or couple of lessons), and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two to three lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.
I have created other grid drawing sheets and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to teach students how to use the grid technique to aid their drawing skills, focusing on the Formal Elements FORM, SHAPE and COMPOSITION by producing aquatic natural form drawings. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the grid technique is, and the task instructions. There is a tone bar starter task for students to practise using their varied tonal shading in pencil, before beginning the main tasks. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create an ‘AQUATIC’ title tone bar to reinforce their shading skills used. The main tasks have reference pictures with a grid on top of them, and a light blank grid to draw them on to. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of proportion, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
TONE
FORM
SHAPE
COMPOSITION
The resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off lesson (or couple of lessons), and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two to three lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.
I have created other grid drawing sheets and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to teach students how to use the pointillism technique to aid their experimental drawing skills, focusing on the Formal Elements TONE, FORM, TEXTURE, SHAPE and PATTERN, by producing a puffer fish drawing. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the pointillism technique is, and the task instructions. There is a pointillism tone bar starter task for students to practise the technique using varied tonal shading first, before beginning the main task. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘POINTILLISM’ title tone bar to reinforce their shading skills used. The main task has a puffer fish reference picture, with a separate space to draw their own image. This sheet is also designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, exploring an experimental technique, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
TONE
FORM
TEXTURE
SHAPE
PATTERN
The resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. It has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off couple of lessons, and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.
I have created other work which accompanies this as part of a scheme, such as aquatic and natural form lesson/activity sheets, and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to highlight some of the key Formal Elements of art while creating a step-by-step tonal drawing of a skull. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and in consciously using the Formal Elements. Included is the learning objective, a definition of tone, all task instructions, a starter tone bar, a step-by-step main task – the skull drawing, and finally an extension task which includes some exploration of different pencil shading techniques.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To create a skull drawing using varied TONAL shading to demonstrate FORM
This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. This sheet is suitable for integration within a scheme, one-off lesson, and/or cover a session and takes approximately two lessons to complete if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired.
I have created many other drawing sheets of varying subject matters, that you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating aquatic studies, developing student skills in recording VISUAL TEXTURES. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what TEXTURE is, and the task instructions. There are four main tasks exploring VISUAL TEXTURES. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘TEXTURE’ title to reinforce their skills used. The main tasks all have reference pictures. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of VISUAL TEXTURES of an aquatic theme, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
SHAPE
FORM
PATTERN
TEXTURE
This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students.
This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson(s), and/or cover session(s) and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder. If A3 is not preferred, this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs.
I have created other texture and mark-making sheets, such as natural textures and weave textures (great for drawing in textiles too), and some further aquatic ones also, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating weave studies, developing student skills in recording VISUAL TEXTURES. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what TEXTURE is, and the task instructions. There are five main tasks exploring woven VISUAL TEXTURES. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘TEXTURE’ title inspired by weaving textures, to reinforce their skills used. The main tasks all have reference pictures. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of VISUAL TEXTURES within a ‘weave’ theme, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
SHAPE
FORM
PATTERN
TEXTURE
This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students.
This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson(s), and/or cover session(s) and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder. If A3 is not preferred, this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs.
I have created other texture and mark-making sheets, such as aquatic themed textures and natural textures, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to teach students how to create an initial puffer fish drawing and then develop it into a design piece. The aim is to aid and explore experimental drawing and design skills, focusing on the Formal Elements LINE, TEXTURE, PATTERN, SPACE and COMPOSITION. It is mainly used for Key Stage 3 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a fact file about puffer fish, and the task instructions. There is an extension task instructing students to add colour to their design once it is drawn out. The main task has a puffer fish reference picture and various other aquatic images, textures and patterns to reference from, with a separate space to draw their design. This sheet is also designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, exploring design work, and experimenting with the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
TEXTURE
PATTERN
SPACE
COMPOSITION
The resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template of the puffer fish to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. It has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off couple of lessons, and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.
I have created other work which accompanies this as part of a scheme, such as aquatic and natural form lesson/activity sheets, and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating aquatic studies, developing student skills in recording VISUAL TEXTURES. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what TEXTURE is, and the task instructions. There are three main tasks exploring VISUAL TEXTURES. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘TEXTURE’ title to reinforce their skills used. The main tasks all have reference pictures. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of VISUAL TEXTURES of an aquatic theme, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
SHAPE
FORM
PATTERN
TEXTURE
This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students.
