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A collection of Primary related resources to support kaiako with the planning and delivery of teaching and learning
External link: “Teach the Maramataka and the Māori months in your classroom with the help of our teaching resource and classroom poster.”
External link: “International Art Pen Pals is a programme for art teachers where their class can be matched with another art class in a different part of the world. Once…
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…
External link: Inspired by the book The Magic Seashell, about life in the Pacific, particularly when surviving a natural disaster. Students then create their own Siapo and Hiapo patterns.
External link: This lesson was inspired by the Tongan tradition of making and gifting a kahoa kakala. By using paper flowers instead of fresh flowers, it recognises that kahoa can…
External link: “All of the lessons here have been written by curriculum experts who understand the potential of the arts to draw students back to learning after crisis. They have…
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…
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…
Through this short drawing unit, students will explore line, media, elements and principles through doodling. They will study examples of drawings, discuss the purpose of them and the use of…
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…
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…
In this unit students investigate a current socio/political issue and in response develop a poster that communicates a key message.
These study cards are designed for secondary visual art and art history students. They could be used in a gallery setting or for classroom activities. Each card explains key art…
This resource is about making a celebratory wreath to symbolise our culture, treasured customs and aroha for friends and family during the December holiday.
External link: Combining art and maths, Mathigon presents a range of origami based on complex 3D shapes with instructions
External link: “There are countless different shapes that can be created using the seven simple Tangram tiles. What can you come up with by combining art and maths?”
External link: A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a decorative fan using markers and paper. Perfect for Early Childhood or Junior Primary students.
External link: A step-by-step tutorial on how to create collage using shapes inspired by the work of Ed Emberly. Ideal for Primary students.
External link: A booklet created by Expanding Heart which covers a range of lesson ideas and strategies for using collage in the classroom. Ideal for Primary and Intermediate students.
External link: A booklet created by Expanding Heart that has step-by-step instructions and lessons for educators when starting out with clay. Ideal for Primary and Intermediate students.
External link: This step-by-step “how to draw people” booklet by Expanding Heart introduces students to portrait illustration. Perfect for Primary and Intermediate students.
External link: This step-by-step “how to draw lettering” booklet by Expanding Heart introduces students to typography. Perfect for Primary and Intermediate students.
External link: This step-by-step “how to draw animals” booklet by Expanding Heart will help build confidence in the ability to draw. Perfect for Primary and Intermediate students.
External link: A series of posters created by Expanding Heart that look at the Principles of Art that are ready to print and hang on your classroom wall.
External link: A series of posters created by Expanding Heart that look at the Elements of Art that are ready to print and hang on your classroom wall.
External link: A booklet created by Expanding Heart that looks at range of lessons and ideas about how to use texture in art. Ideal for Primary and Intermediate students.
Donn Ratana’s teaching career has spanned over five decades, beginning in 1969 as a generalist teacher to various art specialist roles across the primary and tertiary sector. Here he talks…
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…
Using a resource that he developed at Creative Waikato, Nick Clothier will focus us on the importance of an integrated creativity approach in these fascinating times. Why we should. How…
External link: “In this unit designed for years 7-8, students will create a painting which presents a message on a social issue of their choosing. The painting will incorporate visual…
An activity for primary school students that uses paper to create Tivaevae patterns.
Students observe live insects and examine insects depicted in a seventeenth-century drawing. They identify characteristics of an adult insect. They collect and draw live insects, incorporating a variety of shapes…
Students create pinhole cameras to understand that light travels in a straight path. They describe the lines and shapes in photographs of a building and then use their pinhole cameras…
External link: Hundreds of colouring and activity pages designed for Early Childhood and Primary students.
External link: Hundreds of detailed cross-curriculum lesson plans that are designed for Early Childhood and Primary students.
A task designed for remote learning that could be used in the classroom that looks at how to create space within an image.
These beautiful colouring sheets created by Margaret Tolland will keep you and your children occupied for hours! Featuring “My Big Backyard”, Wetland, Coastal, Night-time, and Stream.
External link: “The Fonofale model was created by Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann following talanoa (kōrero) with people from a variety of Pacific nations about concepts of wellbeing.”
External link: “This activity uses colours to help tamariki name emotions. Being able to recognise and name emotions is the biggest step towards successfully regulating them.”
