For all things Art & Design, user friendly worksheets & units of works ready to step into your classroom!
I have added attractive well set out quality resources that I use day to day in my own classroom, I use them for classroom based work and at times for cover work when required as Art & Design is difficult to leave set work for, some of the worksheets have been designed with this in mind!
I have been teaching Art & Design for almost 20 years and currently work in the special needs sector.
For all things Art & Design, user friendly worksheets & units of works ready to step into your classroom!
I have added attractive well set out quality resources that I use day to day in my own classroom, I use them for classroom based work and at times for cover work when required as Art & Design is difficult to leave set work for, some of the worksheets have been designed with this in mind!
I have been teaching Art & Design for almost 20 years and currently work in the special needs sector.
Two Page Worksheet based on the Starry night by Vincent Van Gogh.
Excellent for use after discussion on painting as extension exercise or for classroom based work including cover work.
Page one , includes simple questions regarding the painting and using thinking skills to record pupils thoughts about painting & page two is a simple drawing frame for pupils to practice missing colours to help recreate Vincent Van Gogh’s style.
I would normally blow up sheets to A3 for use in oil pastels with the focus on being able to mix the media together and perhaps paint over the top or use collaged pieces of tissue paper.
A three page resource focusing on colours and the emotions that are traditionally attached to them.
Colour matching activity
Every day sayings in colours which match emotions worksheet.
Colouring & matching emotions worksheet.
Well presented resource, suitable for classroom, homework, sub cover work.
Perfect for recovery Curriculum work linking art and colours to emotional intelligence.
This is a three page resource which helps pupils to begin planning a ceramic pot/candle holder based on Hundertwassers work and paintings on houses.
It could easily be amended to plan and make a 3-D pot, teapot, candle holder, plant pot or
The first page allows pupils to investigate Hundertwassers various house paintings and has opportunities for pupils to design their own Hundertwasser inspired house.
The second page allows pupils to see some Crafts that have been inspired by Hundertwasser which will help with the ideas development.
The third page is a development page for pupils to visualise and plan their 3-D designs along with some prompt questions to prompt thinkings on reviewing and modifying their work as they go along.
Art Activity and worksheets, and Class Powerpoint presentation inspired by the work on Thank you X.
Thank you X is a street art painter from LA in who gained his alias after street painting Thank you x below a painting of Andy Warhol as a means of tribute.
He was recognised and commisioned by Snapchat to complete artworks for them.
This is an complete pack including a Power point fully editable to suit with links to a short Youtube video in which the artist talks about his work & a set of worksheets including a cube template and some colouring sheets to work on 3-d colouring shapes, inspired by Thank you X work.
The work focuses on a positive social media story as Thank you X was recognised and propelled famously through Snapchat and via a teacher Instagram post.
This is a beautifully laid out and professional looking resource of six worksheets including,
Drawing frame for Mulberry Tree by Vincent Van Gogh for use in colour mixing techniques or general colour/paint
Family Tree outline in the style of Gustav Klimt ‘Tree of Life’
Mindful colouring page detailing full tree of life image
Step by step worksheet for completing Tree of life painting
Women in Gold portrait investigation sheet useful to direct internet research & suggested four websites to look for information.
See other resources for a more in depth study of Adele Bloch Bauer portrait by Gustav Klimt which would complement these worksheets. (3 additional worksheets)
Enlarge worksheets to A3 for painting.
Useful as a body of work which will last a few weeks or select a worksheet for a one of lesson or cover work for pupils.
Suitable for Key stage two , three and special needs pupils.
This is a resource designed for use in conjunction with learning on Henry VIII & the Tudors.
It focuses on the story of Holbein painting a portrait of Henry VIII potential fourth wife, painting her prettier than she was and the aftermath of the filtered portrait.
Very contemporary when thinking about todays filtering and photoshopping and pupils love the story and its contemporary themes which bring Henry VIII more to life.
There is a link to a BBC clip in which actors play out the story in a fun way and these sheets also complement this clip but are not necessary for their use.
Includes outline of story, a literacy task, and a story board activity as well as character matching and a differentiated way of putting the story in order.
These sheets are useful alongside some other resources in my resources including a blanked out portrait in which pupils can paint over Henry VII & Anne of Cleaves portrait and a Henry VIII art Detective clues sheet looking in depth at his portrait and what the portrait said about Henry VIII.
I have separated these sheets as these could be used as a stand alone history or literacy task. This story also works brilliantly as a drama sequence.
There are also display banners in publisher available for a ready made wall display alongside captions and a large scale Henry Portrait already transferred to Publisher for easy construction on my other resources.
Excellent resource and all you will need to create a large scale display on your investigation of this portrait of Henry VIII.
This has a information sheet, blank clues sheet and answer sheet which you can use in classroom discussion.
Clues have been produced large scale which can be useful for a wall display on the topic as well as a publisher document which is ready to print and cut and piece together.
This is excellent in conjunction with other resources on my resources on Henry VIII including blanked out portrait in which pupils can have a go at painting the portrait with a painted frame.
And some literacy & history worksheets which aid the pupils to tell the story in their won words and create a storyboard/comic strip.
Suitable for Key Stage 2 & 3 and some special needs classes.
Indian Art Worksheets
This resource is available in three parts and as a bundle
THIS IS FOR PART ONE
Part One
Includes four worksheets & one reference page covering the topics of
• Rangoli Patterns, Colour & Lines of Symmetry
• Paisley Patterns, history & step by step drawing frame.
Four worksheets in total which can be used in A3 format to allow painted work or can be used as sub cover work or in conjunction with the other workbooks to create a full unit of work.
