Art & Literacy: Creative Learning

Transform the way you connect literacy and the arts. This immersive workshop is designed for primary classroom and art teachers seeking practical, curriculum-aligned approaches that enrich student learning. Across five hands-on experiences, you’ll discover how storytelling, identity and culture can inspire powerful creative outcomes.

What You Will Gain:

• Practical, curriculum-aligned approaches to integrate art and literacy
• Opportunities to practise a wide range of art skills and techniques as you learn
• Confidence in the application of art practices by watching step-by-step demonstrations and creating alongside Francesca
• Strategies for weaving identity, storytelling and culture into lessons
• Approaches to connect literacy outcomes with hands-on artmaking
• Inclusive methods that support students of all abilities
• Ideas you can adapt across year levels, from Foundation to Year 6
• Tools to build cultural awareness and creative self-expression
• Inspiration to design your own creative, curriculum aligned lessons

Art Skills in Focus:

• Collage, layering and texture-making
• Clay hand-building, carving and symbol design
• Gel plate printing, mark-making and embroidery on paper
• Sculpting with Paper Magiclay and mixed media assembly
• Fabric painting, stencilling and pattern design
• Colour blending, repetition and composition techniques
• Drawing and painting with watercolours and acrylics
• Exploring abstraction, storytelling and symbolism

Online Structured Video Courses

Skill-Based, Supported Learning

• Step-by-step video courses to build confidence and capability.
• Includes access to a dedicated online platform for questions and feedback.
• Encourages ongoing professional dialogue and collaboration beyond the videos.

This workshop requires you to provide your own materials.

A Materials Kit, which contains all materials you need, is available to purchase below at a 25% discount. Alternatively you can also purchase individual items as needed as the regular price below.