Teaching resources

Sample units of work, Foundation to Level 6

These resources are designed to provide teachers with ideas of how to approach teaching Visual Arts in Primary classrooms.
Each sample unit of work is made up of 3–6 learning activities based around the work of a particular artist (Howard Arkley, Alexander Calder, Ah Xian) or a particular theme (tree artworks by various artists). Each of the learning activities includes learning intentions, assessment opportunities, an indication of timing, relevant Victorian Curriculum links, lists of web resources plus any other resources required, and explicit instructions and tips for teachers.
Foundation – Exploring the idea of ‘home’ through sculpture
Levels 1 and 2 – Expressing emotions in artworks using art elements and principles
Levels 3 and 4 – Planning and making hanging mobile artworks
Levels 5 and 6 – Expressing personality and identity through printmaking

Critical and Creative Thinking and Visual Arts sample learning activities, Levels 3–10

This resource is designed to illustrate how artworks can be used to teach both Visual Arts and Critical and Creative Thinking. A range of Critical and Creative Thinking and Visual Arts content descriptions from Levels 3 and 4 to Levels 9 and 10 are unpacked through sample learning activities based around particular artworks and artists. These activities could be used to support explicit teaching and/or consolidation of learning.

Critical and Creative Thinking and Visual Arts activities Levels 3–10

External resources

The following external links are for teacher reference purposes. They do not constitute VCAA endorsement of the views or materials contained on these sites.

Art Gallery of Ballarat

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

Australian Centre for the Moving Image

Benalla Art Gallery

Bendigo Art Gallery

Centre for Contemporary Photography

Geelong Gallery

Gertrude Contemporary

Gippsland Art Gallery

Heide Museum of Modern Art

Horsham Regional Art Gallery

Ian Potter Museum of Art