Drawing a collage! This exciting unit of work asks your students to create a collage and then draw it. Not only that, it asks your students to work in a variety of different media. Just press print to deliver this creative project! This download includes: A written unit of work that describes each stage and […]
These 3 ‘Autumn Art’ resource sheets capture the essence of autumn. With 9 photographs on a page, you will have 27 images to inspire your students. Beautiful autumnal leaves, rose hips, brambles, snails and insects – everything you might see on an autumn walk in the countryside. Ask your students to draw what they can […]
This fun drawing project, which gets your students to draw biscuits in either pencil, coloured pencil or both, is ideal for individual or group work. This comprehensive resource comes with: A picture of an empty plate being held by hands. Your students can stick their biscuit drawings to the plate or you can choose not […]
Drawing spider! This one-page resource is a useful drawing resource especially if you are delivering an insect art project. Use it as homework, classwork or extension activity. There is a version for the UK which uses the word ‘tone’ and a version for the USA which uses the word ‘value’. There are many insect art […]
Drawing eyes with different media is a download that encourages accurate observational drawing and experimenting with different media. This download includes: An eyes reference sheet in colour An eyes reference sheet in black and white A two-page lesson plan which includes advice on how to teach each media and how to structure the delivery of […]
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.
