Connecting to Connector Pen Memories

Content descriptions: 

Year 5 & 6 Visual Arts:

• Develop and apply techniques and processes when making their artworks (ACAVAM115).

Syllabus outcomes: VAS3.2

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking

Relevant parts of Years 5 & 6 Visual Arts achievement standards: Students use visual conventions and visual arts practices to express a personal view in their artworks. They demonstrate different techniques and processes in planning and making artworks.

Unit of work: Creative Sustainability – Years 5 & 6 – Visual Arts

Time required: 60 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – oversee clip watching and art making.

• Student Worksheet – one copy per student
• Device capable of presenting an online clip to the class OR tablets for students to view clips in groups
• Drawing materials and tools, including Connector Pens, recycled paper, A3 drawing paper, Goldfaber graphite pencils, rulers, PVC-free erasers and Grip sharpeners
• The following handouts may be useful for students: Colouring Techniques handout, Colour Wheel factsheet, Art Elements and Principles factsheet, Texture rendering techniques factsheet.

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Creativity

Faber-Castell has long understood the importance of creativity to all people, especially to young people. It is also continuously searching for environmentally friendly processes and high-quality materials to enhance children’s creative experience throughout every development phase. For more information about Faber-Castell, click here.