The Arts · Years 7–8 · NZ Curriculum
Visual arts
What The Arts intermediate students in Aotearoa New Zealand learn under visual arts, and where it shows up across Kōkiri Learn's inquiry worlds.
The Arts · 9 inquiry worlds cover this strand
New Zealand Curriculum, Phase 3
The teaching sequence
Year 7 sequence
- Elements and principles to communicate ideas
- Hierarchy and emphasis
- Experiment, take risks, refine
- Identity and respect for cultural symbols
Year 8 sequence
- Personal and cultural identity in composition
- Symbolic forms and motifs
- Visual diaries
- Interpreting art with art language
Where this shows up
Kōkiri Learn inquiry worlds that cover this strand
The whole class works on one world at a time — these are where this strand's focus actually comes up.
4 weeksHe Kōrero Auaha: Art That SpeaksYear 7 sequence · Combining elements, principles and conventions to express identity, stories and worldviews; visual hierarchy, emphasis and focal point; planning with thumbnails and visual diaries; responding to feedback
- 4 weeksHe Kōrero Auaha: Art That Speaks
Year 7 sequence · Describing and interpreting ideas in artworks with art terminology; symbols and patterns that carry cultural significance and protocols (tikanga)
5 weeksPrint and Pattern: Printmaking and DesignYear 7 sequence · Creating an artwork that expresses a personal story or identity using a relief print and appropriate tools; conventions of printmaking; hierarchy and emphasis in composition
5 weeksStop Motion Studio: AnimationYear 7 sequence · Planning ideas before and during art-making with storyboards and visual diaries; applying hierarchy and emphasis in composition to guide viewer attention; experimenting, taking risks and refining
5 weeksTransforming Ideas into FormYear 8 sequence · Using elements, principles and conventions with clear intention to express personal and cultural meaning; placement, scale, contrast, balance and emphasis
- 5 weeksTransforming Ideas into Form
Year 8 sequence · Developing and refining ideas with visual diaries, maquettes and digital concept boards; symbolic forms and motifs; protocols for forms, motifs and materials
- 5 weeksPrint and Pattern: Printmaking and Design
Year 8 sequence · Symbolic forms and motifs; textile design; protocols for the respectful use of forms, motifs and materials grounded in cultural knowledge
- 5 weeksStop Motion Studio: Animation
Year 8 sequence · Conventions of moving image; selecting processes and digital methods to communicate a personal or community story; interpreting animated works using art language
5 weeksShape Shifters: Transformations and TessellationYear 7 sequence · Identity and respect for cultural symbols: learning about tukutuku, tāniko and tapa, then creating original motifs
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