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A collection of Junior Secondary related resources to support kaiako with the planning and delivery of teaching and learning

The Long and Short of it: Drawing Unit↗

External link: “This lesson sequence uses the visual arts to support students in re-connecting with people in their class and starting to explore emotions post a traumatic/crisis event. The approach…
Year 9 Assessment Criteria: Curriculum Strand Based

An example of assessment criteria that can be adapted to assess a range of units across the Visual Arts Strands, Levels 2-4. Based on NZC Achievement Objectives and suitable for…
Māori Artforms: Wharenui

This resource is an introduction to treasured artforms unique to Aotearoa. The basic knowledge covered in these resources will provide students from a range of cultural backgrounds some understanding of…
Still Life to Pattern

Suitable for NZ curriculum level 3-5, (Year 9/10), this unit is essentially a painting and drawing project. It aims to develop skills in observation, shape rotation, colour theory and overlay;…
Learning in Junior Visual Arts

Developed in relation to key competencies to ‘set the tone’ for learning in junior art classrooms.
Colin McCahon – Journeys and Landscapes

This curriculum Level 4 activity involves researching the work of Colin McCahon, in particular his methods and ideas in relation to landscape painting, the use of different formats in his…
Wakahuia Treasure Box – Differentiated Unit

Differentiated unit for Year 10 based around Wakahuia.
Expressionist Portraits

An expressionist portrait printmaking unit for NZC level 5. Learn portrait drawing conventions and about the German Expressionist artists then combine the two to design and make an edition of…
Landscape Drawing and Painting

A landscape drawing and painting unit for NZC Level 4 where students learn and apply a variety of drawing and paint techniques and conventions for drawing landscapes.
Kōwhaiwhai for beginners

This resource is intended as a starting point for students and Visual Arts teachers unfamiliar with the origins of traditional Māori artforms. While it is a good starting point with…
Posters and Title Pages using Scale and Perspective

Embedding art-specific curriculum knowledge into cross-curricular programmes can be a challenge if you are new to the Visual Arts yourself. This teaching resource incorporates the teaching of art skills in…
Year 10: Postage Stamp Design

This unit requires students to design a stamp reflecting the essence of New Zealand. Students are also encouraged to think of their own New Zealand theme whilst applying the characteristics…
Street Sm-Art: Drawing and Stenciling with Paint

Students produce stenciled artworks communicating ideas about copyright and intellectual property that they perceive as being important to them
Pop Art Charcoal Character Drawing

This resource is a stand-alone drawing lesson that could be incorporated into a large unit drawing / pop art / pastiche unit or used as a one-off drawing activity.
Nga Tae – Colour Wheel

This colour wheel incorporates Māori vocabulary and can be printed for students to complete in wet media.
Aotearoa: Unity in diversity – December – for older students

This resource is about making a celebratory wreath to symbolise our culture, treasured customs and aroha for friends and family during the December holiday.
Ko wai au? Typographic Design

This unit is aimed at senior Primary, junior Secondary level. Students work through the design process to create a single letter form containing symbols that relate to their personal identity.…
Mathigon Mathematical Origami↗

External link: Combining art and maths, Mathigon presents a range of origami based on complex 3D shapes with instructions
2023 Conference Workshop: Kirsten Herd – Celebrating Eric Carle through Collage

In this workshop, Kirsten demonstrates the process of creating a portrait using recycled paint and printers’ ink in the style of Artist/Illustrator Eric Carle (The Hungry Caterpillar). An easy-to-follow guide…
2023 Conference Presentation: Ashleigh Zimmerman – Junior Contemporary Māori Art Approaches

In this presentation Ashleigh Zimmerman (Ngai Tahu) shares from Whangārei Girls’ High School, where they have developed a Year 9 course to connect with and extend students interested in Māori…
Superheroes making a difference↗

External link: A unit designed for years 8-10, where students generate ideas and create a superhero whose powers are directly linked to affecting positive change in our society.
Propaganda Prints↗

External link: “In this unit students will use printmaking to investigate propaganda art and current socio/cultural issues.”
Introduction to colouring pencils

A drawing activity that explores mark making and tonal shading.
Y9 Patu Unit

A unit that looks at traditional and contemporary examples of patu.
Pepeha Project

A unit that uses Pepeha to create a one page zine.
Imagined City Relief Task

A relief task designed for Y10 students that asks them to design their own imagined city.
Art New Zealand Relief Task

A written relief task designed for Y10 that asks students to respond to works that they find in Art New Zealand magazines.
Personification Animal Illustration Woodcut Unit

A printmaking unit designed for Junior Secondary that creatively plays with various animal features.
Y10 Drawing to Design

The aim of this unit is to explore using a variety of media and techniques to create observational and design based drawings.
Y10 Whakaahua/Portrait Unit

The aim is to produce an A4 size realistic portrait drawing from a 2D source, then work toward drawing from a 3D source to build on your observational skills. Finally,…
Junior Photography: What’s in your head?

Step by step instruction on how to create a Surrealist portrait.
Junior Photography: Glitch portrait

Step by step instructions for how to create a glitch portrait using Photoshop.
Junior Photography: Double exposure portrait

Step by step instructions on how to create a double exposure portrait.
Junior Photography: Landscape kaleidoscope photography

A junior photography task designed by Louisa Afoa that looks at kaleidoscope landscapes.
Junior Photography: Cubism distortion

A photography task designed for junior students that looks at Cubism distortion.
Art History for Juniors

André Sampson will share tips about introducing Art History as a new subject, growing numbers in the subject, and improving results at senior levels in the practical arts through engaging…
Task: Elements & Principles of Art (Y9)

A series of learning activities that allow students to apply knowledge of the Elements and Principles of Art using a range of materials.
Relief: Caricature Designs Task – Y10

A drawing task that looks at exaggerated caricature portraits designed for junior secondary students.
Drawing Illusions Y9-10

A range of drawing activities designed for junior secondary students.
At Home Tasks: Surrealism #2

“Print out the room below or redraw it on to paper – Use pen, pencil and colouring pencil to create your own surrealist room inspired”
At Home Tasks: Surrealism Y10

“The following tasks are designed for you to complete at home with any materials you have handy.”
Origami Activity: Kusudama Flower

“Take a trip to the land of relaxation using your digits and this simple guide for making a beautiful floral arrangement”
Activity: I Spy Lines

“Look around, can you find a pattern that is made up of lines? 1. Go on a line hunt around your kāinga”
Activity: I Spy Letters

“Look around, can you find an everyday object that looks like a letter from the alphabet?”
Pictorial Space Exercise

A series of slides that look at how space and depth is created in art.
Forced Perspective Photography

“The forced perspective technique manipulates our human perception with the use of optical illusions to make objects”
At Home Activities: Junior Art

A series of visual arts tasks for junior secondary students for remote learning
Colour Wheel Photography Task

“Create a colour wheel using things you can find around the house. Here is what you need to do…”
Junior Photography Project

This resource provides 15 tasks for a junior audience. It is designed to introduce the reader to photographic conventions.
Activity: Being an Art Detective

Introduces junior students to the visual art research process. Provides key questions and links to relevant sites.
Howick College: Year 10 Program↗

External Link: Howick College’s Year 10 program which features a range of different units.
Paper Weaving Adventure

This resource looks at different ways of weaving paper to create new artworks.
Junior Secondary Contemporary Painting

“This programme of learning is aimed at developing drawing and painting art-making techniques using contemporary Māori