Twinkl Review

"Trusted by teaching communities worldwide, Twinkl provides instant access to a complete range of teaching materials to support learning from birth."

As a long time user of Twinkl I highly recommend it. Firstly, it has so many fantastic resources; pre-made and editable, and secondly, it's not blocked by Irish internet safety settings in schools!

You may have noticed my use of their editable letters on my display boards!

http://www.twinkl.co.uk/create

I have always used the site for literacy, numeracy and SESE lessons, but never thought of using it for visual arts! I was pleasantly surprised to see that there are some great resources of art on it! :)

Here are some craft lessons that I liked:

http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-19284-paper-doily-flowers-craft-adult-led-focus-plan-and-craft-pack

http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-18131-paper-plate-shamrock-craft-adult-led-focus-plan

Books are a great way to inspire creativity in visual arts. I recently discovered "Stickman", the latest book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. There are lesson packs based on this as well as resources.

Click here for lesson pack: http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-1327-stick-man-lesson-plan-ideas-ks1

I loved this Gruffalo creative drawing lesson: http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-7367-draw-your-own-terrible-creature-gruffalo

There are great powerpoints based on famous artists that you can download and show (hence the importance of being able to use it in school). They come with a range of activities and cross circular lesson plans.

As I mentioned before; I use play doh each day in my first class. This link has some great templates for mats. Just laminate and inspire! 

http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-2573-sen-playdough-mats

There are many free resources on Twinkl, but if you are teaching or have a few TPs ahead of you, I would recommend the premium account. It's worth its weight in gold! 

Claire :)