This satisfying art project asks students to collage a 12 section colour wheel. This download comes in versions with the spelling of ‘colour’ and ‘color’. This download includes: A 2-slide PowerPoint with editable text. (Pictured above). This includes objectives and instructions. A blank colour wheel to collage onto, with versions for the spellings ‘colour’ and […]
This ‘Colour Theory Chinese Dragon’ lesson can be used as a cover/sub lesson or as an introduction to harmonious/analogous and contrasting colours. It is ideal if you are exploring China or Chinese New Year with your students. Students will: Experiment with selecting three harmonious/analogous and one contrasting colour to create a colour scheme. Paint their […]
This task teaches your students how to gradate coloured pencils and watercolour using warm and cool colours. Your students will: Practice gradating coloured pencils and watercolour. Recap on colour theory and learn about warm and cool colours. Include subject-specific vocabulary in their learning. This download includes: A detailed 2-page lesson plan full of good advice […]
This ‘Colour Theory Watercolour Lesson’ can be used as a cover/sub lesson or as an introduction to harmonious/analogous and contrasting colours. Students will: Experiment with selecting three harmonious/analogous and one contrasting colour to create a colour scheme. Paint their selected colours using watercolour onto the patterned worksheet above. This download includes: A worksheet for painting […]
This appealing, one-page Feather Colour Wheel has been designed to get your students to learn or consolidate their learning of primary, secondary and tertiary colours. There is a version with the spelling ‘colour’ and ‘color’. There is no lesson plan with this download as it could be used in many different ways. (Paint, coloured pencils, […]
This is a choice board for colour theory. This download includes: A one-page choice board with 12 ideas for projects which each link to colour theory. This includes: primary and secondary colours, harmonious/analogous colours, complementary colours, monochromatic colours, warm and cool colours. An additional document that suggests artists that would be good to research for […]
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.
