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Free Arts printables

50 free printable arts resources for teachers — A4 PDFs, ready to print, no sign-up.

One collection across the four arts disciplines: colour theory reference posters and feedback cards for visual art, freeze frame resources for drama, pathways feedback cards for dance, rhythm feedback cards for music, plus visual arts planning templates and lesson starter prompt packs that work in any arts lesson. Most resources target Years 3–6.

All free A4 PDFs. The feedback card sets are the distinctive part of this collection — structured peer-feedback prompts for disciplines where feedback is usually spoken and vague.

Music Elements Listening Grid: A4 portrait grid with header (name/date) and title 'Music Elements Listening Grid'; left column lists elements with icons and brief prompts: Pitch (High/Low, Melody/Harmony), Duration (Short/Long, Rhythm), Dynamics (Loud/Soft, Changes), Timbre (Tone quality, Instruments/Voices), Texture (Layers, Thick/Thin), Structure (Form, Sections), Tempo (Speed, Changes). Four column headings across: 'Element', 'What I hear', 'Examples / Key moments (Time stamps or short notes...

Music Elements Listening Grid

Arts · Organisers

Drama Blocking and Stage Direction Mat: Portrait A4 layout with large title and name/class/date fields at top; left-hand column labelled 'Key Vocabulary' with icons and short definitions for Position, Movement, Level, Focus, Relationship, Timing; below that a boxed list of 'Stage Directions' showing conventions (parentheses/brackets) and definitions for Upstage, Downstage, Stage Left/Right, Enters, Exits, Cross, Pause, Beats; centre-right a large 'Stage Plan' diagram (rectangular stage with das...

Drama Blocking and Stage Direction Mat

Arts · Mats

Visual Arts Critique Cards: A bold header 'VISUAL ARTS CRITIQUE CARDS' with subtitle 'Use these questions to think, share and grow.' The page shows a dotted-line grid of 12 rectangular cards (3 columns × 4 rows) each with a coloured circular icon and heading (LOOK, DESCRIBE, ANALYSE, INTERPRET, EVALUATE, QUESTION, CONNECT, PURPOSE, PERSPECTIVE, COMPARE, CREATE, FEEDBACK). Each card contains 2–4 short bullet questions (e.g. 'What do you notice first?', 'What colours, shapes, textures or lines do...

Visual Arts Critique Cards

Arts · Cards

Dance Pathways Feedback Cards: A 3x4 grid of twelve dotted-outline cards with large numbered headings and coloured icons; each card has a heading (e.g. '1. PATHWAYS', '2. SPACE', etc.), an 'I can...' section with 3–4 short checkbox items, a horizontal line and a short write-in prompt such as 'One strength:' or 'Next step I will try:'; the 'Feedback Give' card includes sentence starters ('I noticed...', 'You did well...', 'Next time, try...'). Text density is moderate — short checklist lines and...

Dance Pathways Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Dance Pathways Planning Template: A4 portrait worksheet with header fields (Name, Year Level, Date). Sectioned, colour-coded boxes: 1. Goal (lined space for short paragraph), 2. Dance Pathways (checkboxes and icons for Perform, Create, Teach, Collaborate, Manage, Explore + 'Other pathway' line), 3. My Next Steps (numbered 1–3), 4. Skills I Will Develop (columns with headings: Movement, Technique, Performance, Creative Thinking, Confidence — lined spaces), 5. Action Plan (table: What I will do /...

Dance Pathways Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Dance Pathways Reference Poster: Portrait A4 poster with large header 'DANCE PATHWAYS REFERENCE POSTER'; a four-row coloured grid labelled 1. CREATE (Ideas, Movement, Structure, Express) in blue, 2. PRACTISE (Technique, Repetition, Feedback, Refine) in green, 3. PERFORM (Focus, Projection, Connection, Commitment) in purple, 4. RESPOND (Observe, Analyse, Interpret, Evaluate) in orange; each cell contains a simple icon and a 1–3 line prompt/question. Bottom section titled 'THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE'...

