Emu Chicks – A Visual Art Lesson Plan

Use this visual art lesson plan to introduce Primary school students to some Australian flora and fauna, and also to using texture in an artwork.

This primary school art project is ideal for teaching texture as well as foreground, middle ground and back ground to primary school aged students.

• This Emu Chicks Art Lesson plan is easy to teach and make.
• BONUS Coloring sheet and texture worksheet are included – use with this art lesson plan, for a sub lesson or for fast finishers.
• This Art Lesson Plan is suitable for student from Grade 2 to Grade 4, but could also be used with students of other ages.
• Lesson plan instructions with photos are included.
• Templates are included.
• This Emu chicks Art Lesson Plan includes colored photos of Uluru and Spinifex grass.
• Learning Intentions and Success Criteria are included.
• Visual Rubric is included: use for teacher evaluation, peer review, or self evaluation.

In this Australian themed art lesson plan, primary school students will be learning to:

• create texture with paint
• explore foreground, middle ground and background
• use templates
• cut and paste neatly
• add drawn and painted details
• print with cardboard

All graphics created by ©Kerry Daley