This free zentangle-inspired kids drawing activity has been inspired by zentangles. “Zentangles are drawings composed of patterns (tangles) that can be viewed from all four sides. Zentangles do not contain recognizable objects and there is no “right side up”. The Zentangle method is very focused and mindful.” This activity is suitable for children ages 8+

An activity that can be worked into an Ancient China unit. I have also used it in art class and as a start-of year activity for new classes to get to know each other and decorate their home room.

This is an activity where students have 20 seconds to persuade the teacher to buy any item in their possession (hat, pencil, iPod etc). The teacher will then reward the winning student with a fake million dollar note. This activity helped students to overcome nerves for their final speech, and it encouraged creativity and spontaneity. You will need to add in your own photo to the powerpoint, or just delete my head and use the clip art.

In this activity students will create four different ecosystems in a shoebox. They will begin by researching different ecosystems, then create and collect all the parts necessary for each of those ecosystems. (If using a shoebox is too difficult or will take too long, use a large piece of art paper divided into quarters.)

Two simple Word documents intended to be used as an introduction the genre 'Descriptions'. While these are specifically related to jungle animals, they are easily adaptable to suit your students&' needs by changing the clip art and text.

3 drill and practice exercises for Decimals, Percentages and Integers. These are suitable for year 7 revision or at the end of the topic. Each puzzle-page has jigsaw pieces for a famous picture at the top of the page, with an answer inscribed on each piece. There is a question board at the bottom of the page with a question in each square to match an answer on a jigsaw piece. Drag each jigsaw piece to the right square on the question board to assemble the picture correctly.

How the Tiger got his stripes - a complete unit of work. This resources was created for students with special needs, but can be used with primary students. The Smart notebook has the story which includes visual images, a wide variety of literacy activities from matching pictures, matching words, pre-writing tasks and drawing activities plus suggested follow up drama and art activities. The story is also given as a PowerPoint and as a word document. There is a worksheet of literacy activities associated with the story.

This printable worksheet teaching resource explores the visual grammar in Japanese art form 'manga&'. There is a brief guide on visual coding, how meaning is made and narrative representation (from Neil Cohn&';s extensive writings). Students will read through this, complete the activities and then perform a guided analysis of a manga scene (a Twelfth Night adaptation).

Color and make your own Christmas tree ornaments with this free template! These DIY Christmas ornaments are easy for anyone to make. Just print, color, cut, fold, glue to make your 3D decorations to hang on your Christmas tree or sit as a centerpiece on your table for Christmas dinner! These ornaments are included in my HUGE Coloring Christmas Printable Activity Pack – See what else is included: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/coloring-christmas-printable-activity-pack-11743369

Explore a range of political cartooning resources from the Museum of Australian Democracy. These resources assist students to understand more about political cartooning. All resources link to Australian Curriculum areas, including HASS, Civics and Citizenship, History, English, Visual arts or Media arts. Explore more here: https://www.moadoph.gov.au/learning/classroom-resources/political-cartooning/

Students are to construct a piece of art that will show the changes in the way people used materials and disposed of their waste over the past 400 years. They will also be able to predict what life might be like and waste disposal methods in the year 2050.

A collection of Easter activities for students with special needs. It would be suitable for very young children. It contains matching and counting activities with songs and drama games with an easter theme. It contains links for Easter art and craft activities.

This Lego drawing activity is a fun art activity for KS2 students. This activity could be used to draw a self-portrait lego style or a character from a story you've been focusing on or even their hero or role model.

Color and make your own Christmas Crackers with this free printable template! These DIY Christmas Crackers are easy for anyone to make. Just print, color, cut, fold, glue and fill with all your favorite goodies! If you’d like more designs, you can upgrade to my pack of 8 Christmas Crackers, or check out my huge Christmas Coloring Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/coloring-christmas-printable-activity-pack-11743369

List of art techniques used in mixed media

PPT demonstrating the principles of design

This printable Christmas coloring card is easy to make and fun to color in! The card template prints on a standard letter size page (8.5 x 11″) and includes cut and fold lines. The final card folds to approximately 5 x 7″ You can scale the print to fit A4 printers or to print smaller cards if you prefer. You can get the whole pack of 20 different Christmas cards at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/diy-coloring-christmas-cards-set-of-20-read-to-fold-printable-christmas-cards-print-and-color-11602188

Artist Trading Cards are small works of art that can be exchanged with other students. They can be used as an assessment task at the end of a unit of work.

Students are introduced to the topic of energy by analysing research articles and creating a Wordle cloud. Wordle is a free word art tool that crunches any chunk of text and produces a visual representation of the content. The resulting word could emphasise the most common words by amplifying their size based on frequency. Students will increase their knowledge of subject-specific vocabulary and use this knowledge to create an energy limerick.

These Art activities are a culmination of the study of works by Seurat, Monet and Van Gogh and their painting techniques. During the first art session, students experiment with different brush strokes. The following activity involves cutting shapes from the painted sheets of paper and arranging them on a large piece of cardboard to create a class mural.

Instructions to create a paper collage inspired by the cutout artworks of the artist Henri Matisse. Images and step by step instructions on how to make a collage from a spoon shape.