Draw together in a pair or team and explore ideas of leadership, decision-making, ownership and respect. Sketch

Use collage to bring together the different elements of a story: actors, symbols, and setting. Sketch

Amelie, Age 18, Manchester Renaissance, 2022 Part of YASS

Use paint to express an emotion you’ve recently felt. Paint

Mali Morris RA, Toussaint III, December 2014. Screenprint on heavy wove paper. 316 mm x 396 mm. © Mali Morris. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. This image is released under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND To licence this image for commercial purposes, contact our Picture Library at picturelibrary@royalacademy.org.uk

Learn about the body by drawing your friend. Sketch

Maurice Lambert RA, Two sketches for a sculpture of a standing male figure, January 1st 1961. Pencil on paper. 250 mm x 200 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. This image is not available to download. To licence this image for commercial purposes, contact our Picture Library at picturelibrary@royalacademy.org.uk

Welcome in elements of risk and accident in this ink-blowing activity and try making it into a mindful practice. Draw with your breath

Record the outdoor world, both man-made and natural, by capturing many different textures. Sketch

Collection of miscelaneous sketches 295 mm x 208 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. This image is not available to download. To licence this image for commercial purposes, contact our Picture Library at picturelibrary@royalacademy.org.uk

Bring lessons from the art studio into the classroom using art from our artists and collection. Teach experiments

Aida, Age 13, Untitled, 2022.

Explore citizenship and your place in the world using art from our artists and collection. Teach citizenship.

Henry Singleton, The Royal Academicians in General Assembly, 1795. Oil on canvas. 1981 mm x 2590 mm.. Part of the RA Collection © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: John Hammond..

Using art from our artists and collection, learn about the climate crisis and how artists have responded to a changing world. Teach climate

John Akomfrah RA, Mnemosyne, 2010. Part of the RA Collection © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London..

Use art from our artists and collection to discover how artists have conveyed human feelings, reactions and sensations. Teach emotions.

Frank Dobson RA, Study for the Head of Pax, 1933. Bronze. 50 x 23.5 x 27.5cm.. © Estate of the Artist Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London/Paul Highnam..

Use art from our artists and collection to discover how artists and architects have worked with the body. Teach body and space.

Dhruva Mistry RA, Spatial Diagram - 2, 1988-90. Photo: RA © Royal Academy of Arts, London..

From the narratives artworks depict to the lives of artists, stories are at the heart of art. Teach storytelling.

Argyll, Age 9, Upside-Down World, 2022. From YASS.

The culture of learning from the work of other artists has a long history. Learn how to appropriate, quote, sample, and copy in your compositions. Download

Your challenge is to design your very own art gallery or museum—your institution. Design your own art gallery

Royal Academicians like Eileen Agar and Cornelia Parker are well known for their use of found objects. Try using found objects in your own art work. Download

Learn more about what sustainability can mean and design your own green gallery. Making a green gallery

Throughout history, artists have made likenesses of rulers, friends, strangers, lovers, and themselves. Find out more and create your own imagined self-portrait. Download

The history of words and art is long and intermingled. Inspired by artists, start exploring art through writing. Download