Tracy B @ Ngatea Primary School: Visual Art 2017

Teaching and Learning Sequence Visual Art Term 4 2017

Students will

● Share ideas about how and why their own and others’ works are made and their purpose, value and context (UC)
● Explore a variety of materials and tools and discover elements and selected principles. (PK)
● Investigate and develop visual ideas in response to a variety of motivations, observations and imagination.
(DI)
● Share ideas, feelings, and stories communicated by their own and others’ objects and images (CI)
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TKi AO

Krokotak - Big Cardboard Birds

Resources
Heavy duty cardboard Craft knives
Scissors
Hot glue guns
Paint
Paper
Ipad for photos

Lesson Sequence:
Session 1

● Investigate birds (real and cartoon) “what do you notice?”
● Identify key shapes, sizes, features, etc
● Initial drawings of birds, simplifying the shapes
Session 2

● Draw bird parts onto heavy-duty cardboard, making sure that each part is separate. These need to be large but in perspective. Cut out & name.

Session 3
● Undercoat all bird pieces with white paint

Session 4
● Put the bird pieced onto the floor and put them together. Draw another copy onto A3 newsprint and colour. Before they move off, discuss colours, complementary colours, shapes and patterns.

Session 5

● Share and discuss drawings strengths, design pluses etc. Allow time for those who wish to rework their drawings.
● Paint warm colours only or cool colours only (saves everything from turning to mud).
● Also include pattern for impact. Layer up from a base colour.