Dance Pathways Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Dance Pathways Prompt Cards: A titled header 'DANCE PATHWAYS PROMPT CARDS' above a 4x4 (16) grid of cut-apart cards with dashed cut lines. Each card shows a coloured icon, a bold one-word label (e.g., DIRECTION, LEVEL, PATHWAYS, SPATIAL FOCUS, DYNAMICS, FOCUS, RELATIONSHIPS, FORMATION, MUSIC, TIME, DETAIL, MOOD, IMAGINE, STYLE, GROW, REFLECT) and 1–3 short instruction lines or questions underneath. Colour coding and simple pictograms accompany each label; overall text density is low to moderate.

Dance Pathways Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Instrument Families Feedback Cards: A single A4 sheet divided into cut-apart cards. Top row: large title 'Instrument Families Feedback Cards' and three vertical panels — 'Success Criteria' (green) listing five 'I can...' statements; 'Self-Assessment' (blue) with four radio-style options and a short 'One thing I will work on' line; 'Peer Feedback' (purple) with prompts 'What did you do well?', 'One thing you could improve', 'One question I still have' and response lines. Middle row: four labelle...

Instrument Families Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Instrument Families Planning Template: A4 portrait page with header fields (Name, Date, Class, Lesson/Unit) and a large 'Learning Focus' textbox; five coloured vertical columns titled STRINGS (green), WOODWIND (blue), BRASS (orange), PERCUSSION (purple) and KEYBOARD (red) each showing an instrument icon, an 'Examples:' bulleted area (three bullet lines) and a 'Key Features:' multiline box. Below are a 'Compare & Connect' Venn diagram (labels for Different/Similar/Different), a 'Class Vocabulary...

Instrument Families Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Instrument Families Reference Poster: Top title 'Instrument Families Reference Poster'; five horizontally stacked boxed sections each with a coloured icon and heading (STRINGS - green, WOODWIND - blue, BRASS - orange, PERCUSSION - purple, KEYBOARD - pink). Each section includes a one-line description of how sound is produced, 4–6 coloured instrument illustrations with labels (e.g. Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp; Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon; Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone,...

Instrument Families Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Instrument Families Prompt Cards: A bold title at top 'INSTRUMENT FAMILIES PROMPT CARDS'; a 3x4 grid of dashed-cut rectangular cards numbered with coloured circular badges (1–12). Each card contains a short prompt sentence (large, simple font), an illustrative icon or photo of instruments (clarinet, violin, flute, trumpet, drum), small family icons (wind, strings, percussion, brass), ear and music-note icons for listening tasks, drawing boxes on the 'draw one instrument' card, and a silhouetted...

Instrument Families Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Music Dynamics Feedback Cards: A colourful A4 poster header 'Music Dynamics Feedback Cards' with dotted cut lines dividing the page into many rectangular cards (3 columns). Each card has: a round coloured icon, a bold heading (e.g. GREAT DYNAMICS!, TOO LOUD, GOOD BALANCE), a short label 'You:' or 'Try:' or 'Remember to:', 3–4 bullet/checklist lines describing observable behaviours (used a wide range of dynamics, changed volume with control, listening to others, etc.), a blank short line for a t...

Music Dynamics Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Music Dynamics Planning Template: A4 portrait sheet with header fields (Name, Class, Date, Piece/Activity Title); Section 1 'Purpose' (short prompt and 3 writing lines); Section 2 'Dynamics Plan' (numbered 1–5 lines for listing dynamics in order); Section 3 'Dynamics Map' (large grid from START to END with a vertical loudness scale labelled ff, f (loud), mf (medium loud), mp, p (soft), pp (very soft) and space to sketch a dynamics contour); Section 4 'How I Will Perform It' (bullet list space);...

Music Dynamics Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Music Dynamics Reference Poster: Landscape A4 poster layout with a large title 'MUSIC DYNAMICS REFERENCE POSTER' and subtitle 'DYNAMICS = THE VOLUME OF THE MUSIC'. A four-column table labelled SYMBOL (left, blue header), TERM (green header) with pronunciation in parentheses under each term, MEANING (purple header) with short English descriptions (e.g. 'Very soft', 'Loud'), and SOUND (orange header) showing speaker icons with increasing waves in blue/orange/red to indicate volume. Rows include p...

