IN THIS SECTION, THERE ARE THREE ACTIVITY PLANS BASED ON LAND ART FOR THE AGE GROUP OF 6 TO 8 YEARS. EACH ACTIVITY IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE GIVEN AGE GROUP AND THE 6 TO 8 YEARS ACTIVITY HAS ASSESSMENT CRITERIA TO EVALUATE THE PROCESS OF THE ACTIVITY FOR THE CHILDREN.
six to eight years
For primary school aged children, the visual arts experience can be more involved in create a piece of land art that can be inspired by the works of artists like Robert Smithson and Andy Goldsworthy.
Equipment needed:
· Sticks, leaves, stones and dirt.
· An area to create the art
Working outside with children provides the real experiences of creating land art with children and gives them the opportunity to see their art placed within the natural environment.
Showing children images of the art done by Robert Smithson and asking them questions about what they think of the art and if they believe that they are able to create something similar within the area of their school yard. Reflect on the ideas in Cooper and Sjostrom’s chapter of Collaborative Art: Making Magic, the children can work in group to create a piece of artwork that follows with the environment they are in. The children should be given free range in developing their own ideas and methods of how they choose to construct their artwork. Once completed, the children can discuss their inspirations and outcome of their artwork to the rest of the class, showing that they worked together to incorporate ideas and construct their artwork.
Relating to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF):
This activity can be associated with outcome 2 of EYLF – Children are connected with and contribute to their world, in particularly children respond to diversity with respect in that they respect all ideas that other children wish to put in about the artwork. This activity also can be associated with outcome 3 – children have a strong sense of wellbeing, in particularly children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing as they are able to see that other children have good ideas and share idea for looking at ways to solve a problem.
Assessment:
· The child is participating in the class activities and discussions
· The child was a part of the entire process from discussion to planning to constructing
· The child shows excitement and interest in completing the activity
· The child shows readiness to participate in the activity and actively learn
· The child asks questions when he or she is stuck on a particular section
Equipment needed:
· Sticks, leaves, stones and dirt.
· An area to create the art
Working outside with children provides the real experiences of creating land art with children and gives them the opportunity to see their art placed within the natural environment.
Showing children images of the art done by Robert Smithson and asking them questions about what they think of the art and if they believe that they are able to create something similar within the area of their school yard. Reflect on the ideas in Cooper and Sjostrom’s chapter of Collaborative Art: Making Magic, the children can work in group to create a piece of artwork that follows with the environment they are in. The children should be given free range in developing their own ideas and methods of how they choose to construct their artwork. Once completed, the children can discuss their inspirations and outcome of their artwork to the rest of the class, showing that they worked together to incorporate ideas and construct their artwork.
Relating to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF):
This activity can be associated with outcome 2 of EYLF – Children are connected with and contribute to their world, in particularly children respond to diversity with respect in that they respect all ideas that other children wish to put in about the artwork. This activity also can be associated with outcome 3 – children have a strong sense of wellbeing, in particularly children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing as they are able to see that other children have good ideas and share idea for looking at ways to solve a problem.
Assessment:
· The child is participating in the class activities and discussions
· The child was a part of the entire process from discussion to planning to constructing
· The child shows excitement and interest in completing the activity
· The child shows readiness to participate in the activity and actively learn
· The child asks questions when he or she is stuck on a particular section
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