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As an artist with 19+ years teaching experience, I have designed and continue to create resources for my students. The progress and development of their knowledge, skills and understanding is always at the forefront of all my planning. The resources are my own, and are suitable for one off lessons, schemes and/or cover sessions. Keep a look out for new uploads as I am continually researching, creating, designing and developing Secondary, Primary and Further Education resources.

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As an artist with 19+ years teaching experience, I have designed and continue to create resources for my students. The progress and development of their knowledge, skills and understanding is always at the forefront of all my planning. The resources are my own, and are suitable for one off lessons, schemes and/or cover sessions. Keep a look out for new uploads as I am continually researching, creating, designing and developing Secondary, Primary and Further Education resources.
Cross Contour Shell Drawing 3
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Cross Contour Shell Drawing 3

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a shell. The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour shell examples to reference from. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created some further shell cross contour sheets, and other cross contour tasks of varying subject matter: hands, skulls, apples, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Cross Contour Shell Drawing 5
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Cross Contour Shell Drawing 5

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a shell. The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour shell examples to reference from. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created some further shell cross contour sheets, and other cross contour tasks of varying subject matter: hands, skulls, apples, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Apple Contour Texture & Weave Drawing
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Apple Contour Texture & Weave Drawing

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a contour weave drawing of an apple with TEXTURE formations. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. This sheet also has an extension task to further push and engage learners: To create a ‘WEAVE’ title, working on the template provided. Students are to add weave textures on the letters to link with the theme of the task page. There are some example weave patterns to use for inspiration also. The activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and in using the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN TEXTURE This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of the contour weave technique, and instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created other contour drawing sheets of varying subject matter: more apples, hands, skulls, shells, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Tonal Gridded Natural Form Drawings 1
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Tonal Gridded Natural Form Drawings 1

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This resource is designed to teach students how to use the grid technique to aid their drawing skills, focusing on the Formal Elements FORM, SHAPE and COMPOSITION in a series of natural form drawings. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the grid technique is, and the task instructions. There is a tone bar starter task for students to practise using their varied tonal shading in pencil, before beginning the main tasks. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘FORM’ title tone bar to reinforce their shading skills used. The main tasks have reference pictures with a grid on top of them, and a light blank grid to draw them on to. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of proportion, and in using the following Formal Elements of art: LINE TONE FORM SHAPE COMPOSITION The resource is one PDF file. This sheet has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off lesson (or couple of lessons), and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two to three lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder. I have created other grid drawing sheets and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Experimental Puffer Fish Drawing Design
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Experimental Puffer Fish Drawing Design

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This resource is designed to teach students how to create an initial puffer fish drawing and then develop it into a design piece. The aim is to aid and explore experimental drawing and design skills, focusing on the Formal Elements LINE, TEXTURE, PATTERN, SPACE and COMPOSITION. It is mainly used for Key Stage 3 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a fact file about puffer fish, and the task instructions. There is an extension task instructing students to add colour to their design once it is drawn out. The main task has a puffer fish reference picture and various other aquatic images, textures and patterns to reference from, with a separate space to draw their design. This sheet is also designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, exploring design work, and experimenting with the following Formal Elements of art: LINE TEXTURE PATTERN SPACE COMPOSITION The resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template of the puffer fish to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. It has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off couple of lessons, and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder. I have created other work which accompanies this as part of a scheme, such as aquatic and natural form lesson/activity sheets, and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
OCR GCE Art, Textiles, Photography Artist Compare & Contrast Sheet
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OCR GCE Art, Textiles, Photography Artist Compare & Contrast Sheet

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This support sheet is designed to aid students in planning and contextualising their artist compare & contrast elements, particularly for the personal related study. The sheet gives a broken down, step-by-step structure which supports the compare & contrast through specific suggestions and guidance. It is to be used for Key Stage 5 students and has been designed to encourage them to carefully consider their artist similarities and differences, reflecting upon and evaluating them. This resource is one PDF file. I usually print this as an A4 sheet for students to make their notes on, and they then type them up neatly within their essay. This sheet is included within an overall OCR GCE Art, Textiles, Photography Personal Related Study Essay Unit Coursework Booklet within my shop. I have created other A Level, GCSE and KS3, annotation, analysis and evaluation sheets, which you may also wish to look at in my shop.
Black History Heroes & Heroines Fact File Activity Sheet - Key Stage 1, 2 & 3
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Black History Heroes & Heroines Fact File Activity Sheet - Key Stage 1, 2 & 3

