How do you get your students to write an artists statement? One way is to use this worksheet. It breaks down the tasks into three sections: what they have made and with what materials, the process they have been through and where they got their inspiration from. If students write a sentence for each they […]
Blooms Taxonomy for Art Revised I’ve updated my ‘Blooms Taxonomy for Art’ and ‘Blooms Taxonomy Question Cards’ and put them together in this great value download. With this resource you receive: Blooms Taxonomy for Art Revised (pictured right) Blooms Question Cards Lesson Plan for Question Cards They both now include the headings: Remembering Understanding Applying […]
Do your students create an Art Glossary in the back of their sketchbooks where they can add keywords and definitions? It’s a great way to evidence subject-specific language and embed art literacy. With this resource now even your glossary can look arty. It gives you a choice of 4 styles to choose from. Three are […]
This worksheet asks students to analyze a Van Gogh drawing. It uses Blooms Taxonomy to create higher order thinking questions that cover describing, understanding, analysing, evaluating and creating. There are two versions of the one worksheet with different spellings of the word Analyse and Analyze. This resource also includes a larger version of the artwork […]
Van Gogh Art Analysis Venn Diagram. This Art Venn diagram includes Art, Maths & Literacy! It’s not always easy to introduce maths and literacy into an art lesson but by using this Venn Diagram for analysis you are doing just that as a Venn diagram is a mathematical way to analyse information. Pupils write about each picture […]
I set up The Arty Teacher because I have a passion for my subject that I want to share with other art teachers around the world.
I have been a high school art teacher for over 20 years, so I understand what it’s like to be in front of a class of students, often with very different abilities and attitudes.
I wanted to develop resources that would help teachers to bring out the best in every student in every class. I also wanted to free-up staff from time-consuming lesson preparation to let them focus instead on delivering exciting, motivating, dynamic lessons, supported by excellent resources.
