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27th June, 2016

Grade 1 – Birds

For the unit on Birds, students worked on observation and drawing skills, considering shape, texture, tone and colour while trying to draw birds from books ...

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27th June, 2016

Grade 4 – Maps

Grade 4 did a short activity taking 3 pieces of cut up maps and sticking them to a white background. They then had to test ...

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22nd June, 2016

Grade 1 – Simple Machines

For the simple machines unit, students looked at the mechanics of old style machines and artworks that were made based on industrial machine technology. They ...

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22nd June, 2016

Grade 3 – Printmaking

Taking inspiration from the abstracted features seen in African tribal masks, students used a face mask as the basis for collages and prints that also ...

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22nd June, 2016

Grade 1 – Abstract Art

After looking at the coloured circle paintings of Wassily Kandinsky and his other abstract work, students were asked to try to draw and paint to ...

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22nd June, 2016

Grade 4 – Printmaking – Notan

We looked at the Japanese design concept of the Notan which involves the placement of light and dark elements to create balanced compositions. Students first ...

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22nd June, 2016

Grade 3 – Sewing

Grade 3 spent a few weeks exploring imaging possibilities and working on sewing skills using a needle with coloured wool - first with card shapes ...

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22nd June, 2016

Grade 1 – Responsibilities

For the responsibilities unit, students looked at how to create, decorate and place text and image on a page to make a poster promoting healthy ...

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22nd June, 2016

Grade 3 – Time

For the time unit students created small dioramas that illustrated the changes apparent in the weather, landscape, vegetation, wildlife, people's clothing and activities across the ...

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