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New Zealand Curriculum · Curriculum Level 2 · Art

4 curriculum codes

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Art

Communicating and interpreting

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Communicating and interpreting
Students will share the ideas, feelings, and stories communicated by their own and others’ objects and images.

11 resources

Art Across Time and Place - Years 3–4

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Communicate and Exhibit - Years 3-4 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Continuing and Revitalising Cultures - Years 5–6

Country, Place and Responsibility - Years 3–4

Curate a Gallery — Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Meaning Across Cultures - Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Visual Language Studio - Years 3–4

Developing ideas

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Developing ideas
Students will investigate and develop visual ideas in response to a variety of motivations, observation, and imagination.

11 resources

Art Across Time and Place - Years 3–4

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Communicate and Exhibit - Years 3-4 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Continuing and Revitalising Cultures - Years 5–6

Country, Place and Responsibility - Years 3–4

Curate a Gallery — Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Meaning Across Cultures - Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Visual Language Studio - Years 3–4

Developing practical knowledge

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Developing practical knowledge
Students will explore a variety of materials and tools and discover elements and selected principles.

11 resources

Art Across Time and Place - Years 3–4

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Communicate and Exhibit - Years 3-4 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Continuing and Revitalising Cultures - Years 5–6

Country, Place and Responsibility - Years 3–4

Curate a Gallery — Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Meaning Across Cultures - Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Visual Language Studio - Years 3–4

Understanding the visual arts in context

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Understanding the visual arts in context
Students will share ideas about how and why their own and others’ works are made and their purpose, value, and context.

11 resources

Art Across Time and Place - Years 3–4

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Communicate and Exhibit - Years 3-4 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Continuing and Revitalising Cultures - Years 5–6

Country, Place and Responsibility - Years 3–4

Curate a Gallery — Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Meaning Across Cultures - Years 5–6 Visual Arts Unit Plan

Visual Language Studio - Years 3–4