This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson(s), and/or cover session(s) and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder. If A3 is not preferred, this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs.
I have created other texture and mark-making sheets, such as natural textures and weave textures (great for drawing in textiles too), and some further aquatic ones also, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating aquatic studies, developing student skills in recording VISUAL TEXTURES. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what TEXTURE is, and the task instructions. There are four main tasks exploring VISUAL TEXTURES. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘TEXTURE’ title to reinforce their skills used. The main tasks all have reference pictures. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of VISUAL TEXTURES of an aquatic theme, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:
LINE
SHAPE
FORM
PATTERN
TEXTURE
This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students.
This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson(s), and/or cover session(s) and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder. If A3 is not preferred, this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs.
I have created other texture and mark-making sheets, such as natural textures and weave textures (great for drawing in textiles too), and some further aquatic ones also, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
This booklet is designed to aid students in planning and contextualising their personal related study and to help them to create the required essay which supports their coursework journey. The booklet gives a broken down, step-by-step overview plan of the essay structure and supports this through specific suggestions and guidance for each essay section. It is to be used for Key Stage 5 students. It has been designed by myself, in accordance with my knowledge and experience of the OCR art, textiles and photography A Level criteria, to encourage students to carefully consider their intentions, ideas, artist inspirations, and what they will be exploring and reflecting upon throughout the personal study. The separate sections are colour-coded on the overview page, and then this relates to the more detailed pages which delve more in-depth into each section of the essay. The separate sections allow for specific focus and direction with students when used for discussion.
This resource is one PDF file. It covers:
Possible Related Study Essay Titles
Independent Related Study Essay Overview
Task 1: Title, Introduction, Essay format
Task 2: Background Research, Quotes
Task 3: Research, Analyse
Task 4: Compare & Contrast
Task 5: Conclusion
Task 6: Connections
Task 7: Bibliography & Appendix
Task 8: Front Cover & Contents Page
The booklet has been designed to be used to deliver the GCE art/textiles/photography Related Personal Study Essay and is essentially a scheme in the form of a detailed booklet. I usually print this as an A4 booklet and after going through the initial overview sheet, use it to teach and deliver the Personal Study essay element of the art/textiles/photography A Level.
I have created other A Level, GCSE and KS3, annotation, analysis and evaluation sheets, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Here is a bundle of three St Patrick’s Day creative lessons (with a variety of designs for two of them), and a St Patrick’s Day word search. The details for each lesson and resources are as follows:
St Patrick’s Day Zentangle graphic mouth design
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To create your own Zentangle St Patrick’s Day inspired design exploring line, pattern & shape
This lesson highlights the key Formal Elements LINE, PATTERN and SHAPE, whilst students produce their own Zentangle graphic mouth design to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. A kiss for the Irish on this special celebration. This activity can be used for Key Stages 2, 3, and 4, and is designed to engage students in mindful use of the Formal Elements. Included in the worksheet - Learning Objective, a definition of what Zentangles are, an explanation of what St Patrick’s Day is, including the Irish interpretation of Happy St Patrick’s Day, and some general information on the significance of shamrocks to the Irish community. All task instructions are included, as well as a light graphic mouth design template for the task (five different designs to choose from), and some visual examples of what is expected, alongside some general Zentangle patterns for inspiration. Each graphic mouth design template has a shamrock incorporated within it.
This resource is one PDF file of five pages, each with a different design to choose from. This sheet is suitable for integration within an identity and/or portraiture scheme, one-off lesson, and/or cover a session and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet.
St Patrick’s Day Cubist-inspired Shamrock
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To create your own St Patrick’s Day Cubist-inspired shamrock design exploring line, shape & colour
The lesson highlights the key Formal Elements LINE, SHAPE and COLOUR, whilst students produce their own Cubist-inspired shamrock piece to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. This activity can be used for Key Stages 2 and 3, and is designed to engage students in mindful use of the Formal Elements and explore some simple elements of Cubism. Included in the worksheet - Learning Objective, a definition of Cubism, an explanation of what St Patrick’s Day is, and information on shamrocks. All task instructions are included, as well as a step by step visual example of what is expected.
