Visual Art Lesson - Rainbow · PDF fileVisual Art Lesson - Rainbow Serpent ... earth, land, and water. ... down and the water pushes back. Buoyancy experiment

Key LeArNiNg AreAS: In this lesson plan the children will create an indigenous painting based around the use of shapes (circles).

This lesson allows children to use talking and listening skills with group interaction. The children will discuss ideas on how to incorporate the meaning of the Serpent into their artwork.

Age: 8 to 12yrs. TiMe: 1hr Extended Lesson.

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NT - DArWiNVisual Art Lesson - Rainbow SerpentCreate an Aboriginal artwork using patterns made from shapes - The life circles of the rainbow Serpent. MATeriALS

Chroma School Acrylic Colour:Cool Red, Brown, Cool Yellow, Orange, White and BlackRecycled Cardboard (cereal box) A4 paperPaintbrushA small and large circle shape to trace

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Step 1: Use the 2 circle shapes to trace some circles put one big one in the middle, make sure to overlap some of them.

Step 3: Paint the circles different colours with Chroma School.

Step 4: Add some great texture by putting dots of dark colour over light ones and light colours over dark areas.

iNTroDuCTioNRead the Interesting Facts on this lesson plan to the children. They can create their artwork using the knowledge they obtained from the facts. Allow them to use their own imagination to interpret the meaning behind the Serpent.

Give the children art directions by asking them questions about the Rainbow Serpent to help them to understand the Aboriginal meaning of the Rainbow Serpent. Ask them to use the circle shapes in their painting to symbolize the circle of life.

Chroma School acrylic colours range has a wonderful array of colours that have a palette that is true to life, the environment, earth, land, and water. Chroma School colours blend well together to make wonderful natural colours to use in multicultural art.

Talking and ListeningRead the Interesting Facts on this page to the children. This will give them an idea of the Aboriginal meaning behind the dreamtime Serpent. Ask them the questions below to direct their artwork.

QuestionsWhat is the Aboriginal meaning behind the Rainbow Serpent?

How will you incorporate the meaning into your artwork?

Patterns with shapesUse circles to form the base of the painting and create the artwork within the circles.

Explore the three-dimensional space lesson in this artwork. Talk to the children about their art and how they will place the circles around the page giving it a three-dimensional look. The eye is taken to the bottom of the picture, the circles are the next level, and the art forms in the circles are the third level.

AuSTrALiAN hiSTory AND iNTereSTiNg FACTSDarwin is home to many of Australia’s indigenous people. They have many strong beliefs in the Dreamtime Serpent’s connections to mother earth. Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory. The state faunal bird emblem is a wedged tailed eagle and the animal faunal emblem is the red kangaroo.

There are many Aboriginal meanings for the Rainbow Serpent. In this informational text, we will explore some of the meanings of the Rainbow Serpent and give a simple understanding of it. The Rainbow Serpent is a mythological being. It is a sacred reptile to the Aboriginal people Australia-wide. Many Aboriginal tribes have different interpretations of what a Rainbow Snake symbolizes. The serpent’s main purpose revolves around the belief that she is the giver of life. The snake has great wisdom; linked to the land, water, social relationships between the people, and fertility. In the painting, we have placed animals, people and trees in the circles of life to show an understanding of the Rainbow Serpent’s relationship with mother earth. An elder from an Aboriginal tribe once said that the Rainbow Serpent is the giver and taker of life; she is our protector. He believed that when we learn to protect our land, animals and each other she will return from the earth.

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Step 2: Add some serpent coils to the big circle in the middle.

understand the Aboriginal meaning of the Rainbow Serpent. Ask them to use the circle shapes in their

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Key LeArNiNg AreAS: This art lesson allows children to create a painting and paper collage. They will use skills such as painting, cutting, pasting and visual perception. It also leads to great discussions on what are Sailing Boats, buoyancy and wind-propelled movement.

Age: 8 to 12yrs. TiMe: 1hr Extended Lesson.


WA - FreMANTLeVisual Art Lesson - Sail BoatsPainting and paper collage.

MATeriALSChroma School Acrylic Colour:Full range ofcoloursChromacryl Texture PasteLunch wrap (roll)Recycled cardboardPaintbrushScissorsStaplerMasking tape

Step 1: Paint a sky and water scene. Add in a sailing vessel hull or two as well.