External link: “Tamariki know the significance of manu tututuku and its connections in the world.”
External link: “Tamariki create a glitter timer and understand how this can be used as a calming anchor during mindful breathing.”w
External link: “Tamariki understand the value of a kind word and practice giving and receiving compliments.”
External link: “Tamariki take part in a mindfulness experience using colouring-in and reflect on how this can help us relax.”
External link: “Many schools, kura and classrooms have special manu and rākau they associate with. We’ve created these to add to your classroom and learn from.”
External link: “his activity is all about better understanding Matariki – understanding our unique and special culture and the culture of others, only impacts all our wellbeing positively.”
External link: “Tamariki collaborate with others to complete a classroom wall display and have an understanding of te whare tapa whā.”
Ideas to make it easy to spend some fun time outside. Rain or shine, there’s heaps of fun you can have right outside your backdoor.
A quick guide for Years 7-8 to the Tohu Whenua places where ākonga can understand, know and do Aotearoa New Zealand’s history where it happened.
A quick guide for Years 4-6 to the Tohu Whenua places where ākonga can understand, know and do Aotearoa New Zealand’s history where it happened.
A quick guide for Years 1-3 to the Tohu Whenua places where ākonga can understand, know and do Aotearoa New Zealand’s history where it happened.
External link: A series of YouTube video tutorials designed for Early Childhood and Primary students.
A lesson plan to coincide with the picture book ‘Wow said the Owl’ where students design their own owl.
An activity using paper to create Pasifika inspired patterns designed for Primary school students.
Step-by-step instructions that allow primary students to experiment with geometric and organic shapes to create a data selfie inspired by Giorgia Lupi.
A one-off drawing activity designed for primary school students.
Maatakiwi from Māori Library Services shows us how to make a woven star for Matariki.
Step by step instructions to make your own star art weaving for Matariki.
A collection of Matariki Activities compiled by Christchurch City Council for Primary School students.
Instructions on how to make an origami star box for Matariki.
Maatakiwi from Māori Library Services shows us how to make a folded paper star box for Matariki.
External link: “What makes the ideal end of year art activity? You’re probably exhausted. You may have just poured all your energy into end-of-year exams or possibly an art show.…
External link: “Year 4-6 unit explores Bunraku Theatre and Japanese puppetry. At the conclusion of this 10 week unit, students will work collaboratively to perform their own bunraku play.”
External link: “This Y4-8 arts mini-unit has been developed by Asia New Zealand Foundation for students to practice mindfulness while designing and creating their own miniature Japanese rock garden.”
Grab your art supplies! It’s time for another musical activity with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Join APO Principal Harp Ingrid Bauer as she teaches you how to make your own…
Grab your pens, pencils and paintbrushes! Some of our Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra players will play you a piece of music while you draw. How does the music make you feel…
External link: “Celebrate the children of Tangaroa! Use the downloadable resources as inspiration to make your own creative response.”
External link: “Stop motion is loads of fun and there are plenty of free tools available for any type of device. Use the image resources and video tutorials to create…
External link: A large collection of Lesson Ideas from AGSA that can be done at school or home.
External link: “After the earthquakes in Christchurch, many public facilities were suddenly not available. “Painting the Town” describes how artists have provided people with other ways of experiencing the city…
External link: “Little is known about the history of cloth-making in Aotearoa. This article is a useful introduction to a tradition that’s found across the Pacific. Nikau Hindin has led…
External link: “Reweti Arapere learnt that the art he wanted to make was the art that emerged when he looked at the world through his Māori eyes. His giant cardboard…
External link: “Imagine a classroom where our kaiako are creatively confident in shaping new ways of learning and thinking. With this in mind, we wanted to create a collection of…
External Link: Learn Tongan words, phrases, and pronunciation, and explore aspects of Tongan culture.
External Link: “Celebrate Sāmoan Language Week by learning Sāmoan words through simple activities that kids love – word searches, colouring pages, and stories.”
External Link: Learn Cook Islands Māori words, phrases, and pronunciation, and explore aspects of Cook Islands Māori culture.
