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New Zealand Curriculum · Curriculum Level 3 · Art

4 curriculum codes

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Art

Communicating and interpreting

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Communicating and interpreting
Students will describe the ideas their own and others’ objects and images communicate.

7 resources

Developing ideas

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Developing ideas
Students will develop and revisit visual ideas in response to a variety of motivations, observation, and imagination, supported by the study of artists’ works.

7 resources

Art Across Time and Place - Years 3–4

$6.99

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

$6.99

Continuing and Revitalising Cultures - Years 5–6

$6.99

Country, Place and Responsibility - Years 3–4

$6.99

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

$6.99

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

$6.99

Visual Language Studio - Years 3–4

$6.99

Developing practical knowledge

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Developing practical knowledge
Students will explore some art-making conventions, applying knowledge of elements and selected principles through the use of materials and processes.

7 resources

Art Across Time and Place - Years 3–4

$6.99

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

$6.99

Continuing and Revitalising Cultures - Years 5–6

$6.99

Country, Place and Responsibility - Years 3–4

$6.99

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

$6.99

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

$6.99

Visual Language Studio - Years 3–4

$6.99

Understanding the visual arts in context

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Understanding the visual arts in context
Students will investigate the purpose of objects and images from past and present cultures and identify the contexts in which they were or are made, viewed, and valued.

7 resources