Step 2: Cut two sails for each vessel one small triangle and one large. Attach the sails to your vessel with Texture Paste. Paint the sails.

history of SailingThe Egyptians had the earliest sail boat; they were steered by two long oars at the back. Vikings had longships that were very shallow and had oars along both sides. The Chinese had ‘Junks’ and they are still in use in China after thousands of years. Some sailing ships also use steam to propel their vessels through the water. A ship may be made of metal. How can it float? A ship is hollow so when it is in the water it pushes the water out of the way: It is called displacement. The ship’s weight pushes down and the water pushes back.

Buoyancy experimentPlace a small bowl in a bucket of water and watch it float. Push it down in the centre and the water in the bucket will push back. What does buoyancy mean? To keep afloat - help stay up.

Sailing experimentHave discussions about how wind blows the sails on a yacht to propel it through the water. Get a cork and place a skewer into it Make a triangular paper sail and use masking tape to attach it to a skewer. Place the cork in the bucket and ask the children to blow behind the sail. This will give them a demonstration on how the sail fills with wind and makes the vessel move.

MeThoDStep 1Paint a sky and water scene on an A4 piece of paper. Paint the sailing vessel’s hull in place in the water. Look at the sky outside your classroom window and paint what you see. Most people when they are asked, will tell you that the sky is blue and white but really when you look at the sky it can be many shades of pink- red- yellow-blue-purple-grey-white-orange and sometimes green. The ocean can be brown in some areas –green when it is deep – light blue when it is shallow – white tips when it is blowing and we call these ‘white sails on the ocean’.

Step 2Cut two sails for each vessel (one small triangle and one large) from the lunch wrap paper. Attach the sails to your vessel with Texture Paste in the corners. Use white paint to add natural effects to the sails.

Step 3Make a wonderful frame for your picture with recycled cardboard and paint it. Use masking tape to attach the painting to the frame from the back.

iNTereSTiNg FACTSFremantle is Perth’s seaport and Perth is the capital of Western Australia. On the 26th September 1983 a sailing yacht called ‘Australia ll’ won the prestigious America’s Cup. The America’s Cup Race is a famous yacht race and many yachts compete for the cup. What is a yacht? A yacht is a vessel with sails that are propelled by wind. The yacht ‘Australia ll’ was a 12 metre class yacht and represented the Royal Perth Yacht Club in this race. ‘Australia ll’ carried our hearts and dreams over the finish line, on this proud-to-be-an-Aussie day.

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Step 3: Make a wonderful frame for your picture with recycled cardboard and paint it.


Key LeArNiNg AreAS: In this visual art lesson, we will explore landscape painting and the focus points of a painting. The two main focus points in our painting is the Flinders Ranges and the Sturt’s Desert Pea wildflowers. We will also talk about desert colours in the outback areas of Australia. This also leads to interesting talks about Indigenous people and their relationship with natural true to life colours.

Age: 8 to 12yrs TiMe: 1hr Extended Lesson


SA - FLiNDerS rANgeSVisual Art Lesson - Landscape PaintingSturt’s Desert Peas in the Flinders ranges

MATeriALSChroma School Acrylic Colour:

All the vibrant colours from the Chroma School Range

A4 paper

Paintbrush

Cardboards

Stapler

Chromacryl Binder Medium or Waterbased Finishing Varnish

iNTroDuCTioNTalk to the children about appreciating different artworks. Show them pictures of Aboriginal outback scenes and Australian desert paintings.

The questions below will give you art direction for these discussions. What colours have been used in this painting? Are these colours true to life or imaginary? Why do artists paint? What do you think is the focus point of our painting, The Sturt’s Desert Pea in the Flinders Rangers? What colours would we use if we were painting a desert? What colour would the sky be in the desert? What colours do we use to paint a Sturt’s Desert Pea?

indigenous ArtAboriginal people have a unique visual appreciation of colour. Their paintings reflect nature and capture the soul of the earth. Aboriginal artists have said you may sit quietly with the land and speak to her. If you were to describe the colour of a Sturt’s Desert Pea you may say it is scarlet red with a blue black eye in the centre and an Aboriginal interpretation would be blood red with a black heart in the centre. Indigenous people revolve colours around Mother Nature and human life. Colours to indigenous people are true to the land and from the land.

