Download the activity files below for a quick start or scroll down to take the online lesson format of this activity.
Please click the View this Activity button above to login/create an account or to begin.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this activity, learners will:
Understand texture as an element of art that appeals to our sense of touch and can evoke feelings
Explore an outdoor environment to create their own 3D art piece
Learn about petroglyphs and create their own with a rock painting exercise
Understand the current problems with pollution, and climate change by making connections to the unnatural materials in our land, and waters
Curriculum Connections
Ontario Grade 1 Social Studies: People and Environments: The Local Community (B2.1, B2.2, B2.5, B2.6)
Grade 1 The Arts: Visual Arts (D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.4, D2.1)
Grade 2 Social Studies: People and Environments: Global Communities (B1.3)
Grade 2 The Arts: Visual Arts (D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.4, D2.1)
Grade 3 Social Studies: People and Environments: Living and Working In Ontario (B2.2)
Grade 3 The Arts: Visual Arts (D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.4, D2.1)
Grade 4 Social Studies: Heritage and Identity: Early Societies To 1500 CE (A1.4, A2.4, A2.5, A3.2)
People and Environments: Political and Physical Regions of Canada (B1.3)
Grade 4 The Arts: Visual Arts (D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.4, D2.1) Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Environments: The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship (B2.1, B2.2, B2.4, B3.8, B3.9) Grade 5 The Arts: Visual Arts (D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.4, D2.1) Grade 6 Social Studies: People and Environments: Canada’s Interactions with the Global Community (B2.1) Grade 6 The Arts: Visual Arts (D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.4, D2.1)
