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Unit Title
Indigenous Arts
Unit Summary
Creative arts is a rich unit helping students to understand the history and culture of the
Indigenous people. In this unit of work, the students will learn the meaningful practices of
the Indigenous people of Australia. They will explore the different forms of art that the
Indigenous people use and create their own Indigenous Artworks. Student
Outcomes Content
VAES1.1 Makes simple pictures and other kinds of artworks • talks about significant features and relationships within
about things and experiences their artworks
VAES1.2 Experiments with a range of media in selected forms • uses scissors to cut regular and irregular shapes from
VAES1.3 Recognises some of the qualities of different artworks papers and cardboards and assembles these in a variety
and begins to realise that artists make artworks. of ways by overlapping, repeating, layering patterns,
VAES1.4 Communicates their ideas about pictures and other gluing, and sticking
kinds of artworks. • talks about pictures and other artworks they have seen,
VAS1.1 Makes artworks in a particular way about experiences of noting what they are about and who made them
real and imaginary things • performs simple speech rhymes and songs maintaining a
MUES1.1 Participates in simple speech, singing, playing and sense of beat and rhythm based on nursery rhymes,
moving activities, demonstrating an awareness of musical children’s games and playground chants
concepts. • moves to music maintaining a constant beat
MUS1.1 Sings, plays and moves to a range of music, • performs music using body percussion, percussion
demonstrating an awareness of musical concepts. instruments and self-made sound sources
• sings songs developing a sense of beat, pitch, tone colour
and structure
Curriculum Links
Creative arts, History and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Year Level
Kindergarten and Year 1
Approximate Time Needed
4 weeks: up to 2 hours per week
Unit Foundation
Standards/Syllabus Outcomes
Creative Arts
Students will explore and produce artworks that are important in the Indigenous culture.
Students will use visual arts and music to understand the traditions of the Indigenous
community.
History
Students develop and understanding of the significance of Indigenous people in Australia.
They will explore the history, culture and traditions of the Indigenous people from
different tribes around Australia. With this understanding students will work towards
building a true connection allowing an emphasis on reconciliation between Indigenous and
non-Indigenous individuals.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Why is Art important to Indigenous Australians?
Essential Question
What does art do to help the Indigenous Australians?
Unit Question
What is a digeridoo used for?
Content Questions
What is a boomerang used for?
Assessment Timeline
Before Learning Activities While students work on After learning activities end
begin learning activities
• Think, pair share on • Observation on their • Quiz
their understanding understanding • KWL chart
and prior knowledge through their • Revising the success
• KWL chart creativity in their art criteria
• As a class creating a (photographs)
success criteria • Observing students
during their
performance
• Ensuring the success
criteria is met
Assessment Summary
By observing student understanding of prior knowledge on the KWL chart, a post unit
assessment will be completed to review their learning. Think pair and share will provide
information regarding student knowledge, before and after a task. This will be recorded
by the teacher, through a learning journal. Student assessment will be observed and
photographed through their creativity in their art, to understand if they have grasped the
content. Observing and taking notes of student ability throughout the performances will
assist in assessment. By implementing the student construction of a success criteria,
there is an emphasis on student regulation, in order to meet the assessable standards.
Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Students Prior Knowledge
Students will have to have prior knowledge of Indigenous dreamtime stories and art.
Teachers’ Professional Learning
Using existing information from MySchool, I will develop a statistical representation of the
school’s Indigenous population, to understand if the students are familiar with the culture
and background.
Boomerang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL3C3I-C56U
Cotton buds, paint, paint brushes and scissors
Supplies
Internet
Resources/
Communication
Tools
Other
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