Aboriginal Dot Art (Australia)
Please provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when completing all activities. You will need to decide what types of activities are safe for the children in your care. Appropriate and reasonable caution should be used when providing art and sensory experiences for children.
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Age Group:
Objectives:
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Aboriginal Dot Art
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CDA Competency Standard:
III.9.1a
The classroom environment provides opportunities for children to practice cooperation
a. Materials, equipment and activities provided help children experience working and playing in harmony
III.9.1a
The classroom environment provides opportunities for children to practice cooperation
a. Materials, equipment and activities provided help children experience working and playing in harmony
Materials:
- Earth tone paper
- Earth tone paints
- Q-tips
- Pencils
- Black Markers
- Wet wipes
- A video about Aboriginal art
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Video: Aboriginal artist John Turnbull
Source: Bronwyn Ferguson Length: 1:05 Minutes |
Procedure:
- Watch a video or two about Aboriginal dot art. Explain to children that aboriginal dot art is used by artisans to document the history of the Aboriginal people. Divide students into small groups and give them one large sheet of paper.
- Discuss with the group some important things in their lives such as school, friends, family, etc. Encourage the group to find something that they all agree is important. For example, they may all find their friends to be important. Have each child do a paint handprint on the large sheet of paper and use the Q tips and paint to emphasize the handprints on the paper.
Assessment:
- Observe and record children’s social interactions and collaborative experiences creating art.
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