Focus Points in LandscapesDiscuss with the children how to make the Sturt’s Desert Pea and The Flinders Ranges a focal point in their artwork. Because the painting is of the Flinders Ranges and The Sturt’s Desert Pea, you want to be able to see them clearly, to focus on them when you look at the painting. Shade the colour of the earth away to bring the focus on our Sturt’s Desert Pea and the ranges.

MeThoDStep 1Look at a picture of The Flinders Ranges and a Sturt’s Desert Pea. Use your artist’s vision to paint the landscape. The wonderful true to life colours from the Chroma School range will bring the painting to life.

Step 2Remember you want the Flinders Ranges and the Sturt’s Desert Pea to stand out (be the main focus). When painting leaves give them two different shades of green to create shadows and form. Touch the black centres of the Sturt’s Desert Pea with white to create depth in the centres of the wildflower. We can also create a shinning sun by painting a small area of the sun with Chromacryl Binder Medium or Chromacryl Waterbased Finishing Vanish, this creates a light effect in the painted area. Think of the area where the sun would hit the mountain and paint that area with varnish as well. Allow drying time.

Step 3Create a frame for your painting out of recycled cardboard. Make a Sturt’s Desert Pea out of recycled cardboard Paint it and glue into the corner of your frame.

iNTereSTiNg FACTSIn the northern area of Adelaide, you will find the Flinders Ranges. Adelaide is South Australia’s capital city. The Sturt’s Desert Pea was named after an early explorer Captain Charles Sturt in 1845. This wildflower is found in many places at the Flinders Rangers and other parts of South Australia, that is why it is the flora emblem of South Australia. The Flinders Ranges is an amazing place full of natural colours. In different areas of the Flinders Ranges you will find opals and different coloured rocks. Aboriginal people have lived in this area for thousands of years and they use many of the different wild flowers for medicinal purposes.


Step 2: Use 2 greens to create highlights and shadows on the leaves. Create a shining sun by painting a small area of the sun with Chromacryl Binder Medium or Chromacryl Waterbased Finishing Vanish.

Step 1. Look at a picture of The Flinders Ranges and a Sturt’s Desert Pea. Use your artist’s vision to paint the landscape.


Finishing Vanish.

Step 3. Create a frame for your painting out of recycled cardboard.

Key LeArNiNg AreAS: In this creative art lesson, we ask the children to give a visual description of a Tasmanian Devil. The children will also learn how to make a jigsaw puzzle from a painting.



TAS - rAiNForeSTVisual Art Lesson - Tasmanian Devil Jigsaw


Cool Blue, Black, White, Magenta Cool Red.

Paintbrush

Recycled cardboard (Cereal boxes)

Scissors

Ruler

Lead pencil

ViSuAL DeSCriPTioNAsk the children to give the class a visual description of a Tasmanian devil. Give them word directions with the questions and answers below.

What does it mean to give a description of a Tasmanian devil? Using words alone enable the hearer or reader, to form a visual idea of what the Tasmanian devil looks like. Does he have a small head or a large head? How many legs does he have? Does he have teeth? What colour is he? Does he have large ears or small ears? Does he have a tail? This is a great lesson to teach children to be observant of things around them. After the discussion, ask the children to write a description of a Tasmanian devil. They can also write a poem about the Devil and how he got his name.

example PoemThe Tasmanian Devil is as black as night If you see him in the bush, he will give you a frightYou can hear him scream and he is in for a fightSo beware of the devil who lurks in the nightMake sure you stay out of his sight.

MeThoDStep1Place a picture of a Tasmanian devil on the art table for the children to look at. Use the true to life colours of the Chroma School range to paint a Tasmanian devil on the recycled cardboard. Allow drying.

Step 2Create a pattern of a jigsaw on the recycled cardboard for the children to trace over their paintings or let the children draw up their own jigsaw pattern. You can laminate it or just cut it out.

