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 […]
This page features some of the most useful watercolor art lessons that are available on The Arty Teacher website. Each has been created by an experienced art teacher and tried and tested in the classroom. These resources are bound to save you hours of planning time. First up is the ‘Watercolour Techniques’ resource below. It […]
There are lots of websites out there that are useful to art teachers and below is a collection that I think every art teacher should know. You might be looking for inspiring artists to introduce to your students. You might want websites that you can direct your students to. You could be looking for artworks […]
There are lots of teaching books for art teachers out there and my advice is read as many as you can. We want our students to be life long learners and we should practice what we preach. A good teaching book should rejuvenate your passion for teaching and give you new ideas to try in […]
What is a good demonstration in art? We all know that when we do a demonstration, a large percentage of the class will be able to independently complete the task immediately afterward but there will also be a proportion of the class who will need more help. This smaller percentage will not have been able […]
Zendoodles really do engage students and below is a great selection of Zendoodle art lessons that you can use with your art students. Zendoodle Feathers ‘Zendoodle Feathers’ is a popular lesson and gives students three feathers to practice on. It also comes with 3 sheets of zentangles for your students to explore, which can also […]
