Visual Arts
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Visual Arts in Visual Arts includes:
- Foundation to Year 2 In Foundation to Year 2, learning in The Arts builds on the Early Years Learning Framework. Students are engaged through purposeful and creative play in structured activities, fostering a strong sense...
- Years 3 and 4 In Years 3 and 4, learning in The Arts builds on the experience of the previous band. It involves students making and responding to artworks independently and collaboratively with their classmates and...
- Years 5 and 6 In Years 5 and 6, students draw on artworks from a range of cultures, times and locations. They explore the arts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and of the Asia region and learn that ...
- Years 7 and 8 In Visual Arts, students:build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpointsex...
- Years 9 and 10 In Visual Arts, students:build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpointsre...
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Christmas Gift Box (Curved)
A template for creating First Nations‐themed Christmas gift boxes featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Cockatoo
A template for creating First Nations-themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Kangaroo
A template for creating First Nations‐themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Koala
A template for creating First Nations‐themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Star
A template for creating First Nations‐themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Turtle
A template for creating First Nations-themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Bandicoot
A template for creating First Nations‐themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Art Attack! Shape – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Learning Primary and Secondary Colours – Craft Activity
A painting craft activity to help students learn about primary and secondary colours.
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Visual Arts Elements Resource Pack - Middle Years
A comprehensive pack of resources to use with the middle years when studying the elements of Visual Art.
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Visual Arts Elements Resource Pack - Lower Years
A comprehensive pack of resources to use with the lower years when studying the elements of Visual Art.
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Visual Arts Elements Resource Pack - Upper Years
A comprehensive pack of resources to use with the upper years when studying the elements of Visual Art.
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Visual Art Elements Unit – Upper Years
This Visual Arts unit investigates the Elements of Visual Art. Demonstrations and artistic techniques are explored, with particular attention given to line, shape, form, colour, texture and space.
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Visual Art Elements Unit - Lower Years
This Visual Arts unit investigates the Elements of Visual Art. Demonstrations and artistic techniques are explored, with particular attention given to line, shape and colour.
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An Introduction to Aboriginal Art Unit Plan
This Visual Arts unit addresses the history of Aboriginal art in Australia and the variety of techniques used in different artworks.
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An Introduction to Aboriginal Art
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the different types of Aboriginal art in Australia.
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Visual Art Elements Unit - Middle Years
This Visual Arts unit investigates the Elements of Visual Art. Demonstrations and artistic techniques are explored, with particular attention given to line, shape, form, colour and texture.
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Assessment – Patterns, Lines and Feelings
An assessment task in which students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the use of line in visual arts.
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Aboriginal Dot Painting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal dot painting.
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Visual Arts Elements Introduction
A 60-minute lesson in which students are introduced to the seven elements of art.
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Aboriginal Cross-Hatching
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal cross-hatching.
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Exploring Colour
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate how colour is used to express feeling and evoke a response in visual arts.
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Working with Line – Pattern to Picture
A 60-minute lesson in which students will create a class artwork by experimenting with line and pattern.
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Geometric and Organic Shapes
A 60-minute lesson in which students investigate geometric and organic shapes and how they can be used effectively to convey meaning in visual arts.
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Types of Line
A 60-minute lesson in which students consolidate their knowledge of the use of line in visual arts.
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Aboriginal X-Ray Art
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal x-ray art.
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Working with Texture – Impressive Imprints
A 60-minute lesson in which students will create a three-dimensional textured tile artwork using impressions.
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Working with Colour – Marvellous Monochrome
A 90-minute lesson in which students will create a rainforest scene using tints and shades of green.
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Exploring Line
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate how lines are used to define objects, add detail and express emotion in visual arts.
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Assessment – My Garden Grows
An assessment task in which students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the use of organic shapes in visual arts.
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What Is Line?
A 60-minute lesson in which students are introduced to the use of line in visual arts.
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Aboriginal Rock Art
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal rock art.