Step 3Cut it out

iNTereSTiNg FACTSThe Tasmanian devils are found in the dense bushland of Tasmania. They are nocturnal animals. This means they are active after dark. During the day they hide in the bush and sleep, to wait for nightfall to look for their dinner. The devil has a fearful yawn that looks so threatening, but really he is very scared of you.

They also produce a strong odour when they are scared to deter you from coming near them. The Tasmanian devil gets his name from the early Europeans in Tasmania who called them Devils because of their screams in the night. In the wild devils live for about 5yrs and in captivity they can live for seven or more years.


• Student quality acrylic paint.• Non-toxic.• 12 Brilliant, intermixable colours.• Never separates in the bottle.• Fast drying with a smooth,

satin finish.• Flexible and water-resistant.• Cleans up with soap and water.• 2 litre bottles fit New Chroma

Paint Dispenser.• Works with Chromacryl Mediums

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Step 2 . Create a pattern of a jigsaw over the top of the painting.

Step 3. Cut it out.

Step 1. Use Chroma School to paint a Tasmanian devil on the cardboard and allow to dry.


Key LeArNiNg AreAS:In this visual art lesson we will design and paint a team jersey. We will also discuss with the children, great sportsmanship and that if you play the game you have already won. Discussions will lead into team sport activities, winning etc.



ViC - MeLBourNeVisual Art Lesson - Design & Paint a Team JerseyA player is a winner (go Team Jersey)


Full Range of Colours

Paintbrush

Coat hanger

Old white baby singlet

Chromacryl Binder Medium

Chromacryl Finishing Varnish (Gloss) iNTroDuCTioNA Player is a winner (games and Sports)Talk to the children about team sports - use the questions below to direct your discussions. When we play in a team and score a goal who benefits? The team. So if we look at this question and answer it leads us to discussions on playing as a team.

When a team wins games who are the stars?

• The scorers

• The Captain

• The team

They are all stars but the team is the winner.

Team game (out Door Activities)Ask the children to take a partner. Give them a long string and place them face to face at the end of the string (50 metre string). Blindfold one child and place 5 objects between them along the string line. The child with the blind fold has to listen to his team partner . Stop when he is told too. Pick up the objects and make it back to his team partner. The blindfold must stay on at all times. The partner who is giving the directions can only use the words listed: Stop, pick up, left, right, back, forward. If the blindfolded player drops an object he will have to leave it there. Ask the children to use their imaginations to come up with ways to hold the five objects without dropping them to get to the finish line. The child with the blindfold cannot let go of the string. This is his line to his partner. If you want to make the game harder, give them a set time to do it in and time them with a stopwatch.

MeThoDStep 1The preparation below can be done the day before the lesson. Place 2 cups of Chromacryl Binder Medium into a bucket of water. Dip the singlets into the mix and hang them in the sun on their coat hangers. Allow drying. This preparation seals the singlet and stops the paint from being absorbed into the material. The jersey will also be stiff when it is dry and easier to work with. Design your Jersey and mark the pattern out.

Step 2In your design, place the AFL logo on one side to customize your jersey. You can personalize your jersey with your own logo if you wish.

Step 3Place your jersey in the full sun if possible out of the wind. If the jersey starts flapping in the wind, it may fold up on itself. You can also coat your dried jersey with Chromacryl Waterbased Finishing Varnish to give it a shiny appearance.

iNTereSTiNg FACTSAFL is a sport played in Melbourne and the AFL stands for Australian Football League.

In 1857, a man called Tom Wills came from Britain to help form the Australian Football League.

The Melbourne Demons are one of the first AFL football teams and are playing in the league to this day.

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Step 3. Dry your jersey in the full sun and out of the wind.

Step 2. Place the AFL logo on one side or personalise your jersey with your own logo.

Step 1. After preparing the singlet with Binder Medium design your jersey and mark the pattern out.


Key LeArNiNg AreAS: The children will paint a picture of Parliament House on a postcard-size piece of white cardboard. This lesson allows the children to look at the structural forms of buildings. We will also explore politics and hold discus-sions about our country’s leaders. Who are they? What do they do?



ACT - CANBerrAVisual Art Lesson - Postcard to Parliament HousePainting Buildings and Structural Forms.


