My Year 7 class have just started a new project on the artist Matisse and this is a great first lesson to complete during the lockdown and whilst facilitating online learning. This is a research task to get the students started on developing a deeper understanding of the artist, his use of colour, composition and shape. Attached are the following documents: A powerpoint which includes the big picture, learning objectives, progress check, QR links to useful websites and a QR link to a informative YouTube videos. A 3 page visual fact file about Matisse and his life and work. A worksheet for the students to complete which can also be coverted into a google doc. The questions are differentiated from red to green and get more challenging, with an extension task at the end.

An example of a simple analysis framework which I laminate and use for GCSE and A level Art Textiles when they are tasked with analysing the work of other artists, designers and craftspeople. Free resource but please leave a review :)

For Sept 2021-22 I have a split class at DT whereby I will be seeing Year 7 only once a fortnight on the rotation. ***Adding the PowerPoints as extra as I make them. I have been tasked with running a mini textiles project over 6-8 lessons focusing on the techniques hand embroidery and applique. Inspired by Sonia Delaunay’s use of colour and shape, students are going to design and make a textile greeting card. They will be given a brown kraft A6 card and envelope along with a piece of white cotton/felt. They will then use a range of coloured felt, batik, bondaweb and hand embroidery stitches to make a textile composition to decorate the front of their card. This mini booklet is larger than it needs to be however I can set a few tasks for homework etc. The second page is blank and that is for the marking grid. The booklet includes a range of tasks: Sonia Delaunay Fact File Design Brief Mood Board - Homework Product Analysis Specification and Designing Applique and Hand Embroidery (Extension Task) Evaluation Glossary

The theory side of teaching GCSE DT textiles was so new to me after teaching Art Textiles for 10 years. When delivering the theory content to the students I find that knowledge organisers distil and clarify the building blocks of learning in my subject ready to extend into the classroom learning. The don’t replace my other lesson resources but rather make it explicit what students need to know automatically to be able to apply and develop in lessons. My students use these knowledge organisers alongside worksheets and other classroom based tasks. There are two knowledge organisers attached. Once downloaded you can change the school logo. These knowledge organisers can be used across exam boards but focus on WJEC 2.1.2 natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres.

A Sonia Delaunay worksheet which I have created as a homework task for my KS3 Year 7 class. This can also be used for a cover lesson for KS3 Art or Textiles to support the use of colour. Students first analyse the two images above and then use blending/rendering to apply colour to the composition using warm/cool colours,

This is a power-point which could be delivered over a number of lessons and with the current situation is perfect for a non-specialist classroom - all you need is needle/thread. This was one of the first projects I delivered around 6 years ago whist teaching Art Textiles and uploaded to TES a year ago. I can believe it had over 1k downloads! I have taken down and re-jazzed my power-point so it is more contemporary and fits in with my schools 5 principles of excellence. This power-point includes: Do Now Connect Task The Big Picture Learning Objectives Information about Maurizio Anzeri Models excellence and WAGOLL Shows how the project could be developed digitally Mini Artist Analysis Models excellent use of analysis Plenary Connect Activity introduces students so a second artist Hagar Vardimon Any questions please contact me on twitter @CreativeSammie

In this PowerPoint is a range of connect tasks that can be used through a Gargoyle Art Project for KS3. It contains a range: Do Now Retrieval YouTube Videos linked to Do Nows

My Year 7 class have just started a new project on the artist Hundertwasser and this is a great first lesson to complete during the lockdown and whilst facilitating online learning. This is a research task to get the students started on developing a deeper understanding of the artist, his beliefs and philosophy. Attached are the following documents: A powerpoint which includes the big picture, learning objectives, progress check, QR links to useful websites and a QR link to a informative YouTube video. A 3 page visual fact file about Hundertwasser and his life and work. A worksheet for the students to complete which can also be coverted into a google doc. The questions are differentiated from red to green and get more challenging, with an extension task at the end.

Our school are focusing on skills this term; literacy, numeracy and DCF. The English posters are great for my room but there weren’t any Numeracy posters so I made these three posters which have worked great.

This is a one off cover lesson for KS3 DT Textiles aimed at Year 8 or 9. Please note that our students are allowed to use their phones to conduct research during lessons, which they will use to support questions 1-9. Students are tasked with designing a football kit for the world cup 2022 in Qatar (design a male/female kit). Lesson Objectives: • To be able to conduct a piece of research about a major event. • To be able to identify ‘care label’ instructions and recommend appropriate ones for an item of clothing. • To develop a sporting kit and explain all decisions made. There is also a very simple power-point which shows the Qatar logo in colour (resource printed in black/white to save money). As well as some basic information on care labels etc. I will update and jazz up the powerpoint when I get time and I will update this when it is done. Possible extension tasks could be to then design the shorts, socks a drawstring kit bag etc. Or an extension sheet on care labels?

