Grade PK - "You Be You" by Linda Kranz The children are using marker to color their unique fish designs. They will cut out their fish and glue them to a tempera paint background!
Grade K - "Over in Australia" by Marianne Berkes, We will talk about Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The children will use line, texture and patterns to create a large paper fish.
Grade 1 - "The Koala Who Could" by Rachel Bright For their Koala project the children will use double load technique to draw and paint a large koala. They will use chalk pastel to add texture!
Grade 2 - Watercolor Platypus. The children will love learning about this funny looking animal from Australia! We will focus on contour shapes. We will talk about colors, patterns and textures.
Grade 3 - Students will learn about the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. They will use two different painting techniques - a watercolor wash and tempera dot painting. They will draw a Cockatoo, cut it out and place on the background so it looks like he "photobombed" the painting!
Grades 4 - Australian animal collage. Literature - "Kangaroo Hop" by Ros Moriarty. Students will be introduced to the unique Australian Aboriginal dot painting technique. They will explore warm and cool colors for contrast and straight and dotted lines for movement.
Grade 5 - Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Students will create a painted paper collage. They will use simple materials: paper and oil pastels to make a one of a kind under the sea composition!
Grade 6 - Students will learn about Sydney Harbor Bridge and the world famous Sydney Opera House. They will learn about Australian artist Ken Done and create an Australian Landmark painting inspired by his work.
Grade 7 - Students will learn about the world famous Luna Park in Sydney, Australia. They will draw the entrance of the park - the face of "Old King Cole". This project focuses on many different techniques: drawing, painting, collage, value, contrast and symmetry!
Grade 8 - Students will learn about Uluru, an amazing icon of the Australian landscape. They will develop their skills with composition, collage and charcoal drawing. They will observe paintings by the famous Australian artist Heather Duff.
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