Videos can make great art lesson starters. If you are lucky enough to be able to access Youtube in your classroom, you’ll know what a great source of inspiration they can be. I’ve selected the videos below because they would all make an inspirational starter to an art lesson, and all for different reasons. Each […]
‘Don’t Take it Personally! Some Students don’t like Art Class’ is a guest post from Art Teacher Madelyn Hewins from Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale, Arkansas. I read this on her blog ‘Teaching from my heART‘ and thought she had some wise words to share. You can also find her on Facebook. Some students […]
Colour Theory Art Lessons How do you teach colour theory? It’s a big question and one all art teachers need to know the answer to. There are so many different ways to do it. This blog post features all the colour art resources available on The Arty Teacher. Note that each resource always comes with […]
This blog post is about ‘Art Room Management of Pencils’! It made me laugh that a recent post on facebook which opening line was ‘Can I borrow a pencil?’ has attracted over 150 comments from art teachers. The art teacher who posted the post was looking for ideas on how to manage her ever-dwindling supply. […]
I’m a huge fan of Van Gogh. I know some art teachers get bored with his work, but the potential for teaching within his paintings and drawings never ceases to blow me away. I love his frantic, daubed paintings almost as much as I love the marks that build to create his drawings. There is […]
I’ve been asked the question ‘Where can I find free online art games that I can use in the classroom?’ I’ve been scouring the internet and below is a selection of free online art games that are great fun and might well link to the projects you teach. They can be a useful extension task […]
