The Arty Teacher

Packed full of easy-to-follow, often quick and imaginative activities, ‘100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Art’ is sure to be popular. It shares 100 creative and innovative ideas to engage pupils in all areas of the primary National Curriculum for art. This book follows the same structure as the rest of the ‘100 Ideas’ series, with […]

Artist Duncan Cameron creates the sort of sketchbook pages that we’d love our students to create.  Exquisite drawings in different media, on different surfaces explore the subject matter from a range of viewpoints.  His pages reveal an artist who really investigates and explores his subject matter. Like many artists, he captures the world around him.  […]

This has to be the most beautiful art apron I have ever seen. Hand-stitched by art teacher Jules White, it has been a true labour of love. She wrote on Facebook: “This project was started during Covid and took me about 15 months to complete. I bought this apron back in my Bangkok days and […]

I wanted to share with you these amazing tyre planters. Art teacher Rebekah Aleah had her 4th/5th grade Art Club students collaborate with Gardening Club who will turn them into planters. I asked her what the process had been and she told me: “First, I sprayed with a spray paint that had a primer built […]

An exciting curriculum includes a broad range of different drawing techniques created with different media. I’m always looking for ways to get my students excited by drawing. Regularly offering different drawing techniques can be a small part of a larger plan and allows more students to find success. It is important to educate our younger […]

Lately, I’ve seen some truly inspiring art room doors posted by art teachers on social media. I think this creativity needs celebrating, so here are some amazing examples. Art teacher Stephanie Flis create the stunning Basquiat-inspired door for black history month. I love how powerful and energetic this is, and such a lovely welcome to […]