Also Available are
Part Two
Includes six worksheets with two of those worksheets including a differentiated option. This workbook covers the topics of
• Elephants in Indian Art
• Ganesha
• Symbols & Meanings in Indian art.
• Art Detective looking at famous Ganesha paintings for clues & meanings.
• Hot & cold colours in art.
Six worksheets in total which can be used in A3 format to allow painted work or can be used as sub cover work or in conjunction with the other workbooks to create a full unit of work.
Part Three
Includes four worksheets & a reference page covering topics of popular symbols including
• Paintings of people with many hands & arms, what does this symbolise?
• Lotus Flowers
• Henna patterns & mindful colouring.
Four worksheets in total which can be used in A3 format to allow painted work or can be used as sub cover work or in conjunction with the other workbooks to create a full unit of work.
This is a large nine page resource which discusses all things Tiger in a tropical Storm.
Includes
Emotional Intelligence worksheet looking closely at the painting by Henri Rousseau.
Answer sheet to accompany
1 Reference sheet with four hyperlinks to relevant websites and a description of what each includes.
Link to short video clip which is excellent to introduce topic to pupils.
Drawing details worksheet
Two grid drawing frames, two different levels of ability.
Excellent resource all you will need to fully investigate the painting and will last two to three weeks work!
Two page resource with worksheet for pupils to display their summer memories in a Instasummer (Instagram) fashion!
Pupils can draw their memories along with the important people in their visual stories.
Comment section for pupils to share their work in the classroom to receive feedback from three other pupils in class.
Excellent first week back introduction activity to introduce a new class together.
Also very useful activity discussing social media and positive/negative comments in person or behind a keyboard.
Two well presented blanked out portrait outlines of Henry VIII & Anne of Cleaves suitable for drawing or painting over. Look at the originals and transfer the patterns & textures that the pupils see.
This resource can be used alongside other activities & worksheets available on my Resources including an Art detectives activity & worksheet in which pupils look in depth at a Henry VIII portrait and look for clues in the painting.
Lovely extension work to an Art project or a History project looking at the Tudors & Henry VIII.
Suitable for most Key Stages and abilities.
Part Three
Includes four worksheets & a reference page covering topics of popular symbols including
• Paintings of people with many hands & arms, what does this symbolise?
• Lotus Flowers
• Henna patterns & mindful colouring.
Four worksheets in total which can be used in A3 format to allow painted work or can be used as sub cover work or in conjunction with the other workbooks to create a full unit of work.
Also available to buy in my resources are part one & two.
Part One
Includes four worksheets & one reference page covering the topics of
• Rangoli Patterns, Colour & Lines of Symmetry
• Paisley Patterns, history & step by step drawing frame.
Four worksheets in total which can be used in A3 format to allow painted work or can be used as sub cover work or in conjunction with the other workbooks to create a full unit of work.
Part Two
Includes six worksheets with two of those worksheets including a differentiated option. This workbook covers the topics of
• Elephants in Indian Art
• Ganesha
• Symbols & Meanings in Indian art.
• Art Detective looking at famous Ganesha paintings for clues & meanings.
• Hot & cold colours in art.
Six worksheets in total which can be used in A3 format to allow painted work or can be used as sub cover work or in conjunction with the other workbooks to create a full unit of work.
Series of worksheets exploring the work of artist Hundertwasser.
Focusing on the use of symbols in Hundertwassers work and their possble meanings.
Worksheets aim to guide students to think about creating a Hundertwasser styled piece of work using their surroundings as inspiration.
Five worksheets in total, excellent classroom resource or cover work.
This is a set of worksheets which look great on display surrounding the characters Mr & Mrs Twit, it encourages students to identify descriptive words from the text and use these to illustrate a portrait of both characters. A perfect activity for Roald Dahl day on 13th September.
The second worksheet allows the students to illustrate Mr Twits beard in its full grizzly dirty glory!
Fun enjoyable activity!
Set of worksheets to help aid the exploration of the work of Roy Lichtenstein & his use of onomatopoeia in his art work.
Templates of various bubbles, actions lines and onomatopoeia words which will help students identify lines to words and put together to make their own POP art inspired word art.
Students are introduced to his work, short comprehension, and design aid tasks which lead to pupils designing a Roy Lichtenstein onomatopoeia words.
Colouring page included to explore various words and typography to link the sounds and meanings.
Five literacy worksheets for use with chapters 7 & 8 from Mr Stink by David Walliams.
Sheets include comprehension activity, alphabetical order and sorting, imaginative illustration drawing exercise and some dictionary work.
This is a free worksheet which is aimed at stimulating pupils to look closer at the painting to discover some interesting facts about Henry VIII that reveal insights into the man that he was.
This forms part of larger resource which is available on my other resources.
The full answer sheet complete with answers to the sub headings and a general overview.
Excellent for prompting class discussion & individual insights.
This is part of a larger resource available on my resources, this is a frame for discussion on the painting.
It breaks the painting down into smaller discussion points.
There is an answer page available with the boxes filled in on my other resources and an extension exercise focusing on the emotions in the painting and developing emotional intelligence in the classroom.
It is a great exercise for use in class and suitable for many ages!
An art activity linked to outside Youtube animation readings from two different books.
The Crayon Box that talked & The day the Crayons quit.
Great as part of recovery curriculum & leads to good classroom display.
Templates and links all included.
Three page resource with three worksheets,
Enlarge up to A3 and suitable for painting & marker, colouring pencil work.
Excellent resource as a introduction to the Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Colours.