We all teach portraits, and having some portrait extension tasks up your sleeve is a good idea. The tasks in this download teach valuable skills and ask students to draw with pencil, coloured pencil and pastels. You can distribute them according to media or allow your students to choose. Tasks include: Drawing an iris with […]
Baseline assessment in art is a way of assessing your student’s ability when they first arrive in your school. In the UK we do this with students aged approximately 11 at the start of their first year in secondary school, however, these assessments could be used with younger or older students. This baseline assessment includes […]
This Cubist still life unit of work asks students to research Cubism and create a sketchbook page, create a collage (of pots, jars mugs etc) with the collage pieces included in this download, and draw their collage. The good example included, uses pencil, charcoal and pen. This download includes: The 12 slide presentation pictured above. […]
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.
