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Bark Art

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Subjects

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts & Humanities

Grades

  • K-2
  • 3-5
 



Brief Description

Students learn about Aborigines, a group of people indigenous, or native, to Australia. Students view examples of Aboriginal bark art and create pictures in the style of Aboriginal bark art.

Objectives

Students
  • learn facts about Aborigines.
  • study pictures of Aboriginal bark art.
  • create pictures in the style of Aboriginal bark art.

Keywords

Australia, Aborigine, art, bark art, picture, illustration

Materials Needed
Library sources or sites noted in lesson for background information and art examples. See lesson links below for bark art picture materials.

Lesson Plan

  • Before the lesson, read historical information about Aborigines from library sources or from Aboriginal Australia to students. Show students examples of Aboriginal bark art from library sources or from Aboriginal Bark Paintings. Tell students that they are going to create pictures in the style of Aboriginal bark paintings.
  • For elementary students, link to the lesson Australia Unit Plan: Bark Art. Scroll down the page to find the lesson.

Assessment

Assessments are included with the lessons.

Lesson Plan Source

Education World (with resources listed above)

Submitted By

Primary: Pat Griffith
Elementary: Denise Charron, Sharon Morton-Cousi, Deborah Roberts, Vanessa Strickland, Terri Williams

National Standards

Social Sciences:
NSS-USH.K-4.4

Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.9

Visual Arts:
NA-VA.K-4.1
NA-VA.5-8.1
NA-VA.K-4.2
NA-VA.5-8.2
NA-VA.K-4.3
NA-VA.5-8.3
NA-VA.K-4.4
NA-VA.5-8.4