Art Lesson Ideas, Plans, Free Resources, Project Plans, and Schemes of Work. An 'outstanding' art teacher in Greater Manchester. Teaching KS3 and KS4 art and design.
A huge range of art lessons and resources designed for students of all abilities. These engaging art and design lessons have been thoroughly delivered, adapted, developed, refreshed and improved before sharing them here. Enjoy!
How to Analyse Art: A Guide for Art Students, Teenagers and… Anyone else asking ‘what does it mean?’ 🖼️ 💡 Ever looked at a piece of art and thought… What on earth is going on here? Or wondered how to ‘read’ an artwork to find a deeper meaning? At first, analysing art can feel strange […]
Read More How to Analyse ArtI love teaching this Abstract Still Life painting project! I have used this painting scheme of work with lots of different year 8 groups and they have all enjoyed it and made great progress. The outcomes are all different and students like being able to see how they can improve their work each week, even […]
Read More KS3 Art Painting Scheme of Work: Abstract Still LifeCreating cover lessons for art can be quite tricky – especially when you are stuck for time or need something quick, effective and engaging 😵💫 In an effort to keep things interesting for my students, I have created these printable PDF worksheets to: Students usually need specialist equipment or specific instructions on how to create […]
Read More Art Cover Lesson WorksheetsThis is a quite a short, simple and succinct oil pastel art project aimed at teaching a few essential oil pastel skills such as layering, blending, colour matching and monoprinting. The theme of this scheme of work is food – which is ideal for engaging students. I always find that students love the experience of […]
Read More KS3 Oil Pastel Food Art ProjectThere are seven basic formal / visual elements in art: Line, Shape and Form, Tone / Value, Texture, Colour, Space, Pattern. The formal elements (also known as visual elements) are what artists consider and use when making their artworks, either explicitly or subtly. Understanding the formal elements of art is important and will help you […]
Read More The Formal Elements of ArtAre you working hard on your GCSE art coursework or externally set assignment? Are you wondering how to improve your sketchbook work and presentation?? Are you looking for some fantastic ideas for presenting your GCSE artwork? Okay, then scroll on! There are plenty of examples of amazing GCSE Art sketchbooks here. Enjoy! Are you an […]
Read More GCSE Art Sketchbook ExamplesIn this simple clay art project students create their own bottles or jars inspired by their favourite food and sauce condiments. It’s an ideal project to let students explore family traditions and food cultures. The full scheme of work includes artist research, design work, an introduction to a range of clay techniques and some fantastic […]
Read More KS3 Clay Project: Crazy Condiments!I love the Grid Drawing technique! Okay, just had to get that out there. These printable worksheets are ideal for extension tasks, homework, cover or sub lessons and my students love doing them. I use them pretty much weekly! *UPDATE* I have added even more reference pictures to the PDF for you to choose from […]
Read More Grid Drawing Worksheets for Art LessonsIn these polyblock printing technique lessons, my Y7 art pupils looked at African Adinkra Symbols and used them as inspiration to create their own colourful, printed artworks. They researched and analysed the Adinkra symbols, then created their own symbols and finally created their own polyblock printed artworks. Get Art Resources sent straight to your email: […]
Read More KS3 Art: Block Printing Scheme of Work – Adinkra Symbols