A collection of Artwork analysis help sheets - designed to help students across KS3 . Pack includes:
Art Vocab sheet/class display - a collection of words suitable for all students, basic art vocabulary linking to visual elements of art. Complete with sentences starters to guide students how to write about their own work and artist work.
KS3 Vocabulary with definitions - glossary for KS3 students to be stuck in their books -a basic guide on common words used across KS3 and their meanings.
Key Terms and words worksheet - again with sentences starters (aimed at a class completing a Cubism project - Cubism specific terms included).
Analysing artwork - a breakdown of how to write an artwork analysis using 4 different areas of analysis: Describe, Analyse, Interpret and Judge.
Giving students the opportunity to use the bullet points to come up with their own ideas and potentially use these bullet points as sentence starters also.
This is a 15 lesson scheme of work that teaches students Street Art through Art lessons. It guides students to produce a number of different pieces of work looking at artists such as Banksy, Keith Haring and Shepard Fairey
The pack contains all lessons in separate powerpoints, resources for lessons, separate homework tasks and also a scheme of work
Lesson Breakdown
Introductory Collage
Banksy Critical Study Page
Banksy Monoprint/Sgraffito
Keith Haring Composition
Designing a graffiti tag
Shepard Fairey Work
Designing a personal response
Artwork Analysis Worksheet
Complete with question prompts.
Can be used multiple times over with groups as individual images of art can be stuck in the middle of the sheet.
A fun and engaging way to get students to think about analysing Art. The grid is used to help promote discussion points, using dice to decide which question to talk about.
Simple and easy to use sheets to help aid GCSE students with analysing the work of artists and their own annotations using key words to structure a piece of extended writing.
Can be used as worksheets, posters and or placemats.
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A fun and engaging way to get students to think about analysing Art. The grid is used to help promote discussion points, using dice to decide which question to talk about.
I have created a huge PowerPoint presentation with over 45 starter or plenary activities for your art classes.
The activities are all art-related and can be used in KS3 or KS4 art lessons, either as entry tasks, starters, plenaries or exit questions. Sometimes I put the question on the board at the start of the lesson then come back to it at the end.
The slides are made up of questions, challenges, thought prompts, image analysis, riddles, true or false competitions, thunks and more. Some are very general so can be used across any class or topic, and some are more specific and related to different art movements - for example, Pop Art or Graffiti.
You can use the slides to generate discussion or have students discuss things in groups/pairs etc. I have made them to be as adaptable to your lessons/teaching as possible.
ART & DESIGN LITERACY MAT - Analysing Art
Colourful and pupil friendly range of Art literacy mats.
Ideal to enlarge to A3 and laminate to display in the classroom or use on tables in the Art room.
MS Word format to enable editing.
This resource provides Secondary school students with guidance for analysing artwork. The structured approach encourages students to stretch their understanding and therefore develop a growth mindset.
This resource can be used in conjunction with other resources from Start Creative Resources.
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A full Scheme of work for KS2 based around Tudor Portraits.
Objectives covered include:
Exploring and discussing Tudor portraits
How to structure a portrait
How to observe and sketch faces and Tudor clothing
Putting it all together to create a Tudor style portrait.
Each lesson includes all resources and a high-quality presentation.
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This resource is a student-friendly artist research document designed to support OCR Art & Design Component 2. It includes 5 carefully selected artists for each exam theme, with clear, accessible information to help students understand, analyse, and write about artists confidently.
Themes covered:
Reflections
Connections
Women
Layers
Twisting and Turning
For each artist, the document includes:
Clear artist information and context
Focused explanations of subject matter and techniques
Explicit links to the exam theme
Sentence starters to scaffold written responses and support AO1
This resource is ideal for:
GCSE Art (Year 10 & Year 11)
Exam preparation and sketchbook development
Supporting lower ability students with structured writing
Encouraging independent artist research while maintaining exam relevance
The format is clear, consistent, and easy to use, making it suitable for lessons, homework, or independent study.
Aimed at KS3, great for a series of 3-4 lessons or for cover.
Includes:
2 worksheets on designing beetles with patterns and collage
1 worksheet on comparing two artists who work with beetles as a theme
1 worksheet getting students to practice their drawing skills by drawing one half of a beetle from a photograph.
