I've been an art and design educator for 10 years. Working in both the UK and internationally. I believe it is incredibly important to nurture globally-minded students who are able to communicate visually and apply critical thinking to the art and media we all consume daily.
I've been an art and design educator for 10 years. Working in both the UK and internationally. I believe it is incredibly important to nurture globally-minded students who are able to communicate visually and apply critical thinking to the art and media we all consume daily.
Grid drawing worksheets. Pack includes differentiated sheets for left handed students and simplified instructions for younger students. Worksheets include a lesson plan with success criteria and three different butterfly designs. Can be emailed home for distance learners. Great for KS3 and potentially KS2
9 different tonal shading worksheets designed for KS3 or KS4. These sheets can be used as exercises in class to support observational skills or set as homework or cover. Each worksheet covers a different aspect of tonal shading and observation from applying shading to 2D shapes to turn them into 3D forms to looking at complex textures and reflections in glass. Perfect for emailing home. Worksheets have also been differentiated for left handed learners.
An editable art analysis worksheet aimed at students aged 8 - 11. The questions around the edge follow on from each other asking students to think in different ways, information gathering, exploring feelings to imaginative thinking.
Ready to print class sets of scaffolded analysis. Included in the download is an editable blank version for you to add your own questions and differentiate for your classes needs. 6 question sheets for generic, photography, sculpture and portraiture plus a blank sheet. Options to drop in a picture of the artwork to be explored before printing or print the worksheet in greyscale and have students glue a picture on to save colour printing costs.
High resolution shell images. 6 full colour pages. 2 pages of 4 per page and 4 pages of 1 per page. Resource also contains black and white versions for tonal pencil drawings.
25 high quality photos of different textures. Animal skin, fur, scales and feathers. Wood, water, stone, plants, earth and ice. Fantastic for printing and laminating for students to reference and draw from. Observational studies, texture experiments, references for painting or sketching. There are many great ways to use this collection of images.
Two pages of fun, simple coverwork with full explanation on the worksheet. Students have three templates to first design a sneaker and a larger template to resolve their final design.
Equipment needed:
colour pencils
worksheet
Created from the need to simplify ACCESS FM product analysis for younger students. The worksheet helps students organise their thinking and reminds them of the useful acronym with a question prompt for each letter. The product analysis worksheet could also be used in a cover lesson.
Two fantastic complete cover lessons with variations to give students choice. Great for KS3 or KS4. Students can complete these one the page or in their sketchbooks. One cover lesson asks students to draw food items in the style of Andy Warhol, Sarah Graham or Wayne Thiebaud considering their styles and techniques and how to incorporate them into their work. The second cover lesson is an observational drawing task either tonal drawing using mark making or colour pencil focused on blending colours. With 7 variations this is a comprehensive pack with each task also differentiated for left handed learners there are 14 page in total.
Screen printing workshop perfect for IB/GCSE/iGCSE/Alevel. Designed to be split over two lessons or as a day or half day workshop. Covers “how to” for stencil method or photo emulsion and how to print. Asks students to research the history of the technique and includes two Theory of Knowledge (IB) questions
Three fantastic colour theory exercises for KS3 students. Three easy to use worksheets are included going over a range of colour mixing activities. Designed to be used with paint but easily adapted for colour pencil. Great tool for exploring new knowledge or for revising knowledge in a cover lesson.
Using a long life milk carton or juice carton you can introduce students to the etching process in a low cost effective way. In this workshop students are introduced to the etching technique asked theory of knowledge questions and taken through the process. Student examples are also included at a variety of ability levels. Materials needed are juice boxes or cartons with silver foil interior. I ask staff to drop off almond milk/longlife milk cartons to the art dept for recycling. sharp needles or sharp compasses are also needed. This workshop lends itself well to any theme students may be working on.
A fantastic, comprehensive KS3 scheme of learning. Covering pen drawing, oil pastel transfer, collagraph printing, photography and colour pencil drawing.
Theme: Insects and butterflies
Elements/principles of art focus: pattern, texture, colour and balance
Skill focus: observational drawing skills and printing techniques.
Artists mentioned: Damien Hirst, Lucy Arnold and Raku Inoue.
Five different creative tasks asking students to explore new perspectives. One group work task which can also be achieved in distance learning. High resolution images included for all tasks as well as photographic step by steps, student examples and a you tube demonstration of oil pastel transfer. Starter tasks and creative thinking tasks are included for each lesson.
Additional independent learning/cover work sheet included.
20 pages of high resolution colour photographs of still life arrangements. Great for use when you are unable to set up still life arrangements in the classroom or for at home drawing practice.
Two files are included one with the images and a second with the images and a grid laid over to help students of all levels.
These can be printed and laminated to be used over and over, for individual lessons or for home learning.
This lesson can be used as part of a portraiture sol or as a stand alone leadership activity or as a cover lesson led by a non specialist, it could even be a lovely way to end a term on an academic note with a fun activity. It is a versatile lesson well resourced with a pp looking at the artist Bisa Butler, introducing the way she uses colour, leadership questions with examples of young leaders from different background and an art activity aimed at primary students which can be completed with just the print outs and colour pencil.
The assessment rubric is broken down into specific tasks, allowing for easy marking and clear communication of expectations to students making it easy to add to worksheets or print and paste into students books.
I would use these to highlight when a student has shown evidence of the criteria, guiding students to next steps.
This formal elements of art worksheet makes a nice change from a rectangular tonal bar for students to practice shading, blending, and mark making. Can be used in a variety of ways as starters and plenaries, cover and distance learning. Have your students try different skills in each word. How could they link the word to the skill practice? Great for a variety of age ranges particularly my year 7 and 8 students have enjoyed practicing their colour pencil blending.
Incredibly high resolution butterfly images featuring 3 different designs and differentiated for both right and left handed students. Perfect for independent work and distant learners or as a cover lesson.
