ABLEWA Stage ATest
The Arts Scope and SequenceABLEWA Stage A
Year Stage Description
In Stage A, students are exposed to visual arts to assist them to attend to and explore the world around them with as much independence as possible. They experience visual representations of their ideas, experiences, observations and imagination.
Students become aware of artists, craftspeople and designers and how they present their ideas. They enhance their perception skills by learning to notice visual detail of familiar and new objects and events in their lives. They explore how artworks are created.
As they make and respond to visual artworks, students are exposed to forms and styles through social and cultural contexts. They provide opinions about artworks by reacting and expressing what they like through gestures, facial expression and sounds. They are exposed to the role of artist and audience.
Stage A Content Descriptions
Explore and Represent Ideas
Experience creation of visual artworks (VCAVAE001)
Visual Arts Practices
Exposure to different materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV002)
Present and Perform
Experience the display of artworks (VCAVAP003)
Respond and Interpret
React to visual artworks (VCAVAR004)
Achievement standard
By the end of Stage A, students communicate about artworks they make and view by reacting to sensory elements within artwork.
Students assist in the making of artworks in different forms using different techniques.
Year Stage Description
In Stage A, students are exposed to visual arts to assist them to attend to and explore the world around them with as much independence as possible. They experience visual representations of their ideas, experiences, observations and imagination.
Students become aware of artists, craftspeople and designers and how they present their ideas. They enhance their perception skills by learning to notice visual detail of familiar and new objects and events in their lives. They explore how artworks are created.
As they make and respond to visual artworks, students are exposed to forms and styles through social and cultural contexts. They provide opinions about artworks by reacting and expressing what they like through gestures, facial expression and sounds. They are exposed to the role of artist and audience.