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This resource offers a variety of activities, suggestions and reference points for students when attempting to complete research of a chosen Black History Hero or Heroine. The sheet is designed to be as visual as possible and contains activities including: Drawing a portrait of their chosen famous Black Hero/Heroine. A Maths Minute question. A Calendar Question to encourage students to identify which month Black History is mostly celebrated. A character description box. A QuickFacts magnifying glass section to fill in. A thought bubble for them to explain why they find them inspiring. A Famous Quote section. A scroll for them to note down their hero/heroines educational background. An Important Dates Time Line to make note of some key dates that are significant to their chosen persons history. Students can add their own decorations or creative touches once the activity sheet is completed. This is one PDF document which can be printed A4 or A3, whichever suits the needs of your students. I have created other Black History Month resources and activities (some free) which you may wish to look at in my shop.
True or False Quiz – Weird & Wonderful; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time
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True or False Quiz – Weird & Wonderful; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time

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This is a simple and easy-to-use ‘weird & wonderful’ themed true or false quiz that can be used in lessons or tutor time, ideally for KS3 or KS4. It can be a tutor time activity, lesson supplement or filler task, starter, or plenary. Students need to try to work out whether or not the statement questions are true or false. Answers are provided for self/peer marking also if wanted. This is one PDF document of two pages, designed to be printed A4 size. One sheet has the quiz on, the other has the answers. This task takes approximately ten to twenty minutes to complete, depending on how good the individual students are at quizzes. I have created other cryptic quizzes, riddles, and true or false activities which can be found in my Artyfind shop.
St David’s Day Zentangle Daffodils
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St David’s Day Zentangle Daffodils

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To create your own Zentangle St David’s Day daffodil design exploring pattern, line, shape & space The lesson activity highlights the key Formal Elements PATTERN, LINE, SHAPE and SPACE, whilst students produce their own meaningful Zentangle daffodil design piece to celebrate St David’s Day. This activity can be used for Key Stages 2, 3, and 4, and is designed to engage students in mindful use of the Formal Elements. Included in the worksheet - Learning Objective, a definition of what Zentangles are, an explanation of what St David’s Day is, including the Welsh interpretation of Happy St David’s Day - "Dydd GĆ”yl Dewi Hapus”, and some general information on daffodils. All task instructions are included, as well as a light daffodil template for the task (five different designs to choose from), and some visual examples of what is expected, alongside some general Zentangle patterns for inspiration. This resource is one PDF file of five pages, each with a different design to choose from. This sheet is suitable for integration within a natural form scheme, one-off lesson, and/or cover a session and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this could be printed A4 also if desired. I have created many other drawing sheets of varying subject matters. These can be found in my Artyfind shop.
Cryptic Quiz – Animals; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time
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Cryptic Quiz – Animals; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time

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This is a simple and easy-to-use ‘animal’ themed cryptic quiz that can be used in lessons or tutor time, ideally for KS3 or KS4. It can be a tutor time activity, lesson supplement or filler task, starter, or plenary. When printed the quiz is duplicated on the page to save on printing costs. Students need to try to work out which animals the cryptic clues are referring to. Answers are provided for self/peer marking also if wanted (again printed two per page to save on printing costs). This is one PDF document of two pages, designed to be printed A4 size and then cut in half. One sheet has the quiz on, the other has the answers. This task takes approximately ten to twenty minutes to complete, depending on how good the individual students are at quizzes. I have created other cryptic quizzes, riddles, and true or false activities which can be found in my Artyfind shop.
Op Art Heart Drawing – Valentine’s, LGBTQ+ History Month
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Op Art Heart Drawing – Valentine’s, LGBTQ+ History Month

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To create your own Op Art heart design which promotes love, imagination, inclusion, and acceptance Students complete a step-by-step drawing to create their own Op Art heart design. They may wish to edit their colour schemes for their own unique design which promotes love, imagination, inclusion, and acceptance. This resource is great for Valentine’s Day, and raising awareness of, and celebrating LBGTQ+ History Month, as well of course, Op Art itself. The sheet highlights the key Formal Elements LINE, FORM, SHAPE, and PATTERN, whilst students produce their own piece of meaningful Op Art. This activity can be used for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and in consciously using the Formal Elements. Included in the worksheet - Learning Objective, a definition of Op Art, task instructions, step-by-step visuals, a template for the task, and also a quote by the Op artist Bridget Riley. This resource is two PDF files; one with ghost line sections on the template of the heart to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. This sheet is suitable for integration within a scheme, one-off lesson, and/or cover a session and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. I have created many other drawing sheets of varying subject matters. These can be found in my shop.
Cryptic Quiz – Food; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time
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Cryptic Quiz – Food; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time

