Author(s): Dianne Sterrett

Teacher Reference

'Primary Art' is a series of seven books which provides a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to visual arts. These visually stunning books present students with a wealth of techniques and skills to make their work creative and meaningful. A high-quality, ready-to-use resource for even nonspecialist art teachers. Features: - 30 activities at each level range from 'quick and easy' to 'more sophisticated' - lessons can be easily rearranged to suit special days or events, or celebrations - each lesson has a reflection sheet for meaningful student self-evaluation, as well as a task assessment sheet, which identifies a student's performance in terms of the stated criteria and outcomes - teachers notes provide suggested starting and stimulus discussions - all activities grow and expand across the Year levels - activities are multiskilled and require only basic arts supplies or 'useful junk' - structured art activities designed to meet four art strands - codes are used to identify which of the four art strands is being addressed in each activity -an example of each piece of art is also provided on CD as a visual image for display to the class on completion of the unit, via computer projection or interactive whiteboard.