The activities within Primary art Books A-G, will provide teachers with a series of multiskilled, visual arts lessons and activities for a whole range of topics, themes and special events. Covering all primary year levels, the series equips the busy classroom teacher with a range of lessons from the ‘quick and easy’ to the more sophisticated carrier projects that work over three to four lessons. Each art project is accompanied by easy to use reflection and assessment record sheets, enabling the collection of relevant evidence to record student progress.
The reflection sheets provide a thoughtful evaluation of the student’s own performance for each facet of the lesson. Task assessment sheets provide a quick means to identify and record a student’s performance in criteria which assess the given outcomes. Within the series, students are given the opportunity to dabble with different media and to experience and build on a broad spectrum of techniques and skills, creating effects that will enhance their artistic work.
As the students build on their repertoire of skills, ideas and arts knowledge, they begin to use their ‘mind’s eye’ to plan and create a desired look or effect through experimentation. It is important to understand that the finished product will vary in quality according to the level of skill development. As experience builds, so does the ability of students to use their artwork for purposes other than just the thrill of being creative. Their work becomes meaningful, with a purpose in society.
Art projects
1. Fireworks extravaganza
2. Stained glass windows
3. Spring has sprung
4. Monet’s garden
5. Funny faces
, etc.
Resources
1. Spring has sprung – flower template
2. Monet’s garden – insect templates
3. Dangerous dinosaurs
4. Lighthouse wall plaque
5. Cupcake fish
, etc.