Resource Collections

WALLPAPER COLLAGE DESIGN

This quick and practical digital task can be used to engage students in digital collage using found images. Further teaching can be added by way of ‘Do Now’ lesson starters which…
TUKUTUKU PATTERNS: From a digital application through to making

This multi-lesson inquiry project encourages students to engage in research about traditional and contemporary applications of Tukutuku patterns. Then applying this knowledge in the creation of their own digital designs and physical outcomes.…
STEAM RESOURCE: Numeracy and Visual Art

This multi-lesson resource reinforces counting, measurement and geometry through a Visual Art lens. Aimed at students working at Level 3 NZCF.
Ideas for Y7 and Y8 Teaching and Learning with Shelley Ryde

This Digital Hui presented by Shelley Ryde, highlights approaches to planning for teaching and learning of Year 7 and Year 8 Visual Arts.
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.
Painting social change: creating art with meaning↗

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…
Introduction to colouring pencils

A drawing activity that explores mark making and tonal shading.
Capturing light: Creating pinhole cameras (Y7-8)

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…