Music Dynamics Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Music Dynamics Prompt Cards: A single A4 sheet arranged in three columns of rectangular cards with dashed cut lines; each card shows a large dynamic marking (e.g. pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff), the Italian term (pianissimo, piano, mezzo‑piano, etc.), a one-line instruction (Play very softly / Play loudly), and a simple icon (feather, speaker with sound waves, crescendo bars, hairpin symbols). Cards are colour-coded by type and use large readable fonts with small pictograms and minimal additional text.

Music Dynamics Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Music Rhythm Feedback Cards: A4 portrait layout with a large header 'MUSIC RHYTHM FEEDBACK CARDS' and a 3x4 grid of dashed-border rectangular cards with scissor icons at the left margins. Each card shows a coloured circular icon (different colour per card), a bold title (e.g., STRONG START, STEADY BEAT, RHYTHM ACCURACY, NEXT STEP, SELF CHECK), a small star divider, and one short sentence of explanatory feedback; overall low to moderate text density (large headings, smaller one-line descriptions...

Music Rhythm Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Music Rhythm Planning Template: Header 'Music Rhythm Planning Template' with name/class/date lines. Numbered sections (1-8) with prompts and icons: PURPOSE (target icon), MOOD / FEELING (smiley faces), CHOICE OF TIME (checkboxes for 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, metronome icon), RHYTHM PLAN (large blank box), TEMPO (turtle, person walking, runner icons), DYNAMICS (dynamics graph, checkboxes for pp-ff), INSTRUMENTS / SOUNDS (icons for clap, drum, body percussion, shaker, triangle, lines for notes), PERFORMANCE...

Music Rhythm Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Music Rhythm Reference Poster: Top title 'Music Rhythm Reference Poster'; Section 1 (left) 'Note Values' table with columns showing note symbols (whole, half, quarter, eighth, two eighths, sixteenth, two sixteenth), name, beats (4,2,1,1/2,1,1/4,1/2) and corresponding rest symbols; Section 2 (right) 'Time Signatures' explanation with 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 examples and short text on top/bottom number meaning; Section 3 (purple) 'Common Rhythm Patterns' numbered 1–8 with notation graphics and counting und...

Music Rhythm Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Music Rhythm Prompt Cards: A 3x4 grid of 12 dashed-cut cards on one A4 page, each card numbered in a coloured circle with a bold title (e.g., CLAP IT, ECHO IT, COUNT IT, WRITE IT, PLAY IT, PASS IT ON, CHANGE IT, MAKE IT LONGER, MAKE IT SHORTER, DYNAMICS, ACCENT IT, COMPOSE IT), one-line instructions below the title, simple icons (ear, pencil, drums, people, speaker), and small examples of rhythmic notation or counting on several cards; low-to-moderate text density (short instructions only).

Music Rhythm Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Drama Character Roles Prompt Cards: Portrait A4 layout with large title at top and a 4x5 grid of numbered rectangular cards separated by dotted cut lines; each card contains a coloured circular number, a bold uppercase role label (e.g. HERO, VILLAIN, SIDEKICK), a simple coloured icon, and a single-line prompt/question beneath; low text density (one short question per card), consistent iconography and colour coding across cards.

Drama Character Roles Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Drama Character Roles Feedback Cards: A single A4 printable with dashed cut lines forming a 3-column grid of cards. Each card has a coloured icon and bold heading (examples: IN ROLE, VOICE, BODY LANGUAGE, CHARACTER UNDERSTANDING, EMOTION, INTERACTION, SCRIPT KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY, FOCUS & COMMITMENT, OVERALL IMPACT) followed by one brief descriptor sentence. Most cards show three circular face icons labelled STRONG / SOMETIMES / NOT YET for quick ratings; two cards have lined areas under headin...

Drama Character Roles Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Drama Character Roles Planning Template: A4 portrait page with header fields (Production / Scene, Group Members, Date, Class, Role Assigned To). Section 1 'Our Character at a Glance' with labelled columns: Name, Role in the Story, Goal (what they want), Obstacles, Key Relationships. Section 2 'Appearance' (clothing, hair & makeup, accessories, posture & movement, other notes). Section 3 'Voice' (volume, pace, tone/mood, accent/dialect, other notes). Section 4 'Personality & Emotions' (traits, f...