External Link: “The New Zealand Pacific Picture Book Collection is a collection of 36 picture books nominated by nine librarians based in New Zealand with specific responsibility for providing library…
Background: during the coronavirus quarantine period in Spring/Summer 2020, I realised that lots of people were going to find themselves at home with their children for several weeks/months looking for…
External Link: “When the coronavirus pandemic quarantine period began in Spring/Summer 2020, I realised that lots of people were going to find themselves at home”
External Link: “Arts Online is the key professional resource for all arts educators in New Zealand.”
External Link: “Rather than teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into “interdependent””
External Link: a series of online art activities from Toy Theatre Games.
External Link: “This group is designed to support the teaching of Visual Art by showcasing and sharing the awesome work that is happening in classrooms nationally”
In today’s #ArtDateWithMissKate, we will be learning about LINES and then create a Line-sicle artwork. You will need paper, a pencil, black marker, and crayons, as well as the line…
Learn how to use hatching, cross hatching and stippling to create value scales on a Zentangle method inspired artwork. All you need is a pen and a piece of paper…
This collaborative drawing game ends up with hilarious results that are just as crazy as the name Exquisite Corpse. Exquisite Corpse is a drawing game invented by Surrealist artists to…
External Link: “Give Your Child The Best Art Education At Home”
External Link: “Do you want to raise children who have the confidence to think outside of the box? Children who have the innate ability to problem solve and who think…
External Link: “Free teacher classroom resources suitable for use in art and design lessons with primary school children at Key Stage 2 in England,”
External Link: “I’m Cheryl, and I’m a big fan of kids’ artwork. I taught Art to kids for over 20 years, and it was the best job ever! I’m not…
External Link: Facebook page for Art & Craft Hut.
One Continuous Line – theartproject – March 23, 2020 chad brown
External Link: “Teaching Our Tamariki Together: Discover our exceptional range of New Zealand teaching resources to help kaiako teach and tamariki learn.”
External Link: “A community for Art Teachers to share lessons, strategies, student artwork, seek ”
External Link: “Vooks is an entire library of storybooks brought to life with beautiful animation, read-aloud narration, engaging music and sound, and read-along text”
External Link: “ABC Education brings you high-quality educational content to use at home and in the classroom. All our resources are free”
External Link: “Australian Curriculum Lessons is a FREE website for teachers and educators to access a vast range of lesson plans, teaching resources, posters,”
External Link: “Free lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for primary teachers.”
External Link: “Painting Living Creatures – One Bay of Plenty Teacher Inspires Another: This case study describes how one teacher’s”
External Link: “I find it incredibly important to keep our art, craft and design curriculum as current, engaging and relevant to our children as possible.”
External Link: “One of AccessArt’s most unique features is our evolving collection of visual arts resources which help inspire teaching, learning and practice.”
External Link: “One Hundred Museums Transformed Their Collections Into Free Coloring Pages”
External Link: a curation of games and quizzes for kids, from Tate Kids.
External Link: “A series of Units and Learning Sequences designed for teaching Visual Arts in Aotearoa.:
External Link: “This project was initiated by Japingka Gallery in 2015. It is a response to approaches from teachers who were keen to explore Australian indigenous art with their students.”
External Link: “Welcome to the home page of elementary level art lessons! The lessons are now categorized by grade level, subject, ”
External Link: “Imagine… a university built by art teachers, exclusively for art teachers.”
External Link: “Explore our enormous collection of free art teaching ideas, activities and resources!”
External Link: “Here you can browse through our art lesson plans by age or grade, from Preschool through High School.”
External Link: a curation of lesson plans from Crayola.
External Link: “Classroom resources for teaching pupils at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”
External Link: “The Paul Carney arts website is packed with art resources and art lesson plans for teaching art at all stages of education. ”
External Link: “Experience and engage with the Museum’s unique collection from across the world.”
External Link: “Download our free lesson plans for Key Stage 1 and 2 students (ages 5 – 11) covering many areas of our collections and varied exhibition programme.”
What do you need to start drawing and learn art and illustration? Just paper and pencil. We’re not going to get too fancy in this first class. We will start…
External Link: “These simple drawing ideas for kids is shadow art created with basic art supplies and the sun! Shadow art”
A range of Matariki resources developed by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa which includes posters, colouring books and lesson plans.
External link: A collection of Art Challenges to do at home from The Dowse.
