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Analysing an artwork is a key skill for students. Teach your students how to analyse an artwork using this one-page worksheet.  It uses Blooms Taxonomy to create higher-order thinking questions that cover describing, understanding, analysing, evaluating and creating. There are two versions of this resource, one with the word analyze...

Drawing a collage! This exciting unit of work asks your students to create a collage and then draw it.  Not only that, it asks your students to work in a variety of different media.  Just press print to deliver this creative project!  This download includes: A written unit of work...

Wouldn't it be great to have a list of inspiring art Instagram accounts to follow?  Well, here it is!  Many of your students use Instagram, so why not encourage them to soak up more art?  This one-page resource is split into 3 categories: Up and coming artists.  These are my...

[embed]https://youtu.be/jWAi5WnzzjA[/embed] This short Christmas art project creates a beautiful artwork and enables you to teach about hot and cold colours and how they can be used to create contrast. It also gives your students the opportunity to practise gradating pencil and they learn how shading can give a sense of...

3 Christmas holly grid drawings.  Don't be a Grinch!  When your class asks if you're going to be doing something Christmassy, say yes!  With this resource, you get 3 different grid drawings and two versions of each one.  One with the lines in place, and one where there are little...

We all teach portrait drawing units of work, so it's good to have a portrait sub/cover lesson in your bank of resources.  This drawing eyes sub lesson is ideal.  It's clear step-by-step instructions and lesson plan which includes a script for a non-specialist has everything you need. There are many...

This comprehensive Mona Lisa grid drawing comes with the following: A worksheet that explains the process your students should go through and introduces the term 'artist analysis'.  This worksheet includes a line drawing and a colour copy of the Mona Lisa.  There are two versions of this worksheet to allow...

3 Free Butterfly Grid Drawings.  Simply register on The Arty Teacher and you can download 3 of the free resources every month. There are lots of grid drawings on The Arty Teacher.

3 Autumn Leaves Grid Drawings.  Beautiful, high-resolution images of autumn leaves that support your students with a grid and encourage detailed, tonal drawings. There are lots of autumn art resources on The Arty Teacher.

This Autumn leaves art lesson will encourage your students to create quality autumn leaves art.  Draw lightly in pencil and then work either in watercolour or coloured pencil.  This download includes the 3 worksheets that are pictured above. There are lots of autumn art resources on The Arty Teacher. You...