I Wonder… Creative Art Prompts for Imaginative Writing They say a picture speaks a thousand words, and this painting certainly does. Narrative art at its best, this painting, ‘The Last of England’, reveals a complete story. Rather than formally analysing ‘The Last of England’ by Ford Madox Brown, this handout asks for a creative response. […]
Asking students ‘What emotions do you think of?’ when they look at an artwork is a powerful way to engage with art and an alternative to more formal types of art analysis. This starter activity, designed to engage your students as soon as the lesson begins, is simply looking at 5 artworks and asking that […]
I Wonder… Creative Art Prompts for Imaginative Writing Rather than formally analysing ‘The Wounded Angel’ by Hugo Simberg, this handout asks for a creative response. Each prompt starts ‘I wonder…’ which enforces the idea that there is no one correct answer. Example statements would be ‘I wonder… what sounds I would hear if I stepped […]
These 50 art critique cards are written so they can be used to analyse any artwork. I designed these to stimulate discussion, but I can also see that they could be used to encourage meaningful writing about art. Included in this download: These cards can be used to analyse any artwork, but I have also […]
How do you debate the value of art with students? Why is one painting worth millions and another only a few hundred pounds? What different factors influence price? What is blue-chip art? During this lesson, students will debate their initial thoughts, be introduced to a range of factors which influence price, learn about interesting artworks […]
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.