Drama Character Roles Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Drama Character Roles Reference Poster: Large title at top; three-column table with coloured headers labelled 'Role Type', 'What They Do' and 'Example Questions'; each row has a coloured icon and role name (e.g. Protagonist, Antagonist, Supporting Character, Sidekick/Ally, Mentor, Messenger, Trickster/Comic Relief, Spectator/Chorus) with a short description in the first column, 1–2 sentence 'what they do' in the middle column, and 2–4 bulleted guiding questions in the right column. Lower panel:...

Drama Character Roles Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Drama Freeze Frames Feedback Cards: A vertical A4 layout with a title 'Drama Freeze Frames Feedback Cards' at top, followed by a 3x4 grid of rectangular cut-out cards each with a coloured circular icon, a heading (e.g. 'STRONG SHAPE', 'FOCUS', 'EXPRESSIVE', 'DETAIL', 'RELATIONSHIP', 'CREATIVE', 'STILLNESS', 'CLARITY'), and a one-sentence descriptor under each heading. A second row uses reflective prompts ('WHAT WORKED WELL', 'EVEN BETTER IF...', 'I APPRECIATED', 'ONE WORD'). Dashed cut lines an...

Drama Freeze Frames Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Drama Freeze Frames Planning Template: A4 portrait organiser with header (title, name/date/class). Numbered boxed sections: 1) 'Our scene in one sentence' large writable box with speech bubble icon; 2) 'Where & When?' two small boxes (map-pin and clock icons) with lines; 3) 'Who is in the scene?' two-column table headed 'Character' and 'What they want' with multiple rows; 4) 'What is happening?' bulleted lined list; 5) 'Our freeze frame plan' large drawing box with stick-figure icons; 6) 'How w...

Drama Freeze Frames Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Drama Freeze Frames Reference Poster: Large title 'Drama Freeze Frames Reference Poster'; two-column layout divided by a horizontal rule. Left column: 'What is a freeze frame?' definition, 'How to create a freeze frame' numbered 1–5 with square icons (lightbulb, group, hand stop, eye, speech bubble) and short instructions. Middle/right column: 'Why use freeze frames?' bullet list and 'What to consider' orange headings with circular icons and short tips (Body shape, Expression, Focus and gaze, S...

Drama Freeze Frames Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Drama Freeze Frames Prompt Cards: A single A4 page with a large title ('DRAMA FREEZE FRAMES PROMPT CARDS') and a short instruction line ('Cut out the cards and use for drama freeze frame activities.'). The main area is a 3-column grid of 12 rectangular cards with dotted cut lines; each card has a coloured numbered circle (1–12), a bright pictogram (e.g. treasure chest, storm cloud, trophy, magnifying glass, cake, aeroplane, heart, alarm clock, gift, lightbulb, theatre masks, group icon) and a o...

Drama Freeze Frames Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Visual Arts Elements Feedback Cards: A single A4 page divided into 16 dashed rectangles for cutting. Top row: four element-definition cards labelled LINE (icon of varied lines; short definition), SHAPE (icons of geometric/organic shapes; short definition), COLOUR (colour wheel icon; brief note on hue/value/intensity), TONE (greyscale circles and bar; definition). Remaining rows: 12 feedback cards arranged in columns with bold headings and icons: I LIKE (thumbs up) with 'I really like... because...

Visual Arts Elements Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Visual Arts Elements Planning Template: A4 portrait page: header fields for Name, Date, Year Level, Class, Project/Artwork Title; two top boxes labelled GOAL (What do I want to create?) and IDEA (What is my idea about?) with lined writing space. A large titled section 'THE VISUAL ARTS ELEMENTS' contains a three-column table: ELEMENT (with coloured dot icons and short descriptors), WHAT I WILL DO (checkbox and lined response area), and SKETCH / EXAMPLE (blank boxes). Listed elements visible: LIN...

Visual Arts Elements Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Visual Arts Elements Reference Poster: Large title at top, then a numbered grid of elements (1–7) with a coloured circular number badge at left, the element name and a one-line definition, and to the right one or more visual examples: LINE shows straight, wavy, zigzag, curved and thick/thin examples; SHAPE shows geometric (circle, square, triangle, hexagon) and organic shapes; COLOUR shows a colour wheel labelled 'hue', warm and cool dot groups and neutral swatches; VALUE shows a greyscale bar...