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This is a simple and easy-to-use ‘food’ themed cryptic quiz that can be used in lessons or tutor time, ideally for KS3 or KS4. It can be a tutor time activity, lesson supplement or filler task, starter, or plenary. When printed the quiz is duplicated on the page to save on printing costs. Students need to try to work out which foods the cryptic clues are referring to. Answers are provided for self/peer marking also if wanted (again printed two per page to save on printing costs). This is one PDF document of two pages, designed to be printed A4 size and then cut in half. One sheet has the quiz on, the other has the answers. This task takes approximately ten to twenty minutes to complete, depending on how good the individual students are at quizzes. I have created other cryptic quizzes, riddles, and true or false activities which can be found in my Artyfind shop.
Cross Contour Skull Drawing 1
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Cross Contour Skull Drawing 1

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a skull. The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour skull examples to reference from. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created some further skull cross contour sheets, and other cross contour tasks of varying subject matter: hands, shells, apples, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Cross Contour Hand Drawing 2
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Cross Contour Hand Drawing 2

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a hand. The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour hand examples to reference from. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created some further hand cross contour sheets, and other cross contour tasks of varying subject matter: skulls, shells, apples, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Cross Contour Bird Skull Drawing
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Cross Contour Bird Skull Drawing

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a bird skull. The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour skull examples to reference from. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created some further skull cross contour sheets, and other cross contour tasks of varying subject matter: hands, shells, apples, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Cross Contour Shell Drawing 6
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Cross Contour Shell Drawing 6

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a shell. The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour shell examples to reference from. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created some further shell cross contour sheets, and other cross contour tasks of varying subject matter: hands, skulls, apples, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Cross Contour Shell Drawing 4
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Cross Contour Shell Drawing 4

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating a cross contour drawing of a shell. The aim is for students to gain a greater understanding of FORM and SHAPE, through the use of LINE and PATTERN. This activity can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners and is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’ and consciously use the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what the cross contour technique is, and the task instructions with step-by-step visual examples of how to work through the task. There are also other cross contour shell examples to reference from. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson, and/or cover session and takes approximately one lesson to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet, but this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created some further shell cross contour sheets, and other cross contour tasks of varying subject matter: hands, skulls, apples, octopus, which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Natural Textures & Mark-Making Drawings
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Natural Textures & Mark-Making Drawings

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This resource is designed to highlight the Formal Elements of art, while creating natural mark-making studies, developing student skills in recording VISUAL TEXTURES. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what TEXTURE is, and the task instructions. There are three main tasks exploring natural VISUAL TEXTURES. This is repeated in a different manner in an extension task where students create a ‘TEXTURE’ title to reinforce their skills used. The main tasks all have reference pictures. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, particularly in terms of VISUAL TEXTURES within a natural form theme, and in using the following Formal Elements of art: LINE SHAPE FORM PATTERN TEXTURE This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. This task is suitable for integration within a scheme, one off lesson(s), and/or cover session(s) and takes approximately one to two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder. If A3 is not preferred, this can be printed A4 also if desired. It may even be used simply as a reference sheet and the drawing produced directly into sketchbooks or on separate paper, whichever suits your student needs. I have created other texture and mark-making sheets, such as aquatic themed textures and weave textures (great for drawing in textiles too), which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Transition - 'Getting to know you' trail - Key Stage 2 & 3
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Transition - 'Getting to know you' trail - Key Stage 2 & 3

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A transitional resource for Key Stage 1, 2 and Year 6 ‘moving up’ to Year 7, to support them in transitioning into a new year group or class. A simple, introductory, easy to use sheet which engages students in finding out about one another. Pupils find different classmates to sign each section of the trail if they match the statement in the box. The task is to help students to get to know members of their class better and make new friends. They can start in whichever segment they like, but each classmate can only sign the paper twice. This is one PDF document which is designed to be printed A4 or A3, whichever suits the needs of the group best. I have created other Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 transition tasks (some free) which you may wish to look at in my shop.
Transition - 'All About Me' Bunting - Key Stage 2 & 3
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Transition - 'All About Me' Bunting - Key Stage 2 & 3

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A transitional resource for Key Stage 1, 2 and Year 6 ‘moving up’ to Year 7, to support them in transitioning into a new year group or class. A simple, easy to use bunting triangle for students to complete to let their peers and teacher know more about them, and ultimately, one another. This bunting triangle is designed to be filled in by pupils with details about themselves, as directed within the bunting triangle. They can add colour too if they wish. Finally the triangle is to be cut out and put up on display in the classroom, either with string or stapled to a display board. The task is to help students get to know some information about members of their group, and feel part of their class community when displayed together. This is one PDF document which is designed to be predominantly printed A4, but could also be printed A3 size, whichever suits the needs of the group best. I have created other Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 transition tasks (some free) which you may wish to look at in my shop.