If you need an Open Day Visitor Art Activity (or open evening), this is ideal. Visitors of any age will enjoy taking a selfie and then drawing themselves in the blank phone template. As visitors work, pin these up to make an every growing display. This download includes: A lesson plan. A page of good […]
This large unit of work explores the idea of ‘Places’ as a stimulus for creating an artwork. It asks students to turn a cylindrical container into an artwork by adding collage, drawings, blackout poetry, stencilling and other techniques. This unit offers students plenty of opportunies for an individual and personal response. During this unit, students […]
Painting a Lily with Acrylic is a download that has everything you need to support your students with learning how to paint with acrylic. This download includes: A step-by-step guide within a 12 slide PowerPoint. (Pictured above). Talk this through with students before they start. The text is editable. The same images on a one-page step-by-step […]
This 2-page download details 8 ways to distress fabric. These experimental ideas could be taught to students or the worksheets given to more independent learners. These are ideal for texile or Fiber arts courses, or courses where students follow an independent path. There are more Textiles/Fibre Arts lessons on The Arty Teacher website.
Teach the art of stick and ink drawing so your students can create gestural drawings full of mark making. This ‘Stick and Ink Drawing – Seed Pods’ will fill two lessons, and your students will: Practise creating tones/values with stick and ink. Practise mark making with stick and ink Draw a seed pod using a […]
This Beautiful Birds Negative Space, mixed media project teaches your students about mixed media and negative space. It uses mainly recycled materials. This could be completed in class or could make a good lunchtime club. This download includes: The 12 slide PowerPoint pictured above. 5 silhouttes of birds for students to choose from. A detailed […]
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.