External link: “Marvel at the complex distorted geometric patterns created by Australian artist Kerrie Poliness and learn how to a geometric line pattern inspired by her work. Then experiment with…
External Link: “Artful Activities for Early Learners emphasize a range of activities and active learning for Pre-K and early elementary-school students.”
External Link: “In our facilitated programme Signs and Symbols, students look at the diverse ways artists use symbols in their artwork. In the”
External Link: “In our facilitated programme Storytelling, students explore how artists tell stories through artwork. They will make connections”
External Link: “Being asked to shift your teaching practice from the classroom setting to at-home or eLearning is a challenge in itself.”
External Link: “Intermediate and Middle School Teachers in Auckland New Zealand. Share Ideas. Promote inter-school”
“Gestural drawing is an artistic exercise – like when athletes warm-up. Quick, simple sketches are typically”
“Māori had many ways of preserving kai including smoking over fire, sun drying on racks and potting in containers with fat.”
External Link: “Imagine you were about to set off on a waka adventure – who would you take with you?”
External Link: “Waka huia is a carved wooden container made for holding precious items like heitiki”
“Take a trip to the land of relaxation using your digits and this simple guide for making a beautiful floral arrangement”
“Look around, can you find a kanohi / face in an everyday object? Seeing faces in things when they aren’t really there is something”
“Look around, can you find an everyday object that looks like a letter from the alphabet?”
Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, demonstrates how to make a special kite to celebrate Matariki.
Gallery Educator, John Neumegen, demonstrates how to create circular artworks!
Gallery Educator, John Neumegen, presents a workshop on concealing and revealing details of an image using masking tape and paint.
Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, demonstrates how to make and use story stones.
Gallery Educator, John Neumegen, explores pattern and colour ‘rules’ in our next Art@School series.
Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, shows you how to make an artwork at home using bubbles as a starting point!
Gallery Educator, John Neumegen, shows you how to make pictures of rooms with very unexpected views through the window!
Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, shows you how to incorporate the wonder of wool into an artwork!
Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, shows you how to make bubble paintings!
Gallery Educator, John Neumegen, shows you how to create some ‘razzle dazzle’ using pattern, colour and repetition!
Gallery Educator, John Neumegen, shows you how to make a flip-flop!
Gallery Educator, John Neumegen, shows you how to make a unique artwork for every person in your bubble!
Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, shows you how to turn a sticky situation into an extraordinary artwork!
Gallery educator, Jen Boland, shows you how to a build a room in a very unlikely object.
In this DPAGart@home clip, Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, creates quirky and diverse creatures from egg cartons!
In our first DPAGart@home clip, Gallery Educator, Jen Boland, finds painting inspiration in the garden and demonstrates some practical and fun ways for children to make their own painting of…
External Link: In our facilitated programme Portraiture and Identity, students come to understand how artists represent themselves..
Re-create this fabulous dog picture inspired by Mr G! You’ll need: Paper Pencil Crayons Dye or food colouring; Brush Black feltpen; Cardboard Scissors; Cellophane or glad wrap; Felt tip pens…
Construct a cardboard building, Angie, Tauranga Art Gallery educator is inspired by a previous exhibition “Future Islands’ and shows us how.
External Link: Details several resources for art at school (Primary Y1-6).
External Link: Details a series of resources for a primary 1-6 audience
External Link: These simple drawing ideas for kids is shadow art created with basic art supplies and the sun!
What do you need to start drawing and learn art and illustration? Just paper and pencil. We’re not going to get too fancy in this first class. We will start…
“Get ready to make some art! Step 1 Using watercolours and plenty of water,
“Create an amazing layered abstract artwork by tracing around hands and/or other household objects! Experiment with using wet and dry media.”
Create a mixed media landscape at home inspired by the work of Heather Perring.
“Create an artwork inspired by artist Lianne Edwards who uses rescued and collected materials from the ocean.”
“Paint and collage a beautiful leaf and place a larger than life insect within it. Suitable for pre-schoolers
“Paint your own mixed media nocturnal forest scene full of weird and wonderful invented plants and bugs Suitable
“Dream up an exciting mythological creature with wings to create in 3D paper mache.
Be inspired by portraits that Theo Schoon and Rita Angus did of each other in Split Level View Finder..