Creative Foundations: Elements, Principles & Play

Gain confidence to teach the core building blocks of visual art in Foundation to Year 6 classrooms. This hands-on course explores playful, practical ways to embed the Elements and Principles of Art into student learning. Across six lessons, you’ll experiment with artist-inspired techniques, create a personal art journal, and gather ready-to-use strategies that bring creativity, reflection, and exploration into everyday teaching.

Key Course Takeaways

• Clear, curriculum-aligned approaches to teaching the
• Elements and Principles of Art
• Step-by-step demonstrations and hands-on tasks you can adapt for any year level
• A structured framework for introducing line, shape, colour, pattern, texture, and composition
• Inclusive strategies to differentiate for diverse learners
• Lesson plans, teacher notes, and adaptable projects for F–6
• Inspiration from Australian and international artists to extend classroom connections
• Practical ways to weave play, experimentation, and reflection into artmaking.

Art Skills in Focus

• Creating and using handmade art journals
• Collage and shape exploration
• Monoprint portraits with line and colour
• Foam stamping, pattern design, and fruit bowl compositions
• Mixed media textiles: stitching, layering, and embellishing
• Plasticine weaving: repetition, pattern, and collaboration
• Colour mixing, expressive mark-making, and zine creation
  
  
  

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 everything 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.