Year 1 Fantastic Frogs

The Fantastic Frog process: First we read a book together about the life-cycle of frogs. Students then followed a directed line drawing lesson using oil pastels. Lastly, they painted their picture with a food dye wash and named their frog. You can view some of these frogs this term in the library!

Years 1 & 2: Musical Inventions

In conjunction with their classroom theme this term, Musical Inventions, students constructed their own instrument, and thoroughly enjoyed the process. First we discussed types of instruments: percussion, string and wind. Students designed their instrument and gave it a unique name. We shared these at the end of the session and students also explained how to play their instrument. Some instruments were very versatile with percussion, string and wind capabilities. Brilliant! Year 2 students also wrote an Artist Statement about their instrument.

Years 3 & 4 Newspaper Construction Challenge

Students loved this challenge...working with a partner what is the tallest free-standing tower you can build using 6 sheets of newspaper, masking tape and string?

Term 2: Prep & Prep/1C Mixed Up Chameleons

This term our visual arts learning focus across all levels will be on painting and construction. In the first week of the term we read Eric Carle's Mixed Up Chameleon. In the story the chameleon wishes he was a different animal, but soon realises that it's best to be himself. Students drew wonderful chameleons using oil pastel and then painted it with watercolour paints.

Year 1 Oil Pastel Abstract Face Collage

Students drew a face with marker and coloured it with oil pastels in primary and secondary colours. Next they cut out 16 even pieces and glued these onto the page to create an abstract collage.

Year 3 Warm Colour Collage Portrait

Students created fun collage portraits in warm colours by cutting mosaic-like pieces of paper to cover the face and using photo print-out facial features. They added hair cut from specialty papers, also in warm colours.

Year 4 Collage Portraits

Students cut out skin-tone coloured paper pieces to create a collage effect and chose fun facial feature photo printouts to complete their faces. Lastly, animal print paper was used to create imaginative hairstyles!

Prep & P/1C: Come Over to My House Collage

Prep A, B, and Prep/1C created colourful seaside houses by cutting, pasting and drawing after listening to Come Over to My House by Theo LeSieg. The story takes children around the world visiting houses in many different countries. We also discussed primary and secondary colours, and students used paper in these colours for their houses.

Year 5 Mixed-Media Planets

In conjunction with their Science unit on planets this term Year 5 students created artwork using acrylic paint and soft pastels to achieve a 3D effect in space!

Year 2 Torn Paper Portraits

We read a fantastic book called All the Colours of the Earth which discusses multiculturalism. Students tore and glued paper to create imaginative portraits!

Years 5 & 6: One-Liners

Many modern artists explored one-liners as a way of playing with line. Students had fun trying their hand at drawing simple pictures using one line, i.e. never lifting their pen from the page!

Year 2 Recycled Owls

Students created a mixed media picture with oil and soft pastels and cut up newspaper to make delightful owls!

Prep & Year 1: Little Owls

Prep and Year 1 students first listened to the story of Little Owl. Little Owl falls from his nest. He wants to discover "woo" he is and tries to be like other Australian animals. He soon realises he is an owl and finds his way back to his mother. Students drew an owl outline, branch, stars and a moon, then tore paper to make owl feathers for their own Little Owl.

Years 3 & 4: Paul Klee-inspired Cat & Bird

Students listened to the fun and colourful story of The Cat and the Bird,  based on Paul Klee's painting, Cat & Bird.  They drew their own Klee cat and bird with oil pastel  and added colour with food dye wash.

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Years 1 & 2: Mosaic Oil Pastel Fruit Bowl

This term Years 1 and 2 students have a Healthy Me focus in the classroom. In conjunction with this in art students enjoyed drawing a fruit bowl with oil pastels and then decorating the bowl with colourful paper tiles in a patterned design.

 

 

 

Year 6 Non-dominant Hand Portraits

Year 6 students drew portraits of each other this week using their non-dominant hand. Letting go of control and accepting imperfection in their drawings was the aim of this lesson, as well as fun!