Toyota Dream Car Art Contest - Caring for Our Favourite Places

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Foundation HASS:

• The reasons why some places are special to people, and how they can be looked after (ACHASSK017)

Year 1 HASS:

• The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for (ACHASSK031)

Year 2 HASS:

• The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places (ACHASSK051)

Foundation to Year 2 Visual Arts:

• Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination to create visual artworks and design, including considering ideas in artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists (ACAVAM106)
• Use and experiment with different materials, techniques, technologies and processes to make artworks (ACAVAM107)
• Create and display artworks to communicate ideas to an audience (ACAVAM108)

Syllabus outcomes: GEe-1, GE1-1, VAS1.1, VAS1.2.

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.7, OI.9.

Relevant parts of Foundation HASS achievement standards: Students describe the features of familiar places and recognise why some places are special to people.

Relevant parts of Year 1 HASS achievement standards: Students recognise that people describe the features of places differently, and explain how to care for places.

Relevant parts of Year 2 HASS achievement standards: Students explain why places are important to people, recognising that places have meaning.

Relevant parts of F-2 Visual Arts achievement standards: Students make artworks in different forms to express their ideas, observations and imagination, using different techniques and processes.

Unit of work: Toyota Dream Car Art Contest.

Time required: 120 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion and guide students through creation of artworks.

• Paper measuring no larger than 400mm x 550 mm (15.7-21.7in.) or A3 in size
• Scrap paper for drafting
• Drawing materials, including but not limited to: coloured pencils, pens/markers, crayons, paints, watercolour paints, etc
• A range of photos from places that students are familiar with or that they know and enjoy (e.g. home, park, beach, school, etc.)
• You could also print and use the Place Flashcards
• Previous contest winners

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Creativity
• Critical thinking
• Problem Solving

The Toyota Dream Car Art Contest usually commences late October to early November and concludes late to early March. Find up-to-date entry details, prizes and full terms and conditions here.