The Language of Art

Learning Areas

English | Visual Arts

In this unit

In this unit, students explore the cultural significance of First Nations art as storytelling, communication, and connection to Country with Brinja-Yuin Walbunja Elder, Aunty Trish. Students will learn how symbols, natural materials, and art share and preserve knowledge. Through activities like yarning circles, mind-mapping, bush walks, and nature art, students will reflect on the power of art in deepening their understanding of First Nations peoples and practices.

This unit includes:

Video

Unit

Teacher Resource

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

Years 3 & 4 Visual Art

AC9AVA4E01
Explore where, why and how visual arts are created and/or presented across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
AC9AVA4E02
Explore how First Nations Australians use visual arts to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place
AC9AVA4D01
Experiment with a range of ways to use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials
AC9AVA4C01
Use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to create artworks that communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
AC9AVA4P01
Share and/or display artworks and/or visual arts practice in informal settings

Year 4 English

AC9E4LA10
Explore the effect of choices when framing an image, placement of elements in the image and salience on composition of still and moving images in texts
AC9E4LY06
Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

A_TSICP1
First Nations communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.
A_TSICP2
The occupation and colonisation of Australia by the British, under the now overturned doctrine of terra nullius, were experienced by First Nations Australians as an invasion that denied their occupation of, and connection to, Country/Place.
A_TSICP3
The First Peoples of Australia are the Traditional Owners of Country/Place, protected in Australian Law by the Native Title Act 1993 which recognises pre-existing sovereignty, continuing systems of law and customs, and connection to Country/Place. This recognised legal right provides for economic sustainability and a voice into the development and management of Country/Place.

People

Through Whose Eyes? Exploring Storytelling, Perspectives, and Media

Year levels: 6 4 lessons

In this unit students will watch the Yuin story Two Women and a Dingo, and reflect on how storytelling conveys insights about place, history, and cultural values. Students will analyse modern media, researching and comparing news stories to identify bias. Students will script and perform their own news stories. This unit supports students in critically evaluating media and understanding the impact personal perspective can play in information sharing.

View Unit

Yarning Circles

Year levels: 3-6 2 lessons

This unit explores the cultural significance and contemporary use of Yarning Circles through the teachings of Brinja-Yuin Walbunja Elder Aunty Trish Ellis. Engage in reflective discussion, build skills in respectful dialogue, and experience the value of listening and shared learning in a culturally safe way.

View Unit

Unit Content

Expand All

The Language of Art 3 Lessons

Focus Area Content

0% Complete 0/3 Steps

The Language of Art – Lesson 1

The Language of Art – Lesson 2

The Language of Art – Lesson 3

Learning Areas

In this unit

This unit includes:

Video

Video

Video

Unit

Teacher Resource

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

Years 3 & 4 Visual Art

Year 4 English

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

People

Unit Content

Yuin Community

Years 3-4

English

Visual Arts

3 x 60 minutes

Unit Includes

Explore

Login or Subscribe

Contact us

The Language of Art

Learning Areas

In this unit

This unit includes:

Video

Video

Video

Unit

Teacher Resource

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

Years 3 & 4 Visual Art

Year 4 English

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

People

Related Units

Unit Content

Yuin Community

Years 3-4

English

Visual Arts

3 x 60 minutes

Unit Includes

Explore

Login or Subscribe

Contact us