Kiwi Matariki Visual Art Project Guide New Zealand New Year Mixed-Media Lesson
A quick, and very cute, art lesson guide for Kindergarten and Early elementary. Introduce students to the New Zealand New Year festival with this drawing of a Kiwi bird in the grass (pīngao - a type of beach grass called sand sedge). Matariki starts with the first sighting of the Pleiades (7 sisters) constellation in the southern hemisphere - around mid-winter. This art project is an easy and fun way to introduce young learners to these concepts. The art project uses mixed media like oil pastels and paper collage, easily accessible craft supplies that are low-cost and even free. Students can create their Kiwi in their own unique way with many options in colour (color) values and positioning of elements. For older students, this is a great, independent skill review or a self-directed bonus activity at your independent mixed-media station, when you have early finishers or a rotation for learning activities.
For younger students, run as a teacher guided lesson to develop knowledge and skills for both new Zealand culture and mixed-media, while exploring the elements of art, like Shape and texture. Also a great art response to shared Literature.
✅ Suitable for Elementary students from Kindergarten and up.
This is a new product so enjoy this review for one of my other mixed-media with oil pastels guides, available HERE
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⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "I used this in art class with grades first and second. I needed a project for the end of the year as a long-term substitute. My students LOVED this project."
Do you run exploratory art stations or fast finisher art centers (centres) in your classroom or art room? Then you are always needing new ideas for independent activities that students will enjoy. I started creating Visual Guides for my students to use independently, step-by-step for mini projects they use at the mixed-media table. Projects that build technical skills and media experience while allowing personal interpretation. These Visual Guides work so well as both an independent activity for older students or teacher guides mini projects with younger learners, that I wanted to share them with you too.
When students can independently work at a choosing center (centre), you can get on with supporting those students that need more help. Also fabulous when you have early finishers that need a bonus activity to go on with, while the rest of your class finishes the current class project. Or use as a filler activity for those extra sessions that happen when events mess with our timetables. Works well for a sub lesson too.
Praise from teachers who have already used one of my comprehensive NZ multi-day art project guides:
Birds in Trees Art project Part 1 PŪKEKO in the FLAX lesson plan 4th-7th
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This is an excellent unit. The children are enjoying working through the stages of creating their paintings."
How will this product add value to your art curriculum?
✅ Quick guided lesson with stunning outcomes for Matariki season
✅ Use to build independent prior knowledge before starting a whole class project for MIXED-MEDIA, or introducing the art elements of Shape & Texture
✅ Guides new learning for students as a whole class project in Kindy or Early elementary
✅ Consolidates knowledge for & extend older students in an independent art station
✅ Great early finishers activity
✅ Easy to follow Sub lesson
✅ Last minute filler activity for those extra lesson times
Print this art lesson Visual Guide's step-by-step thumbnail pages - full size and in colour (color), laminate back to back and add to your art station for students to use independently. Or use as your teaching guide for a directed, skill based lesson.
View the preview to fully understand the potential of these art lesson visual guides for you or your independent learners and early finishers.
Introduce the art lesson to you students by sharing the PDF slides with the full size photos, on your large screen, asking students to infer the steps, clarifying any misunderstandings and explaining your expectations. Then leave them to it and watch them grow in responsibility and self management. You can even put students in charge of the clean up at your art station, to further build that responsibility.
Select VIEW > enter full screen for presentation mode. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth slideshow experience, like a pro :)
❤️ Why should you trust my lessons?
I am both a general ed. classroom teacher and currently practising as a Visual Art and Digital Media specialist educator, teaching students from ages 4-12, at a primary school. I do this every day, just like you! My experience and knowledge are up to date with current practise.
❤️ How will this resource help busy teachers, who are nervous about teaching art?
No worries - I’ve got you covered.
This visual guide includes the materials list and teacher information, giving you the confidence to run the activity in your own classrooms.
❤️ So what is special about this resource?
This art activity introduces students to the media and techniques of Mixed-media. It uses easily available and low cost resources (oil pastelss & paper collage) and lends itself to creative diversity.
Students get to express their unique ideas through personal choices and modifications, while working through the project.
❤️ Take the stress out of prepping activities for art stations or subs
❤️ Avoid endless hours of research and resource creation
❤️ Avoid possible frustrations for students working on your main guided MIXED-MEDIA projects, that result from not having time to explore a media or technique, beforehand, and build that crucial prior knowledge and confidence with this medium
⏰ How long should I run an art station for?
If you are an art teacher, then you can make that call based on your programme. For classroom teachers, I recommend that an art station stays open for at least a week, prior to starting a guided, whole class art project with that medium.
Then for another week after completing that project, so that early finishers can further experiment independently.
This quick project will take 1-2 lessons depending on the age and skill level of your students.
❤️ Why should I run art centres (centers) in my classroom? Isn't that just for art teachers?
The short answer is NO.
We can no longer omit art explorations from our classrooms.
Art can make a powerful contribution to our students' mental health
In addition to helping students develop a number of important skills, free expression (like using art stations or art centers) is also good for overall health and well-being. Giving young children a creative outlet can help relieve stress and work through things happening in their lives. By encouraging artistic expression, you can help facilitate further learning and engagement. Making art can help children to deal with a wide range of mental health issues and psychological stress, like anxiety. View further information about this topic from Michigan State University HERE
View the previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you can set up & run your art station with confidence.
More scaffolded Visual Guides for mini projects are available for your centers (centres) HERE, more being added all the time:
View the Previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you have just saved yourself heaps of time and effort!
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✅ Where can I find more art lessons like this one?
→ You can browse all my art lessons and support resources provided as PDF presentation lesson HERE: VISUAL ART STORE
→ If you would prefer the added support of guided video tutorials, browse my growing collection in this custom category HERE: ART LESSONS WITH VIDEO TUTORIALS
→ For my other Elements of Art lessons, click HERE: ART ELEMENTS
✅ Is this product available on TPT?
Yes - you can find this product in my TPT store - One Teacher's Journey - HERE
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