Early Stage 1 Visual Arts resources
This page provides a selection of units of work for Early Stage 1 Visual Arts
Me, Myself, I - Unit overview
 | Students investigate how artists depict people in portraits, with a focus on self-portraiture. Students learn how to represent themselves using their image (portrait) and objects that are important to them. They explore how colour, texture, line and shape can be employed to express ideas about themselves, producing drawings and paintings in various media. |
Unit of work - Me, myself, I (pdf - 129kb)
Places in the imagination - Unit overview
 | Students create ceramic representations of an imaginary place, a fantasy island. They experiment with a variety of simple construction techniques. Students discuss their own and other works. |
Unit of work - Places in the imagination (pdf - 129kb)
No place like home - Unit overview
 | Students represent exteriors and interiors of their homes using a variety of 2-dimensional techniques focussing on line, colour and texture. They explore shapes of the built environment, referring to their homes and artists' works. |
Unit of work - No place like home (pdf - 129kb)
Our animals - Unit overview
 | Students explore animals and their environments in drawing and sculpture. They experiment with various drawing media to show qualities of line, surface texture and the shapes of animals. Focusing on the skins and habitats of animals, students use media in a variety of ways to produce textures. They refer to artworks to discover how to express their ideas in different forms. |
Unit of work - Our animals (pdf - 129kb)
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