Lesson Plan- First Fleet Artwork.

Date: 11th May, 2015

Class: Year 4

Time: 12:20pm
1:20pm

Key Learning Area: Visual Arts

Lesson Topic: First Fleet Artwork

Recent Prior Experience:

Students have an understanding of the features found within aboriginal artwork.

Students have created a dot painting previously incorporating this technique.

Students have studied the journey of the First Fleet in depth.

Syllabus Outcome(s):

Indicators of Learning for this lesson:

Assessment:

VAS2.3

By the end of this lesson, the students will:

- Acknowledges that artists make

artworks for different reasons and that
various interpretations are possible

VAS2.2

Use their understandings of the journey experienced by the

first fleet to create their artwork.
Use paper and origami to express their understandings.
Discuss the story told in their artwork.

- Uses the forms to suggest the qualities

of subject matter

Any safety issues to be considered:

Resources:
-

Paper- various shades

Smartboard
Origami instructions
Glue
A3 paper
Paper for the boats
Example artwork.
Newspaper

Each Ss completed artwork depicting the

First Fleets journey.
Each Ss contribution to the class
discussions.

Lesson Content / Indicators of

Learning:

Timing
(mins)

Teaching Strategies / Learning Experiences:

(How it is taught)
teacher (T) students (Ss)

Resources and
Organisation:

Ss will be asked to consider the journey experienced by the

First Fleet, what it was like.

Ss will be on the floor as a

whole class.

INTRODUCTION
Introduction and Reflection on
understandings

5
mins

T will show Ss an example of an artwork depicting the

journey, explaining how it was achieved and what is expected
at the conclusion of the lesson.

Use their understandings of the

journey experienced by the first fleet
to create their artwork.

Resources:
- Smartboard

Example of artwork

DEVELOPMENT
Students work towards applying their
understandings of the symbols used
in Indigenous art.

45
mins

Use their understandings of the

journey experienced by the first fleet
to create their artwork.
Use paper and origami to express
their understandings.
Discuss the story told in their
artwork.

T will ask Ss to first construct 11 ships using the origami

instructions; T will demonstrate how to make 1 of these with
the class. Ss will be asked to put their names on each one
and then put them aside.

Ss will work at their desks

Ss will then tear paper to create the illusion of moving water,

Ss will need to place their 11 ships on the page, setting it out
before they glue this down. T will check the Ss work before
they paste it down.

Resources:
- A3 paper

Fast Finishers- Ss will be asked to firstly finish their previous

artwork if they art behind. Ss who finish will work together to
replicate a 3D ship.

T will undertake purposeful

roving.

Paper
Origami instructions
Newspaper

CLOSURE
Student reflection on their
understandings and determining
where to now.
- Use their understandings of the
journey experienced by the first fleet
to create their artwork.
- Discuss the story told in their
artwork.

10
mins

T will ask Ss to reflect on what they have learnt and share,

something else that they would like to do in art based on the
first fleet ships.

Ss will be seated on the

floor

LESSON SEQUENCE