With this ‘Elements and Principles Bookmark’, students cut out two sides of the bookmark on the grey line and stick them together to create a double-sided bookmark. We all know that repeated recall is an important part of memory, and having this bookmark in a sketchbook, is a great way to get students to revisit […]
Cézanne 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 and […]
Analysing an Artwork by Paul Cézanne Being able to analyse an artwork is a key skill for students. This resource uses questioning to assess your student’s ability to describe, assume, explain, analyse and imagine. There are two versions of this resource, one for the UK and one for the USA. (Accounting for spellings of analyzing/analysing […]
This ‘Stylised Acrylic Birds’ art lesson will teach your students about stylised art, illustration, mixed media and painting techniques. It is designed to fill two lessons and students will: Create a sponged background. Practise painting birds and paint birds onto their sponged background. You can also use this lesson to show them that a tiny […]
This creative lesson asks students to look at the characterful illustrations of French artist and designer Charles Martin and create characters in his style. This download includes: A one-page resource featuring the characters of Charles Martin, information and instructions. A one-page lesson plan.
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