This resource is one PDF file of two pages, one is the lesson task sheet, the other is a zoomed in version of the step by step process of creating the Cubist-style shamrock if needed. This lesson is suitable for integration within a natural form scheme, one-off lesson, and/or cover a session and takes approximately two lessons to complete if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, adding colour with watercolour paints.
St Patrick’s Day Zentangle shamrock design
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To create your own Zentangle St Patrick’s Day inspired design exploring line, pattern & shape
This lesson highlights the key Formal Elements LINE, PATTERN and SHAPE, whilst students produce their own Zentangle shamrock design to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. This activity can be used for Key Stages 2, 3, and 4, and is designed to engage students in mindful use of the Formal Elements. Included in the worksheet - Learning Objective, a definition of what Zentangles are, an explanation of what St Patrick’s Day is, including the Irish interpretation of Happy St Patrick’s Day, and some general information on the significance of shamrocks to the Irish community. All task instructions are included, as well as a light shamrock design template for the task (two different designs to choose from - one shamrock, one hat with shamrock), and some visual examples of what is expected, alongside some general Zentangle patterns for inspiration.
This resource is one PDF file of two pages, each with a different design to choose from. This sheet is suitable for integration within a natural form scheme, one-off lesson, and/or cover a session and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet.
St Patrick’s Day Word Search - Key Stage 2 & 3
This word search celebrates St Patrick’s Day and reminds students of some key words and terms related to this Irish celebration. A simple, easy to use resource as a supplement or filler task, starter or plenary, with two word searches per page to save on printing costs. Students try to find all of the key words within the word search, to celebrate, remind and highlight significant key terms for St Patrick’s Day. Answers are provided for self/peer marking also, if wanted.
This is one PDF document of two pages, designed to be printed A4 size and then cut in half (to save printing costs). One sheet has the word search on, the other has the answers. This task takes approximately twenty minutes to complete, depending on how good the individual students are at word searches.
This is a set of eleven simple and easy-to-use riddle quizzes of varying subject matter, including:
Objects (x5 versions)
Our Wonderous World
People
The Unseen (x3 versions)
Random Riddles
Each can be used in lessons or tutor time, ideally for KS3 or KS4. Individually they can be a tutor time activity, lesson supplement or filler task, starter, or plenary. When each are printed the riddle quiz is duplicated on the page to save on printing costs (so simply need cutting in half). Students need to try to work out what the riddle answers are, based on the question clue. Answers are provided for self/peer marking also if wanted (again printed two per page to save on printing costs).
This bundle is a set of eleven PDF documents of two pages, designed to be printed A4 size and then cut in half. One sheet has the riddle quiz on, the other has the answers. Each quiz takes approximately ten to twenty minutes to complete, depending on how good the individual students are at quizzes.
I have created other quizzes, riddles, and true or false activities which can be found in my Artyfind shop.
This is a set of ten simple and easy-to-use cryptic quizzes of varying subject matter, including:
Animals
Bands
Body Parts
British Towns & Cities
European Countries
Film Titles
Food
Football Teams
Musical Theatre
Shops
Each can be used in lessons or tutor time, ideally for KS3 or KS4. Individually they can be a tutor time activity, lesson supplement or filler task, starter, or plenary. When each are printed the quiz is duplicated on the page to save on printing costs (so simply need cutting in half). Students need to try to work out what the answer word is to the cryptic clues, based on the relevant quiz theme. Answers are provided for self/peer marking also if wanted (again printed two per page to save on printing costs).
This bundle is a set of ten PDF documents of two pages, designed to be printed A4 size and then cut in half. One sheet has the quiz on, the other has the answers. Each quiz takes approximately ten to twenty minutes to complete, depending on how good the individual students are at quizzes.
I have created other quizzes, riddles, and true or false activities which can be found in my Artyfind shop.
Here is a bundle of six Black History creative lessons/ activities. The details for each lesson and resources are as follows:
Art & Black History Mary Seacole Research Activity Sheet - Key Stage 2 & 3
This resource includes a variety of tasks related to the Black History heroine Mary Seacole, in an art and history worksheet format. Students are to create an art & history research page on Mary Seacole, including a portrait of her inspired by the style of the artist Shepard Fairey. The sheet is designed to be as visual and interactive as possible with prompting questions and tasks. There is an outline image of Mary Seacole for students to add further drawing details and create her portrait using the style of Shepard Fairey for inspiration. There is reference to Fairey’s ‘Obama’ poster design to give an exemplar of the artists style.
