Above: Gill Gatfield - High Country.
Referenced in Lesson Plan 2 (Sculpture, Land Art)

COCA is pleased to offer teachers at primary, intermediate and secondary schools a range of activities and lessons using a variety of media that can be adapted to suit the knowledge, experience and skills of your students. Each lesson plan consists of an outline & supporting visual aids and references to relevant artist models from the COCA collection & further afield. It is recommended to download all components of the lesson plan to gain a full understanding of the potential for each lesson; content can be modified or adapted to suit the specific needs of teachers

Support for developing these lesson plans has been provided by the Canterbury Community Trust

Lesson 1. Watercolour:

‘Light and atmosphere’ is an introduction to watercolour methods, traditions of landscape painting and the work of one of NZ’s leading contemporary landscape artists, Simon Edwards.
 
Suitable for Year 4-10 and Level 2-7 of the Visual Arts curriculum.

PDF docs include a lesson plan, activity sheet based on Simon Edwards works, resources and photographic step-by-step instructions of watercolour techniques.

Download Part 1. Lesson Outline - Artist model examples & image resources
(3.4mb PDF)

Download Part 2. Visual step by step watercolour techniques guide
(670kb PDF)

Download Part 3.  Landscape image resources
(830kb PDF)

Lesson 2. Sculpture: Land Art:

Land Art is an introduction to the formal principles of sculpture using nature as the provider of materials. Students will explore both traditional and contemporary approaches to the representation of plant forms using the scientific paintings of the Botanic Society, ‘Grass works’ of Gill Gatfield and 3D examples of Land Art from leading Land Artist Andy Goldsworthy (UK).

Suitable for Year 1-8 and Level 1-5 of the Visual Arts Curriculum.

PDF docs include a lesson plan, examples of artist models, and possible related activities with photographic examples of set up and final works.

Download Part 1. Lesson Outline
(653kb PDF)

Download Part 2. Artist Model resources
(700kb PDF)

Download Part 3. Visual step by step site setup guide & examples of possible student outcome
(1.45mb PDF)

 
Lesson 3. Printmaking/mixed media:

Climate change & polar bears

Polar bears and Climate change is an introduction to printmaking and mixed media methods, related to an issue based theme. It focuses upon how contemporary artist Dick Frizzell, Asher Newbury and Maurice Askew have used symbols to communicate their ideas about our world.

Suitable for Year 4-10 and Level 2 – 7 of the Visual Arts Curriculum.

PDF docs include a lesson plan, artist model activity, and a techniques/stencil step-by-step guide.

Download Part 1. Lesson Outline
(497kb PDF)

Download Part 2. Artist Models
(1.7mb PDF)

Download Part 3. Techniques and stencils
(4.27mb PDF)

Lesson 4. Drawing:

Mark making using drawing processes & procedures

Year: 10-13
Level: 4-8
NCEA: Visual Arts 1.2
AS 90019

Download Part 1. Lesson Outline
(494kb PDF)

Download Part 2. Visual step by step mark making techniques guide, artist models & possible student outcomes
(2mb PDF)

Lesson 5. 3D Diorama (sculpture):

Past/present/future ecology of Quail Island & Banks Peninsula

Year: 4-10
Level: 3-8

Download Part 1. Lesson Outline
(330kb PDF)

Download Part 2. Artist Model resources
(140kb PDF)

Download Part 3. Visual step by step techniques guide
(400kb PDF)

Download Part 4. Quail Island predator image resources
(723kb PDF)

Download Part 5.  Quail Island birds image resources (361kb PDF)

Download Part 6.  Quail Island environment image resources
(1.7mb PDF)

Download Part 7. Extinct Fauna image resources
(361kb PDF)

Download Part 8. Diorama examples
(981kb PDF)