A3 Worksheet based on Pop Art movement with a focus on colour. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Drawing tasks develop colour shading and lead to independent decision making. Starter and challenge task provided. Reference made to artists (Peter Blake, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein), colour theory (saturation), art movement, Ben Day dots and collage.
A brilliant resource : AQA GCSE student friendly mark-sheet combined with taxonomy. It is relevant to the current grade 1 to 9, with numbering up to 24 for each assessment objective. A invaluable resource to use with students to mark their own Art & Design work.
This questionnaire asks students to select a work of art (from the 4 provided) and answer questions that help them learn how to analyse a work of art focusing on the formal visual elements.
Page 1. Student questionnaire.
Page 2. Basic information on each work of art and links to further information.
Page 3. Teacher aid - Full analysis of Salman Toor’s “Bar Boy”.
You may want to start this activity with a class Q&A discussion.
Using the questions on page 1 to ask directed questions on their thoughts on the piece. This page gives you answers to those questions and may ignite some new ones.
A full document presentation that supports the 2026 AQA Fine Art exam paper. There are two introduction pages, including a page for the assessment objectives, then two pages for EACH question. There are 22 artists listed for EACH exam question, as well as 22 keywords to start off a mindmap and some suggestions for ideas.
You will need the 2026 AQA exam paper to access this document. The questions are only identifiable by the number, NOT by the title. You can find the exam paper on the AQA website.
Please see my 2024 and 2025 AQA Fine Art exam paper document in my shop for an example of how this years looks. It is the EXACT same layout but for this years questions.
The download includes a PDF version and an editable power point version, if you wish to edit it and / or type in the questions to go alongside the page.
Summary:
In this lesson students learn how to analyse any artwork by looking in detail at media, composition, context, view point, subject matter, to name a few. The artwork used in this lesson is Franz Marc’s “Regen”, however the skills can be applied to any piece. The aim is to support students to analyse their own artworks and those of other artists creatively and independently with artistic insight.
Australian Curriculum Links:
Explore ideas and practices used by artists, including practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent different views, beliefs and opinions (ACAVAM114)
Explain how visual arts conventions communicate meaning by comparing artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks (ACAVAR117)
Identify and connect specific features and purposes of visual artworks from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their art-making, starting with Australian artworks including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACAVAR124)
Analyse a range of visual artworks from contemporary and past times to explore differing viewpoints and enrich their visual art-making, starting with Australian artworks, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and consider international artworks (ACAVAR131)
UK Curriculum Links:
Review, think about and discuss their own work and the work of others, develop a critical and technical vocabulary relevant to art, craft and design and to the creative, media and design industries and the museum and gallery sector
Become visually perceptive and visually literate through looking, thinking, recognising, interpreting and understanding art, craft and design as a medium of communication and meaning which uses visual symbols and icons
Develop reading and writing skills alongside speaking and listening skills as they research, communicate, analyze, critically evaluate and review their own work and the work of significant artists, craftspeople, architects and designers and make visits to the museum and gallery sector.
USA Curriculum Links:
Explain how a person’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment and impact the visual image that one conveys to others (VA:Re.7.1.8a)
Compare and contrast contexts and media in which viewers encounter images that influence ideas, emotions, and actions (VA:Re.7.2.8a)
Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, artmaking approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed (VA:Re8.1.8a )
Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art (VA:Re9.1.8a)
A word list, organised by the formal elements of art, which students can use when writing/discussing art work. Can also be printed on bigger sized paper to be displayed in the classroom.
This is a lesson plan set for a day devoted to Art, in reception class. It is designed to involve parents and allow then to work with their children on a range of Art projects throughout the day.
This is to provide a link between home and school, and to encourage parents to be involved with Art in the work family setting.
8 lesson work sheets along with one lesson and supporting resources.
Artists include Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Romero Britto, Ron Magnes, Roy Lichtenstein and Burton Morris.
Each worksheet has a different task and encourages students to combine different artists styles / colour palettes together.
I have been using these for a few years now (created by myself) and they are a great addition to a lesson when students finish a task early or as a homework task.