This is one PDF document which can be printed A4 or A3, whichever suits the needs of your students. This resource pairs particularly well with my Black History Mary Seacole Knowledge Organiser, which is also included in this bundle.
Art & Black History Shade by Numbers Portrait Drawing Activity Sheet - Key Stage 2 & 3
This resource is designed to teach students how to use varying shades of TONE to begin to demonstrate FORM in their drawings. This sheet mostly focuses on the Formal Elements LINE, TONE, FORM and SHAPE in a step-by-step ‘shade by numbers’ portrait drawing of the famous Martin Luther King Jr. It can be used for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 students. On the sheet, there is the learning objective, task instructions and a tone bar starter task for students to attempt using their varied tonal shading in pencil, before beginning the main task. The main task has a numbered outline portrait template of MLK, and also a completed shaded reference picture for students to refer to when applying their varied shading sections. There is also some brief information explaining who MLK was, along with one of his poignant quotes.
This is one PDF document that can be printed A4 or A3, whichever suits the needs of your students. This sheet has been designed to be used within a scheme of work but is also suitable for a one-off lesson (or a couple of lessons), and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two lessons to complete if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly on the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.
Black History Heroes & Heroines Fact File Activity Sheet - Key Stage 1, 2 & 3
This resource offers a variety of activities, suggestions and reference points for students when attempting to complete research of a chosen Black History Hero or Heroine. The sheet is designed to be as visual as possible and contains activities including:
Drawing a portrait of their chosen famous Black Hero/Heroine.
A Maths Minute question.
A Calendar Question to encourage students to identify which month Black History is mostly celebrated.
A character description box.
A QuickFacts magnifying glass section to fill in.
A thought bubble for them to explain why they find them inspiring.
A Famous Quote section.
A scroll for them to note down their hero/heroines educational background.
An Important Dates Time Line to make note of some key dates that are significant to their chosen persons history.
Students can add their own decorations or creative touches once the activity sheet is completed.
This is one PDF document which can be printed A4 or A3, whichever suits the needs of your students. This resource also pairs particularly well with my Black History Mary Seacole Knowledge Organiser, which is also included in this bundle.
Black History Heroes & Heroines Word Search - Key Stage 2 & 3
This word search celebrates and reminds students of some significant heroes and heroines of Black History. A simple, easy to use resource as a supplement or filler task, with two word searches per page to save on printing costs. Students try to find all of the famous names within the word search to celebrate, remind and highlight significant figures in Black History. Answers are provided for self/peer marking also, if wanted.
Famous names include:
MARY SEACOLE, CORETTA SCOTT KING, DOROTHY HEIGHT, ELIJAH MCCOY, HARRIET TUBMAN, LEWIS LATIMER, MALCOM X, ELIZABETH COLEMAN, FREDERICK DOUGLASS, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, MARCUS GARVEY, MAYA ANGELOU, MUHAMMAD ALI, NELSON MANDELA, ROSA PARKS, RUBY BRIDGES, SARAH E. GOODE, SOJOURNER TRUTH, THURGOOD MARSHALL
This is one PDF document of two pages, designed to be printed A4 size and then cut in half (to save printing costs). One sheet has the word search on, the other has the answers. This task takes approximately twenty minutes to complete, depending on how good the individual students are at word searches.
Black History Mary Seacole Knowledge Organiser - Key Stage 2, 3 & 4
This double-sided resource offers a full reference point for students learning about Mary Seacole, as part of their Black History studies. The sheet is designed to be as visual as possible and contains detailed information on the life and history of Mary Seacole, including:
Written biographical information over both pages, Key Vocabulary, Some Fabulous Facts, An explanation of Seacole’s education, A reference to her nicknames, Her Awards and Achievements, A Mary Seacole Timeline, A Compare & Contrast Venn diagram of Mary Seacole & Florence Nightingale.
This is one double-sided PDF document which can be printed A4 or A3, whichever suits the needs of your students best.
