Download Category: Starters / Bell Ringers
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Paint Names Starter Activity
What colour is ‘elephants breath’? This fun starter activity, asks students to guess the colour of paint manufacturers paint names. (These are household paint names, not artists paint names.) There are 8 paint names to guess that increase in difficulty. Of course, they are all subjective! This is an engaging way to start a lesson…
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Guess the Artworks
10 very famous artworks are hidden and slowly revealed in a presentation. Can your students guess the artworks and/or artists before they are fully revealed? A fun start to the lesson for your older students. (I would use this at GCSE or A Level. Age 15 – 18) There are many more starters and bellringers…
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Odd One Out Art Starter Activity
Odd One Out is a starter activity where students have to guess which artwork on each slide is the odd one out. This may be because of media, content, process or colour. There is a script within the presentation so no preparation is required to use this resource. If you are looking for a short…
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5 Art Analysis Discussion Starters
If you want to build more art analysis into your curriculum, these 5 art analysis discussion starters are ideal. Simply use one slide for each lesson. Each slide shows a painting or print and asks some simple questions to stimulate discussion and make a 5-10 minute discussion starter. The artworks have been carefully selected so…
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Creative Writing – Brain Starters
I wasn’t sure about posting this as it’s more of a creative writing resource than an art one, although I know you creative people will be able to put it to good use. This download is ideal for stimulating creative ideas and includes: The worksheet of a brain with space for writing in. 8 Prompts…
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Teaching Ceramics – Definition Matching Cards – Ceramic Terms
Teaching ceramics involves using a lot of subject specific language. This resource is a fantastic starter activity to consolidate the learning of ceramic terms. Students work in groups to match the word with the definition. Just print and laminate the sheets, cut them out and then in half and you’re good to go. There are…