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
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Monash Gallery of Art
Museum Victoria
Monash University Museum of Art
National Gallery of Victoria
Shepparton Art Museum
Warrnambool Art Gallery