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Level A (Towards Foundation)

Level A Description

In Level A, students are exposed to visual arts to assist them to attend to and explore the world around them with as much independence as possible. They experience visual representations of their ideas, experiences, observations and imagination.

Students become aware of artists, craftspeople and designers and how they present their ideas. They enhance their perception skills by learning to notice...

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Level A Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Experience creation of visual artworks (VCAVAE001)
    Elaborations
    1. experiencing the sound, smell and feel of various objects, react to the sensory stimulus and creating art work as a response to the experience
    2. creating visual art works with support, for example their own hands are support as they use art materials such as paint and paper to create visual art works
    3. exposed to sensory art experience and making basic choices by reaching for, touching, dropping materials, colours, objects
    4. holding various objects, utensils for short periods of time, exploring the use of art equipment
    5. exposed to colour, texture, materials used or which can be used

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Exposure to different materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV002)
    Elaborations
    1. experiencing the sensory elements of art materials and technologies
    2. using different materials, techniques and technologies with support and reacting to the interaction or result
    3. coactively manipulating and exploring the feel of art materials, e.g. clay
    4. providing rich sensory experiences that give them opportunities to explore sights, sounds, smells, tastes, textures and to enjoy and appreciate the visual art materials, techniques, processes etc.
    5. experiencing the qualities and properties of materials such as paint, crayons, clay and found objects and selecting what they want to explore or applied to their art work

Present and Perform

  1. Experience the display of artworks (VCAVAP003)
    Elaborations
    1. creating visual art works and using art materials such as paint and paper, using any part of the body
    2. reacting when their art is presented
    3. exposed to various artworks related to a theme, technique or with similar characteristics, for example figures/shapes
    4. indicating a choice about what and where their artwork is displayed through facial expression, body movement, sound or image

Respond and Interpret

  1. React to visual artworks (VCAVAR004)
    Elaborations
    1. experiencing a range and various forms of visual art and may react to some stimuli such as images and objects or respond to art experiences, for example maintain attention, visual tracking
    2. experiencing art in their lives and communities, for example, art gallery, local coffee shops, exhibitions with the school, special events visual artworks that sustain and communicate cultural knowledge
    3. exposed to artworks which are from and made for different reasons/ purposes, displayed in different ways and using different processes
    4. exposed to different design elements, such as line, shape, colour or texture, in their artworks and in the artwork of others
    5. exposed to the role of artist and audience

Level A Achievement Standard

By the end of Level A, students communicate about artworks they make and view by reacting to sensory elements within artwork.

Students assist in the making of artworks in different forms using different techniques.