Black History Mary Seacole Question Mind Map Activity Sheet - Key Stage 1, 2 & 3
This resource includes a variety of questions related to the Black History Heroine Mary Seacole, in a mind map format. The sheet is designed to be as visual and interactive as possible with prompting questions asked from Mary’s point-of-view. There is an outline image of Mary Seacole in the centre of the mind map page, for students to add further drawing details in order to create her portrait, and colour it also if they wish. Questions include:
When and where was I born?
Why was my life considered adventurous?
How would you describe my personality?
What did I do to help the sick and injured soldiers?
What was my nickname?
Who taught me about healing and medicine and where did I learn?
I was forgotten in history for many years, why do you think that was?
In what year was I voted The Greatest Black Briton?
Why did the War Office not allow me to travel to Crimea and help the injured soldiers?
Students can add their own decorations or creative touches once the questions are completed.
This is one PDF document which can be printed A4 or A3, whichever suits the needs of your students. This resource also pairs particularly well with my Black History Mary Seacole Knowledge Organiser resource included in this bundle.
Here is a bundle of eight GCSE Art, Textiles & Photography sketchbook/portfolio planning resources. The details for each resource is as follows:
EDEXCEL GCSE Analysing Art, Textiles & Photography Support Sheet
This resource is designed to aid students in analysing artworks, through specific questioning and suggestions, including focus on the Formal Elements. It can be used for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students. The sheet encourages students to explore CONTENT, FORM, PROCESS, MOOD, CONNECTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS and RESEARCH. There are also useful key words and terms which can be used alongside the questions/suggestions. The analysing art sections are colour-coded for specific focus and direction with students when used for discussion.This resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within GCSE and GCE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A4 and my students work directly from this when completing their art/textiles/photography analysis.
EDEXCEL GCSE Art & Textiles Design Idea Planning Sheet
This planning resource is designed to aid students in contextualising their final art or textiles outcome(s) for their project and complete a detailed design idea. This sheet supports individuals through specific questioning and suggestions to consider and aim to meet the EDEXCEL assessment criteria within their piece, and ultimately their project overall. It can be used for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students.
The sheet encourages students to annotate their plan and to discuss their intentions, explaining their ideas, artist inspirations and what medias, techniques and materials they will be using and exploring throughout the piece. It gives the students the opportunity to communicate what the creative journey will be for this one particular design. There is a colour/media/technique swatch samples section for students to create a visual dictionary for the work. There is also a useful key words section to help students answer the targeted assessment-linked questions and the assessment objectives are included for overall reference and purpose. The planning sheet sections are separated for specific focus and direction with students when used for discussion. This resource is one PDF file.
This planning sheet has been designed to be used within GCSE and GCE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A3 and my students work directly onto the sheet to either make initial notes then type/neatly write up them up for their portfolios/sketchbooks, or they neatly complete the whole sheet and then add it as a page to their portfolio. The choice is left to the individual student in terms of managing their own presentation.
EDEXCEL GCSE Art & Textiles Exam Final Piece Planning Sheet
This planning resource is designed to aid students in contextualising their final art or textiles outcome for their project and complete a detailed record of what will be included. This sheet supports individuals through specific questioning and suggestions to consider and aim to meet the EDEXCEL assessment criteria within their piece, and ultimately their project overall. It can be used for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students.
The sheet encourages students to create an exam plan and to discuss their intentions, explaining their ideas, artist inspirations and what medias, techniques and materials they will be using throughout the piece. It gives the students the opportunity to communicate what the creative journey will be for this final design and produce a step-by-step action plan with time scales ready for their coursework or externally set exam. There is a colour/media/technique swatch samples section for students to create a visual dictionary for the work and also an equipment checklist so students can fully consider all that is needed. The assessment objectives are included for overall reference and purpose too. The planning sheet sections are separated for specific focus and direction with students when used for discussion. This resource is one PDF file.
This planning sheet has been designed to be used within GCSE and GCE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A3 and my students work directly onto the sheet to either make initial notes then type/neatly write up them up for their portfolios/sketchbooks, or they neatly complete the whole sheet and then add it as a page to their portfolio. The choice is left to the individual student in terms of managing their own presentation.