I have just started a new project with Year 7 and this is task 2 which asks them to further explore the work of Hundertwasser through the use of an artist research page. They have not made one before so this lesson also demonstrates WAGOLL and models excellence. This lesson can be taught across 2-3 lessons. I have set this as a home learning task and created a YouTube video tutorial to accompany the lesson. This lesson includes, do now connect activities, the big picture, learning objectives, WAGOLL, student examplars, and a progress check page. I also go into detail and demonstrate how to analyse a piece of artwork and hoe to annotate their own copies of the artists work.

This lesson(s) has lent itself really well to the current covid restrictions. The lesson can be completed in a non-specialist classroom and students required minimal equipment. KS3 complete an insect project and this one off paper cutting lesson is a perfect addition. You can expand the lesson to talk about negative/positive space. Students moving on from their observational drawings to complete a paper cutting of an imaginary insect. The equipment needed is a black sheet or paper, white/yellow pencil, scissors and a glue stick. My lesson follows the schools 5 principles of excellence so my powerpoint includes a connect activity, the big picture, lesson objectives, WAGOLL, a peer assessment slide and a plenary activity. Any questions please ask away Twitter: CreativeSammie

This is a great first lesson for Year 7. Once students have been taught about the visual elements students can revisit this task to show progress. This lesson is used to test what know students already have of the formal elements. Without any guidance students complete a baseline test which is a drawing of a parrot. This enables me to gain an understanding of their ability and opens up discussion in lesson 2 about the visual elements. It can also be used to collect their current WAG for data collection. My power-point follows my schools five principles of excellent which includes a do now connect task, the big picture, learning objectives, progress check and an assessment worksheet.

Year 7 are doing a gargoyle project. In their books they create a research page. Due to covid and being in the same classrooms and having no access to computers/printers they struggle with homework task of research etc. To support learners who don’t have access, I have created this knowledge organiser to use in the classroom. I can laminate and use them year upon year to save on resources and also use them during starter activity where I ask questions and they have to source the answers on the knowledge organiser.

Two Powerpoint’s The first is a x9 slide Do Now - Connect Activities that can be used at the start of a lesson as a starter or as a plenary. They were used alongside a KS3 Hundertwasser project for Art. The second is a powerpoint exploring Hundertwasser’s work, paintings, architecture, windows and stamps including information.

FREE BUT PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW Quick Visual Elements Art Quiz which I have created for Year 7. Printed A5 as a quick starter activity.

I produced this leaflet a few years ago for an interview on ‘Decorating Fabric Techniques’. I thought it may be useful to share. I have also uploaded the editable version on publisher. I have also uploaded the presenation which I created however, it is very basic. Along with the fabric properties/senses/ keywords starter activity. I printed these A5 landscape on card double sided. I then put them into an envelope with the labelled fabric swatches. Free resource but please leave a review :)

This is a Year 6 Taster Day lesson based on the artist Jason Scarpace We photocopied a variety of fish templates onto A3 cartridge paper and also gave AMA students the opportunity to draw their own outline. They then used x3 different techniques (art/textiles) to add colour, texture and pattern to their templates in the style of Scarpace. This was our equipment list: • watercolour palettes • pencils • black fine liners • acrylic paint - all colours • paint palettes for acrylic • paint brushes • sponges, scrapers, glue spreaders, palette knives • Bubble wrap • brown paper (1m piece) • glue sticks • scissors (left and right) • colouring pencils • sharpeners & rubbers • newspaper • cardboard - selection of various pieces • sewing thread & needles - larger sized needles please & thread to match • two hair dryers

An Art Textiles Skills Task which introduces students to the technique of fabric slashing also known as stitch and slash. Students improve their confidence on the sewing machine which the use of the straight stitch foot exploring layers, use of pattern and colour theory.

A word bank which I have created for my ‘ALN’ groups workbooks. It saves displaying them on the board and I use it to help develop their oracy skills - talk like a food critic.

A great visual resource to support a simple design task for a double cover lesson. The task can be completed on the double sided word document which is also attached. There are some research questions on the front to get the students thinking about ideas. *please note our students are allowed to use their phones for research tasks. Some questions may not work without access to the Internet, so you may want to amend it. On the front there is a simple apron template for them to draw their design into. As an extension students could annotate their design with how it could be manufactured. Or they could go on to design an accompanying oven glove or tea towel? This task is aimed at Year 7 textiles, however it can be used for a RM or food lesson.