Visual Arts Elements Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Visual Arts Elements Prompt Cards: Portrait A4 sheet with dashed cut lines forming nine small cards in three columns and three rows; each card has a coloured banner title (e.g. LINE, SHAPE, COLOUR), a simple black/coloured icon or diagram (wavy and straight lines, basic shapes, colour wheel, value grayscale blocks, texture squares, landscape for space, 3D forms, repeating shapes for pattern, black/white contrast example) and a single short bullet-style instruction/suggestion beneath (one or two...

Visual Arts Elements Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Art Critique Feedback Cards: A single A4 sheet with dotted cut lines forming 12 rectangular cards arranged in a grid; each card is numbered (1–12), colour-coded and has an icon plus a short heading (e.g. 'I LIKE...', 'I NOTICE...', 'I WONDER...', 'TECHNIQUE', 'ELEMENTS', 'COMPOSITION', 'COLOUR', 'MOOD & MEANING', 'STRENGTHS', 'SUGGESTION', 'GOAL', 'OVERALL FEEDBACK'). Each card includes a one-line stem in bold, a 1–2 sentence question in smaller text, and a small blank line/space for a short re...

Art Critique Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Art Critique Planning Template: A4 portrait template with header fields (Name, Class, Date); top-left large boxed 'Artwork to Discuss' area with easel icon and 'Artist (if known)' line; top-right 'My Role' purple box with three checkboxes and icons for Looker (eye) / Thinker (thought bubble) / Responder (heart) and short role descriptions. Main section titled 'WHAT I WILL SAY' divided into three horizontal rows labelled LOOK (What do you see?), THINK (What do you think?), RESPOND (How does it m...

Art Critique Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Art Critique Reference Poster: Large title 'Art Critique Reference Poster' and tagline 'Use kind, specific words. Help each other grow.' Four numbered horizontal sections each with a coloured circle number and icon (1 eye, 2 thought bubble, 3 heart, 4 lightbulb) and headings LOOK / THINK / FEEL / WONDER & SUGGEST; each section has 1–3 short prompting questions and a coloured speech-bubble of sentence starters (e.g. 'I see...', 'I think...', 'This makes me feel...', 'I wonder...'). Left column s...

Art Critique Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Art Critique Prompt Cards: Portrait A4 page with a large title at top and twelve boxed, dashed-line rectangles arranged in three columns by four rows for cutting; each box has a coloured numbered circle (1–12), a bold question prompt in short sentences, and a supporting icon (eye, star, thumbs-up, question cloud, paintbrush/tube, palette, line/shape dots, heart, speech bubble, question mark, pencil, scales). Text density is low — one short question per card with large, legible font.

Art Critique Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Texture and Pattern Feedback Cards: A single A4 page with a bold header 'TEXTURE AND PATTERN FEEDBACK CARDS' and a grid of rectangular, dotted cut-apart cards in colour. Each card has a coloured border, an icon and a short prompt such as 'I LIKE…', 'I NOTICE…', 'THIS WORKS WELL…', 'TO IMPROVE…', 'MORE DETAIL…', 'VARIETY…', 'CONTRAST…', 'BALANCE…', 'MATERIAL CHOICES…', 'EFFORT & CARE…', 'NEXT STEP…', 'MY GOAL…'. Lower section includes small panels titled 'USE ME FOR...' with icons for self/peer/...

Texture and Pattern Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Texture and Pattern Planning Template: A4 portrait single-page layout with header 'TEXTURE AND PATTERN PLANNING TEMPLATE' and lines for name/date/class. Section 1 'My Idea' large blank box with prompt 'What is your artwork about?'. Section 2 'Mood & Feeling' with checkboxes (Calm, Energetic, Playful, Strong, Peaceful, Mysterious, Happy, Other). Section 3 'Texture Ideas' shows labelled circular texture icons (Rough, Smooth, Bumpy, Soft, Hard, Other) with lines beneath for notes. Section 4 'Patte...

Texture and Pattern Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Texture and Pattern Reference Poster: Header 'Texture and Pattern Reference Poster'; green 'TEXTURE' panel with definition, icons (touch, look, observe), two rows labelled 'Types of Texture' with columns 'Actual Texture' and 'Implied Texture', each showing four small square sketch examples labelled (ROUGH, BUMPY, SOFT, GRAINY; SMOOTH, FLUFFY, SPIKY, SHINY). Small boxes: 'Ways to create texture' (drawing, shading, materials) and a 'Remember' bullet list. Blue 'PATTERN' panel below with definitio...