EDEXCEL GCSE Art & Textiles Final Piece Evaluation Planning Sheet
This planning resource is designed to aid students in completing their final art or textiles outcome evaluation for their project. This sheet supports individuals through specific questioning and suggestions to consider and aim to meet the EDEXCEL assessment criteria within the summary of the piece, and ultimately their project overall. It can be used for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students.
The sheet encourages students to annotate and plan their evaluation, discussing what their intentions were, explaining their ideas, artist inspirations and what medias, techniques and materials they used and explored throughout the piece. It gives the students the opportunity to communicate what the creative journey has been for the final piece. There is a colour/media/technique swatch samples section for students to create a visual dictionary of the medias and techniques used. There is also a useful key words section to help students answer the targeted assessment-linked questions and the assessment objectives are included for overall reference and purpose. The evaluation planning sheet sections are separated for specific focus and direction with students when used for discussion. This resource is one PDF file.
This planning sheet has been designed to be used within GCSE and GCE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A3 and my students work directly onto the sheet to either make initial notes then type/neatly write up them up for their portfolios/sketchbooks, or they neatly complete the whole sheet and then add it as a page to their portfolio. The choice is left to the individual student in terms of managing their own presentation.
EDEXCEL GCSE Final Piece Evaluation - Art, Textiles & Photography Support Sheet
This resource is designed to aid students in evaluating their final piece, through specific questioning, suggestions and supportive sentence starters, including focus on the Formal Elements. It can be used for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students. The sheet encourages students to explore WHY, HOW, discuss their RESEARCH, EXPLAIN their theme in-depth and REFLECT on their skills developed. There is also an evaluation example and useful key words and terms which can be used alongside the questions/suggestions/sentence starters . The final piece evaluation sections are colour-coded for specific focus and direction with students when used for discussion. This resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within GCSE and GCE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A4 and my students work directly from this when completing their art/textiles/photography final piece evaluation.
EDEXCEL GCSE Project Annotation - Art, Textiles & Photography Support Sheet
This resource is designed to aid students in annotating their project, through specific questioning, suggestions and supportive sentence starters, including focus on the Formal Elements. It can be used for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students. The sheet encourages students to explore WHAT, WHY, HOW, discuss the QUALITY of work, explain their LEARNING in-depth and reflect on their skills developed. There is also an annotation example and useful key words and terms which can be used alongside the questions/suggestions/sentence starters. The separate sections are colour-coded for specific focus and direction with students when used for project annotations. This resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within GCSE and GCE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A4 and my students work directly from this when completing their art/textiles/photography final piece evaluation.
EDEXCEL GCSE Project Contextualisation (Brief & Aims) - Art, Textiles & Photography Support Sheet
This resource is designed to aid students in contextualising their project and creating a brief and aims for the start of their journey. This sheet supports this through specific suggestions and supportive sentence starters. It can be used for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students. The sheet encourages students to annotate the very start of the sketchbook/folder to discuss their intentions, explaining their ideas, artist inspirations and what they will be exploring throughout the project. It gives the students the opportunity to communicate what the creative journey will be for their work. There is also a brief and aims example and useful key words which can be used alongside the suggestions/sentence starters. The separate sections are colour-coded for specific focus and direction with students when used for discussion. This resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within GCSE and GCE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A4 and my students work directly from this when completing their art/textiles/photography project contextualisation (brief and aims).
Key Stage 3 & EDEXCEL GCSE Analysing Art, Textiles & Photography Support Sheet
This resource is designed to aid students in analysing artworks, through specific questioning and suggestions, including focus on the Formal Elements. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. The sheet encourages students to explore CONTENT, FORM, PROCESS, MOOD, CONNECTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS and RESEARCH. There are also useful key words which can be used alongside the questions/suggestions. This resource is one PDF file.
This sheet has been designed to be used within KS3 and GCSE schemes of work, but is also suitable for one off lessons. I usually print this resource on A4 and my students work directly from this when completing their art/textiles/photography analysis.
This bundle is a series of 13 separate lessons designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a natural form. The natural forms include:
A bird skull, x3 different hands, an octopus, x6 different shells and two human skulls, each demonstrating and aiding students in developing the cross contour drawing technique.
The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the Formal Elements of art.
Each lesson resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour examples to reference from.
These lesson activities are suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and each takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print the resources on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs.
I have produced many other creative lessons of varying subject matter which can be found in my shop.
