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Making VAS1.1 Makes artworks in a particular way about experiences of real and imaginary things. Outcomes Appreciating VAS1.4 Begins to interpret the meaning of artworks, acknowledging the roles of artist and audience.
4&5 Self-portraits Frida Kahlo View and appreciation of Fridas Kahlo works. Self-portraits with pictures of the things they like around their heads. Frida Kahlo art works. Choose carefully as some paintings are not suitable for kids. o http://www.fridakahlofans.com/paintingsenglish01.htm How to do a self-portrait. Quite complex. Let me know if you find a simpler one. o http://artsmudge.com/2012/05/how-to-draw-proportional-selfportraits-with-kids/ Creating Frida Kahlo inspired self-portraits. o http://www.teachkidsart.net/personalized-self-portraits/ Pencils, paints, erasers. Copy of My Place and Aboriginal Land paintings Sally Morgan information (p64-65 Art in the Sun)

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Sally Morgan My Place View and appreciation of Sally Morgans My Place. Creating a story of the K-1 Community and playground using Sally Morgans My Place as inspiration. Ie drawings of handball, sandpit, equipment, oval, eating areas, classrooms. Aboriginal Face Painting Discuss purpose for face painting. Paint faces Art appreciation of painted faces Photos of faces for wall.

Background information o http://www.indigenousinstyle.com.au/aboriginal-arthistory/aboriginal-body-art/ o http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/art/body.php Face Painting Resource Sheet (p49 and BLM p120 Focus on Indigenous Page | 1

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9 Andy Warhol - Pop Art View and appreciation of Andy Warhols Campbells Soup Cans DAY BEFORE Browse childrens lunch boxes and allow children to choose a commercially generated food wrapper they like (or provide suitable wrapper). View and discuss Andy Warhols Campbells Soup Cans. Each student draws and colours (using same colours) the same commercially generated food wrapper on the same sized paper. The pictures are then hung together as Andy Wahol did with his soup cans. OR Follow instructions for Pop Art. Andy Warhol Pop Art Self Portrait View and discuss Andy Warhols Marilyn portrait and his self-portrait from 1966 (see website). DAY BEFORE Take a head shot of each child in the class with a digital camera. Use the free software on Art Smart to alter the photo. I am going to give each child one A4 sized

Art Across the Curriculum) Face paint or school paint blended with sorbolene cream. Soup Cans o http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/andy-warholcampbells-soup-cans-1962 Paper, paint, textas, crayons, ruler, a commercially packaged food product, copies of the packaged food for whole class. Pop Art instructions (p45 Visual Art for Teachers)

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Self portrait and Marilyn portrait o http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/popart/celebrity Art Smart o http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com.au/2008/10/create-yourown-andy-warhol-portrait.html Paints, pre-prepared prints

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copy of their face but you could do 4 to a page if you like (see Art Smart idea). Students use 4-6 bright paint colours to transform photographs into Andy Warhol inspired self-portraits. Hang whole class work close together on wall as in his 1966 self-portrait. Review, catch up and art appreciation of class work.

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Bibliography Chambers, J. & Watson, S. (2000). Art in the Sun: Creative Activities Inspired by Australian Artists. Educational Supplies: Brookvale, NSW. Herberholz, B. & Hanson, L. (1995). Early Childhood Art. McGraw Hill: USA. Strong, D. (2006). Focus On: Indigenous Art: Across The Curriculum. MacMillan Education: Australia Stoikovich, V. (1993). Another Step-By-Step Guide to Visual Arts for Teachers. Holding Educational Aids: Prospect, NSW.

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