Paint a walking line
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can trace walking lines to show land paths in paint.
Key learning points
- First Nations artists draw paths from stories, dreams, and memory - not just maps.
- A walking path is a special track that Aboriginal people used to walk across the land.
- A walking line can help an artist to share what they remember, not just what they see.
Keywords
Walking path - a special track that Aboriginal people follow, which shows the journeys of their ancestors
Walking line - shows the journey of Ancestral Beings during the Dreaming
Memory - the way we remember people, places and things from the past
Common misconception
All maps have to look like the ones on phones or paper.
Remind pupils that some artists make maps with patterns, colours and memories.
Teacher tip
Pupils might find it helpful to explore a local walking path prior to this lesson, noticing the things they hear, see and touch as they walk.
Equipment
Dotting tools, black paper, white paint, string, chalk, access to natural found materials, pencils.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What do we use to paint on paper?
Q2.What is printing?
Q3.What do we call art that you can touch, hold and walk around?
Q4.Match the word to its meaning.
using paint on paper with a brush
pressing shapes or objects into paint
art you can shape, hold and see from all sides
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is a walking path?
Q2.What do walking lines show?
Q3.Some maps show journeys on paper or on ...
Q4.What word means how we remember things from the past?
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