Full range of colours

White cardboard

Paintbrush

Picture of Parliament House

Postcard for stencil to trace

Lead penciliNTroDuCTioNSend A Postcard to Mr howardIn this creative art lesson the children will make a postcard and hold discussion about Who are our politicians and what do they do in Parliament? The children can also send their postcards to Parliament House with a message to Mr Howard.

MeThoDStep 1Use a postcard as a stencil and trace it onto the white cardboard. Place a picture of Parliament House on the worktable to give the children art direction. Draw a sketch of the structural form of the building.

Step 2Ask the children to paint Parliament House on their postcard using the vibrant colours from the Chroma School range.

Step 3A simple way to create depth in the building:

1. Paint the building in white and the inside of the building in a grey to give the building depth.

2. Paint small black dots or marks inside the building to look like figures of people

Producing Texts The children will learn to write a message and convey their own ideas. Ask the children to tell the Prime Minister what changes ‘you would like to see in your country’. They can also talk about the changes they would like to see in their own communities and states.

Debating Team (group Work)Place the class into groups – Parliamentary Parties - Liberal – Labor – etc. Give them topics to discuss such as law making, town planing, taxes etc. Age relate the questions to the class.

Why do we need Political Parties to structure our country? What does the Prime Minister do? What do members of his party do? Who is the political party in Parliament House at the moment? Name some topics they discuss? What is the Prime Ministers name? Age relate the questions to the class.

When the children have finished their postcards place them in a postal bag and send them to the Prime Minister. The children will enjoy receiving a class letter from Parliament House. Photocopy the letter to give the children a keepsake.

FASCiNATiNg FACTSParliament House can be found in Canberra and it is there that most of our country’s important decisions are made. Ask the children to write some fascinating facts about John Howard. What qualities do you think are needed to make a great Prime Minister?




Step 1. Using a picture of Parliament House draw a sketch of the structural form of the building.

Step 3. Create depth in the building by painting the building in white and the inside of the building in a grey. Put in some small black marks to look like people.

Tip. For a nice sunset sky try using Orange, Magenta and Cool Red instead of Cool Blue.

Step 2. Paint Parliament House on the postcard using the vibrant Chroma School colours.


Key LeArNiNg AreAS:In this art lesson, the children use recycled cardboard to design a bridge. Bridges are built using mathemati-cal equations - this lesson plan allows children to use their mathematical skills to build a paper bridge. The children will also be asked to paint a harbour scene using their imagination following discussions on what you would find in a harbour.



NSW - SyDNeyVisual Art Lesson - Sydney Harbour BridgePainting and Collage. Bridges between Art and Mathematics.

MATeriALSChroma School Acrylic Colour:Magenta, White, Cool Red, Cool Blue, Brown, Black, Cool Yellow.Recycled Cardboard (for bridge)A4 piece of recycled cardboard (artboard)PaintbrushChromacryl Texture Paste Scissors

Step 1. Use Chroma School to paint a harbour scene.

Step 3. Stick the bride down using texture paste.

Step 2. Design and then cut out a bridge to span the harbour.

Written and Designed by Joan Webb For more interesting product information go to our website at:

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MATeriALSAll the vibrant colours from the Chroma School Range

2 A4 pieces of paper

Coloured cardboard or recycled Cardboard (painted)

Recycled shredded paper

Paintbrush

Scissors

Stapler

String

Step 1. Draw a fish shape on an A4 page and photocopy it. Cut the two fish out.




• Student quality acrylic paint.• Non-toxic.• 12 Brilliant, intermixable colours.• Never separates in the bottle.• Fast drying with a smooth,

satin finish.• Flexible and water-resistant.• Cleans up with soap and water.• 2 litre bottles fit New Chroma

Paint Dispenser.• Works with Chromacryl Mediums

to give complete versatility.

QLD - CAirNSVisual Art Lesson - Tropical Reef FishPainting and Fine Motor Skills

Step 2. Staple the fish around the outer edge leaving an opening for the shredded paper stuffing. Cut fins and a tail out of the cardboard and staple them on. Stuff the fish with shredded paper and staple shut.

Step 3 Paint the fish using the vibrant Chroma School colours.


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Visual Art Lesson - Rainbow · PDF fileVisual Art Lesson - Rainbow Serpent ... earth, land, and water. ... down and the water pushes back. Buoyancy experiment