Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia embeds art in many significant ways to foster the holistic development of children. Here are the main curriculum connections of art in the early childhood learning framework.
This is a great activity that can be made simply with paper. It’s an excellent activity to teach the tripod grasp to the kids. The tripod grasp involves the action fingers alone i.e. the thumb, the pointer and the middle fingers.
Children will enjoy creating these sparkly winter paintings using paint, glue and salt.
This craft-based activity reminds children of the cultural meanings and significance of the colours that make up the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag.
Children can use their creativity to draw a picture on a plate for their loved one.
Children will enjoy blowing bubbles, watching them pop onto paper to make their own bubble art!
Pop balloons filled with paint to create unique colourful splatter art.
Children will enjoy banging wooden spoons to watch the paint splatter to create works of art.
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