The Arty Teacher

Mark making with coffee is a fun activity you can do at home.  ‘Mark making’ is an art term used to describe the lines, patterns or textures we make when we create a piece of art.  It’s interesting to see what tools you can find in your home to draw with and this video uses […]

As soon as my daughter got a cough I, of course, had to self isolate. I was plunged in the deep end of having to embrace home learning. Luckily, my school had already been training us for this eventuality. I’m excited to make home-learning a success.  Here is what I have learned so far. Using […]

Painting with coffee is a great activity to do at home, especially if you don’t have any paint.  This coffee art is inspired by looking at tree bark.  To complete this activity you are going to need: A paintbrush Instant Coffee* A pencil and paper *Instant coffee works best but if you don’t have it […]

Hello Students, In your next two art lessons at home, your task is to create a collage of numbers and letters like the example you can see above.  You are going to need: A ruler and pencil Old magazines, newspapers or junk mail Glue Your sketchbook or paper. First, you need to draw a square […]

It seems possible that schools might close and teachers will be expected to keep teaching.  It appears that most schools have already had meetings to train their teachers on VLE’s, Google Classroom and my school is using the App ‘SchoolWorks‘. What about exam students? I’m sure you’ve already had conversations with your exam students about […]

Painting bees on wood slices has been a really successful art club this year.  It’s pretty straightforward, but here are a few tips. To start with, I gave students a choice of bees.  I have a Bees Pinterest Board if you need some.  You can also take a look at various Mining Bees in the UK […]