Date: Considerations: This Visual Arts experienced is designed to engage a small group of children, no more than six and

no less than three. Inspiration: Andy Goldsworthy uses materials from the natural world to inspire and create Land Art. Show children photographs of Goldsworthys land art that you have collected. Discuss with children the shapes, materials and colours that they can identify. Discuss the fact the Goldsworthy only uses materials from outside to create his land art. (put the images of Andy Goldsworthys Land Art away immediately after showing the children. This is because we do not want children to simply re-produce or copy. Discussion -Introduce the concept of Land Art and discuss with children what they think Land Art is and where they may have seen it before -Discuss nature with children by asking what kinds of things that they see in their garden or in the outdoor environment at the centre (e.g. trees, flowers, sticks) and then ask and discuss how the children could position different natural materials to create Land Art

Name of staff: Age range: This learning experience is appropriate for children from age 6-8 years old Inspiration

-Incorporate lots of open ended questions into the discussion, this encourages children to express their ideas and think about the materials they will be working with momentarily.

Link to ACARA Students should be learning to and supported to:

Learn through making and responding to Visual Art Works Develop and learn about processes Look at artworks and talk about what they see

Using a range of equipment, materials, media and technologies to make art, craft and design works ACTIVITY: OBJECTIVES: 1. Take the group of children outside -For children to collaborate with and allow them to begin to collect other children wen creating their the Natural materials that they land art wish to use to create their land art -Children to develop negotiation 2. Call the children back in as a and communication skills group and ask the children to -For children to share ideas and work together to find a place in the environment where they extend upon their concepts would like to create their through communication collaborative Land Art -For children to source and find 3. The educator is to listen to the natural materials and create a conversations that the children Land Art that they are satisfied have and record these. The with and proud of educator is also to answer any questions children have -Develop an appreciation for the 4. Give the camera to one child and natural world and their allow them to take a photo, slowly surroundings the camera will work its way -Children to photograph their around the group this Land Art and then present this encourages the children to photographs in the classroom communicate, negotiate and
respond respectfully to each other 5. Once the land art is completed and all children have taken a photograph, print these photographs 6. Encourage each child to share the photograph with the group and get children to say three things

about the photograph e.g. 1) What are some of the materials they used 2) Did they enjoy making the Land Art? 3) A possible name for their piece of Land Art (Run this discussion like a show and tell, allow children to ask each other questions and engage)

RESOURCES/MATERIALS: 1. The natural materials the children have found 2. Pictures of Goldsworthys Land Art 3. A camera 4. Scissors 5. The printed photographs

MODIFICATIONS - Instead of a group activity, children could individually construct their own Land art and then return to the group to share their ideas and accomplishments ASSESMENT:
In Visual Arts, assessment is about the childs process and never about the what the child produced. This activity is an excellent way to view how children interact and communicate with each other The show and tell activity allows educators to listen to childrens speech and how they express their ideas. With children sharing with their peers 3 different things about their land art, educators can record childrens responses and how they spoke, their body language and how the participated in discussion

This experience is an excellent way for educators to monitor a Childs speech development and comprehension as well as witness how they participate within a group environment.