SUBJECT: Australia 

LEVEL: K - 6 

TYPE: Development, Discovery, Creative

GOALS: 	I.   Understand the role of art in people’s lives.
		II.  Communicate through the arts.
		II.  Respond to the arts.
		IV.  Value the nature and meaning of the arts.

OBJECTIVES: As a result of this lesson the students will :
	I.   Recognize ways that living things influence artistic creation
	I.   Compare and contrasts traditions and conventions of two cultures
	I.   Investigate processes used by Abor. culture to create art
	I.   Discover how art forms have been transmitted from one generation to another
	II.  Control materials, tools, techniques and processes while creating art
	II.  Take an idea thru planning, reflecting and revision process
	II.  Create works using original ideas and procedures borrowed from Abor. culture
	III. Identify and discuss characteristics and contexts of works of art
	III. Use arts vocabulary when talking or writing about. art
	III. Determine distinguishing characteristics of Abor. art
	IV.  Explain why people create art
	IV.  Discover how a group’s beliefs and values are reflected in its arts forms and style. 	 	     
	     Grades K - 3 listen and discuss Aboriginal Dreaming tales responding with artistic interpretations. 
	     Grades 4 - 6  Sketch ideas as they view and listen to video. Create project using personal images imitating 	 	     the traditions of Aboriginal art. 
	IV.  Identify elements of Aboriginal philosophies that agree with their own ideas
	     Evaluate personal art work in line with the grade focus using supporting examples
 	
PROCEDURE: The teacher will:
	1. Motivate students by playing a CD of Australian digeradoo music. Initiate discussion focusing on Australia. 
	2. Have children relate prior knowledge, correcting cultural misconceptions or bigotry
	3. Call child to map to locate Australia. 
	4. Show photos of Australia’s land, plants and animals. Discuss. Share brief history of Australia introducing 	 	    Aboriginal people. Discuss similarities/differences between native Australian people and the Native 	 	    	    Americans.  Introduce appropriate vocabulary, note sheets
	5. Show reproductions of cultural Aboriginal art. Ask students for descriptive words 	
	6. Compare artwork, symbolism, media to other cultures artwork with which they are familiar such as Native 	 	    American.
	7. Grades K-3: Discuss folktales, read Rainbow Bird and discuss story. 	
	    Grade 1: Tell the Kangaroo Dreaming Story using a drawn kangaroo to illus. the different stages of the animal.
	    Grades 4-6: show exerpts of video relating to the particular work they will study.
	8. Guide students to plan, create and revise an art work, then reflect on it as a successful piece of art.

MATERIALS: Reproductions, map, Video- Australian Dreamings by Crizmac, CD-Moorditj, music 
	CD- Global Meditation, Children’s book: Rainbow Bird , notesheets, handouts	

EVALUATION: Did students:
	Intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques and processes to 	enhance communication of their experiences and ideas?
	Use materials appropriately, complete steps in the forming process with understanding?
	Employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them effective or not in the communication of ideas?
	Compare the characteristics of 2 or more art forms that share similar matter and/or cultural context? 
	Compare multiple purposes for creating works of art?
	Reflect on and assess the characteristics and merits of their work?

CURRICULUM EXTENSION: Language Arts: K:R3.1,1:S1.3, 2:S1.2, 1:R3.2, 4:W2.4;S1.2, 5-6:R3.3, 5-6:W2.2, 5-6:S1.2
			        Math/Science: Geometric Shapes, Lines, Skeletal structures

GRADE K 	Rainbow Birds- Based on Aboriginal Dreaming 		 			 		Construction paper
		 Drawing lines, Gluing
		 Snakes
		 Construction Paper
		 Pattern Recognition, Shape drawing, Cutting		 
		 Koala 
		 Paper Plates
		 Shapes, Cutting, Gluing

GRADE 1	Kangaroo
		 Brown paper
		 Cutting, Gluing

GRADE 2	Rainbow Bird Hats: based on Aboriginal Dreaming  
		 Construction Paper
		 Sculptural Cutting, Gluing Techniques

GRADE 3	Stuffed Mimi Spirit/Totem: based on Aboriginal belief that the 	 		 		mischievous spirits left their imprint on 	the rocks- or an animal 		 		totem spirit
		Students draw comparisons between the Aboriginal and Native 	 	 		American culture.  
		Lunch Bags
		Sculptural Cutting, Gluing Techniques

GRADE 4	Rock Painting-Carving 
		Scratch Art
		Drawing, Carving, Crosshatch technique

GRADE 5	Dot Painting using Aboriginal icons
		Drawing,Printing

GRADE 6	X-Ray Bark Painting 
		Grade 6 works in groups previous to personal art,  brainstorming				everyday subjects they could use for X-Ray bark painting. Categories range 		from living to nonliving.
		Paper Bag
		Drawing, Painting