This Thanksgiving art lesson can be used for Thanksgiving or just to get students to focus on what they are grateful for. These will make a wonderful display quickly. This download includes: Scroll down to see reviews! There are lots of painting resources on The Arty Teacher website. For this project, you will need watercolour brushes, watercolour, waterpots, […]
These Post-It’s for Marking are made for you if you are one of the many teachers who like to use a ‘What Went Well’ and an ‘Even Better If’ when you mark work. Watch the video below to see how easy they are to create in your printer. There are many art assessment resources on […]
This watercolour art lesson teaches students to work wet on wet and blend colours. This download includes the 4 pages pictured above which are: Autumn maple leaves reference sheet. A maple leaves worksheet to paint on. A good example of painted maple leaves A lesson plan. It is the good example included with this resource […]
Analysing an Artwork – Edgar Degas Being able to analyse an artwork is a key skill for students. This resource uses Bloom’s Taxonomy to create higher-order thinking questions that cover describing, understanding, analysing and evaluating. There are two versions of this resource, one for the UK and one for the USA. There is also an […]
This stippling art lesson uses a beautiful stippled beetle as an example. The worksheet asks students to draw the photograph of a beetle in pencil first and then apply stippling. It explains what stippling is and gives detailed advice that will help them draw the beetle accurately. This two-page download includes: The beetle worksheet pictured […]
‘Watercolour Autumn Leaves’ is a four-page resource that gives students the opportunity to practise wet on wet and wet on dry. This is an ideal first watercolour lesson. This download includes: A leaves worksheet to paint on. A good example of painted leaves. An autumn leaves reference sheets to inspire colour choice. A lesson plan. […]
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.