Texture and Pattern Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Texture and Pattern Prompt Cards: Portrait A4 layout with a large title at top and dotted cut lines dividing the page into 12 rectangular cards (3 columns × 4 rows). Each card includes: a small coloured circular number, a coloured icon/thumbnail illustrating the texture/pattern, a bold two-line heading (e.g. 'REPEATING PATTERN'), a short one-line instruction (e.g. 'Create a repeating pattern using shapes or lines.'), and dashed outer cut guides.

Texture and Pattern Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Lesson Starter Prompts Exit Ticket Slips: Portrait A4 header 'Lesson Starter Prompts Exit Ticket Slips' with dotted cut lines; ten rectangular numbered slips in two columns (numbers 1–10), each slip contains a coloured circular number, bold question title (e.g. 'WHAT DID YOU LEARN?', 'HOW DID YOU GO?'), a small icon, the question text and 2–4 ruled lines for responses. Slip 2 includes three face icons (sad, neutral, happy) and a short prompt for justification; slip 6 has 'Word:' and 'Meaning:'...

Lesson Starter Prompts Exit Ticket Slips

Arts · Sheets & slips

Colour Theory Feedback Cards: A vertical A4 page divided into a 3x4 grid of rectangular cards with dotted cut lines and small scissor icons; each card has a coloured circular icon, a bold heading (examples: 'WHAT WORKS WELL?', 'FOCUS GOAL', 'LOOK CLOSER', 'HUE', 'VALUE', 'SATURATION', 'COLOUR HARMONY', 'CONTRAST', 'BALANCE', 'TECHNIQUE', 'SUGGESTION', 'NEXT STEP'), one-line guiding question or short prompt, and small visual examples (colour wheel, value/grayscale bar, saturation swatches, harmo...

Colour Theory Feedback Cards

Arts · Cards

Lesson Starter Prompts Poster: Portrait A4 poster with large title and subtitle 'Use these sentence starters to think, reflect and create.' Stacked coloured rows, each with an icon and heading: OBSERVE (blue magnifying glass), THINK (green thought bubble), FEEL (yellow lightbulb), ANALYSE (purple target), CREATE (red paintbrush), CONNECT (teal speech bubble). Each row includes short directions and 3-4 bulleted sentence stems. A footer reads 'THINK • SHARE • CREATE' with classroom expectations....

Lesson Starter Prompts Poster

Arts · Posters

Colour Theory Planning Template: A4 portrait single-page layout. Header fields: Name, Class, Date, Project/Task, Year Level. Section 1: large 12-segment blank colour wheel with instruction 'Label the 12 colours on the wheel.' Section 2: a boxed table with coloured circular icons and labels for PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY, WARM, COOL, NEUTRAL and empty rows for examples. Section 3: 'Colour Harmonies' grid with small wheel diagrams and checkboxes for Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Spli...

Colour Theory Planning Template

Arts · Templates

Lesson Starter Prompts Template: A4 portrait sheet with header fields (Subject, Year Level, Date), two top boxes 'Focus' and 'Learning Goal' with icons and lines, a green banner 'Choose a starter prompt' and six numbered colored boxes: 1 SEE (eye icon) 'What do you see?', 2 THINK (thought bubble) 'What do you think?', 3 WONDER (question icon) 'What do you wonder?', 4 CONNECT (link icon) 'What does this connect to?', 5 EXPLORE (magnifying glass) 'What could you explore or try?', 6 CREATE (pencil...

Lesson Starter Prompts Template

Arts · Templates

Colour Theory Reference Poster: Bold header 'COLOUR THEORY REFERENCE POSTER'; three-column top area with a labelled 12-segment colour wheel (names around wheel) on the left, a middle column listing colour categories with coloured circles (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Neutral) and short definitions, and a right column showing small wheels illustrating colour harmonies with brief captions. Middle rows show: 4. Value (tint/shade/tone) with blue swatch rows; 5. Saturation (high/low/no saturation)...

