Love to Teach Art Without the Overwhelm?
Ready-to-teach Art for real classrooms
Discover ‘CampFire’ Drawing Toolkit, a classroom-tested collection of F-10 Line and Shape units.
One Pathway, Four Journeys
The Drawing Toolkit is built on one belief: teach the concept, keep the creativity. Instead of one-off, disconnected art activities, students follow a carefully sequenced pathway — short weekly skill-building lessons paired with meaningful creative projects, hands-on and digital, always grounded in real artists and their work.
Four connected concept journeys carry that pathway across the year. Each one stands on its own — a complete term of teaching, ready to use in any order, for any year level. Together, they form the full Drawing Toolkit pathway.
CampFire ·
Line & Shape
Students explore how line and shape build a composition, guided by artists who use both boldly.
WaterHole · Portrait & Proportion
Students explore the human face and form, learning to observe proportion through drawing, painting and portraiture.
HorizonLine · Space & Perspective
Students explore depth and space, learning how artists create the illusion of a three-dimensional world.
DreamTrack · Pattern & Place
Students explore pattern and story, learning how artists use symbol and repetition to express connection to place.
THAT’S WHY I CREATED
THE DROP
The Drop is my FREE resource library for teachers who want to plan smarter, not harder.
You’ll find FREE resources, like mini-lessons from some of the Drawing Toolkit collections, so you can sample what it’s like to reduce planning and teach art with a ready-made pathway.
Each month, a new printable, template, or classroom tool is added to help you stay organised, encourage creativity, and save precious planning time.
Sign up for our monthly newsletter ‘The Drop’ to access our collection of FREE resources.
Who’s behind I Love To Teach?
Just a teacher who still loves to teach, and wants to help you keep on doing the same.
Hi, I’m Sylvia —
And I really do love to teach. With over 30 years in education as a primary teacher, principal, and now a K–12 Art teacher, I’ve learned that creativity and organisation aren’t opposites—they’re a teacher’s secret strength.
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned? Even the smallest resource can make a world of difference. That’s why I started I Love To Teach 101—to help you stay inspired, organised, and creative, while also supporting teachers in under-resourced classrooms.
My passion for equity began in the Solomon Islands, where I helped build and lead a primary school for eight years while my husband served in the national hospital. That experience showed me what teaching can do, even with limited tools.
A substantial portion of every sale from I Love To Teach 101 provides resources for teachers in the Solomon Islands.
BETH THOMAS – TEACHER
I Love to Teach is a real way to support us in our busy and often overworked occupation.
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