This complete Sweets and Cakes Unit of Work asks students to research and develop ideas around the theme of cakes and sweets. Students look at the artist Sarah Graham plus as artist of their own choosing. This unit of work suggests downloading the free presentation on Sarah Graham. The download includes: A 4 page written […]
This exciting ‘mixed media fish’ art lesson shows students how different media can be combined to create a creative and artistic result. The first stage asks students to create a carbon paper transfer, making this a lesson that students of all abilities can find success with. It’s also ideal if you want your students to […]
This is a simple but very effective starter activity where students create a tonal value scale and add the definition for the word tone or value to a bookmark. As you can see from the image to the left, there is a version of this resource with the word ‘Tone’ and another for the word […]
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 […]
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.