Colour Theory Reference Poster

Arts · Posters

Lesson Starter Prompts Cards: Single A4 page with a large title 'Lesson Starter Prompts Cards', dotted cut lines dividing the page into 12 rectangular cards in three columns by four rows; each card shows a coloured numbered circle, a bold heading with a coloured underline, one short prompt sentence or two, and a small themed icon (eye, magnifying glass, palette, shapes, thought bubble, paint/tube/brush, link, masks, lightbulb). Text density: one short instruction or question per card.

Lesson Starter Prompts Cards

Arts · Cards

Colour Theory Prompt Cards: A single A4 sheet divided into 12 dashed-line boxes (numbered 1–12). Each box has a bold heading (e.g. PRIMARY COLOURS, SECONDARY COLOURS, WARM COLOURS, TINTS, SHADES, HIGH CONTRAST, YOUR CHOICE), a 1–2 sentence prompt, and a small coloured visual (dots, coloured squares, gradient swatches, a contrast rectangle, or palette/brush icon). Cut marks and a clear title 'COLOUR THEORY PROMPT CARDS' at the top.

Colour Theory Prompt Cards

Arts · Cards

Name Tag and Role Badge Pack: Header 'Name Tag and Role Badge Pack'; grid of coloured rectangular name tags each labelled 'Name: ______' with dashed cut lines; a 'Role Badges' section of circular icons with labels (Investigator, Recorder, Speaker, Team Leader, Time Keeper, Idea Maker, Materials Manager, Quality Checker, Photographer, Question Master) in colour-coded rings; short instructions ('Cut out and write your name.' / 'Cut out and wear your role.') and a footer prompt 'Choose your role....

Name Tag and Role Badge Pack

Arts · Printable

T-chart and Comparison Chart Pack: A4 portrait sheet with title 'T-Chart and Comparison Chart Pack'; top-left green 'How to use' box listing 4 steps with icons; top-right purple 'Useful vocabulary' table (compare, contrast, similar, different, both, each) with brief definitions and icons. Section 1 (blue) T-Chart: header 'Topic' and two large columns labelled Topic A and Topic B, plus a 'What did you notice?' prompt box at bottom. Section 2 (orange) Comparison Chart: left column 'Features' (App...

T-chart and Comparison Chart Pack

Arts · Organisers

KWL Chart Template: A4 portrait KWL chart header with 'KWL Chart Template' title and fields for Name, Topic (Arts) and Date; instruction box under the header. Three vertical columns labelled: large blue 'K' (What I KNOW) with lightbulb icon and prompt 'What do I already know about this Arts topic?', green 'W' (What I WANT TO KNOW) with magnifying-glass icon and prompt 'What do I want to find out or learn about this topic?', purple 'L' (What I HAVE LEARNED) with pencil icon and prompt 'What have...

KWL Chart Template

Arts · Organisers

How teachers use these arts printables

1

Structured peer feedback in practical lessons

The colour theory, dance pathways and music rhythm feedback cards give students specific language for responding to each other's work — "your pathway used three levels" instead of "it was good".

2

Freeze frames to open a drama unit

The freeze frames reference poster sets up one of drama's most reliable routines: groups build a still image, hold it, and the class reads it. Zero props, high engagement.

3

Reference posters in the art area

The colour theory poster earns a permanent spot near the paint — students check complementary and warm/cool relationships themselves instead of asking.

4

Planning templates before making

Visual arts planning templates push students to make deliberate choices about elements and materials before they touch the good paper.

5

Lesson starter prompts when you need one fast

The lesson starter prompt cards and templates are a bank of five-minute creative openers — useful for arts rotations and for the week your planning time evaporated.

Frequently asked questions

Which arts disciplines are covered?

Visual art, drama, dance and music all have dedicated resources, with visual art the deepest. The planning templates and lesson starter prompts work across all four.

What year levels are the arts printables for?

Mostly Years 3–6, with some material for Years 7–9. Feedback card sets adapt well across ages — the prompts stay the same while the sophistication of responses grows.

How do the feedback cards work?

Each card carries a specific prompt tied to the discipline's vocabulary (colour relationships, pathways and levels, rhythm patterns). Students use them in pairs after a performance or piece — structured noticing instead of empty praise.

Are these free?

Yes — free A4 PDF downloads, no sign-up. Kuraplan can also generate custom arts resources for a specific medium, artist study or year level.

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