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This presentation and lesson plan combine to make a superb cross-curricular art/music lesson. Mark Making to music is a wonderfully creative lesson.  View the presentation with your students to look at mark making in figurative and abstract artworks. The presentation includes a script with questioning. Then use the lesson plan...

A basic, free color wheel which shows primary, secondary and tertiary colours. There are two versions of the same document.  One with the spelling 'color' and one with 'colour'.   To access free resources simply register and verify your email address.  You will then be directed back here where you add the...

A beautiful, one-page resource that is ideal for any natural forms unit of work. Fantastic for drawing and painting projects or for working in a variety of different media. Have you tried searching Natural Forms Art Resources on The Arty Teacher?  

Do your students struggle when creating compositions? This worksheet is designed to support students when they are creating compositions by making suggestions of things to consider. It asks them to think about different shapes, sizes, or even a series. It ends with ideas for annotation and a useful word bank....

This texture worksheet is ideal for teaching the elements of art.  It's great to stick in a sketchbook or use as a poster. To see more texture resources click here.

You will use this Key Words list again and again.  It's a great way to help and encourage students to use a broader vocabulary in your art lessons, and a simple way to incorporate art literacy. It includes keywords for the following categories: Tone/Value Line Colour/Colour composition Form & Shape...

This African Masks packet groups together 3 super-useful resources. 40 slides of African masks to use in your classroom.  This image bank is a great starting point for a cultures project.  I took many of these photos on my trips to Tanzania. The African Resource sheet is a single page...

This complete paper sculpture, recycling project will really have your students engaged.  Students will research the artist Carrie Ann Schumacher, creating a research page on her work in their sketchbook and also research different leaf shapes to influence their work.  They will create two designs in their sketchbook, the best...

African Art. Complete the three African masks on this full colour, one page resource. Teaching drawing skills including tone and shading.

This one-page drawing resource will encourage your students to create detailed, tonal drawings.  Ideal for shoe, still-life or close-up projects. There are two versions of this resource: One uses the words 'color' and 'value', the other 'colour' and 'tone'.