1. Welcome
Thank you for using this pre-visit resource. We believe this will help strengthen student learning leading up to and during your gallery visit.
Due to the different versions of PowerPoint schools may use, please check for, and correct any formatting issues before you use this presentation with your students.
Please check by viewing in slide show format before making any necessary changes.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Welcome
Learning Experiences Outside the Classrom
Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
Phone: (09) ext 7703
Jeremy Leatinu’u
Education Coordinator

2. I
Te Tuhi Pre-visit lesson 3 A NZ
I AM NZ pre visit lesson 3

3. Welcome to I AM NZ During this lesson we will explore…
Aotearoa NZ drawing home
But before we start, let’s recap on what we learnt during our last lesson…
Welcome to…
Image:

4. During our last lesson we learnt that artists in Aotearoa NZ…
Are inspired to make art that explores Māori myths and tells stories of Aotearoa NZ’s history.
Make art that expresses their love for the many beautiful and different native birds we have.
During our last lesson we learnt that artists in Aotearoa NZ…
During our last lesson…
Are passionate about making art that reminds us to take care of our native plants and animals.
Create art that expresses their own cultural heritage and identity and memories growing up in Aotearoa NZ.

5. Lets start this lesson by exploring Aotearoa NZ drawing home.

6. During this lesson we will create black and white drawings inspired by Aotearoa NZ.
Inspired by print…

7. Drawing home / Step 1
To start the class must come up with a sentence with the words Aotearoa NZ or New Zealand. This could include…
If this is proving to be challenging one alternative is having the same sentence twice.
Your sentence will need to be long enough so that everyone in class has a letter.
This sentence is now good for a class of 26 students
This sentence of 13 letters is good for a class of 13 students
I AM AOTEAROA NZ
I AM AOTEAROA NZ
This sentence of 21 letters is good for a class of 21students
I AM AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
This sentence of 25 letters is good for a class of 25 students
OUR HOME AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Drawing home / Step 1…
This sentence 23 letters is good for a class of 23 students
WE ARE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
This sentence of 26 letters is good for a class of 26 students
OUR PLACE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

8. Drawing home / Step 2
Using a pencil draw your letter on a white A4 piece of paper.
When drawing your letter try to make it big and in block writing. Block writing is good because it helps make our letters stand out.
Drawing home / Step 2…

9. Drawing home / Step 3
Soon we will decorate the outside of our letter with drawings showing the identity of Aotearoa NZ.
Remember there are many things that we can draw to show how unique Aotearoa NZ is or why we call it home, such as…
Māori culture and a mixture of different cultures.
Drawing home / Step 3…
Snowy mountains, calm lakes, sunny beaches, fun bush walks, parks and camp sites.
Festivals, museums, different theme parks, wildlife parks, national parks, and native plants and animals.
A place where our family and friends live.

10. Drawing home / Step 3 cont…
To help us get started here is an example…
1. The letter ‘N’ has been drawn in big block writing.
4. The 3rd drawing is of a long finned eel which is unique to Aotearoa NZ. We also have short finned eels too.
2. The 1st drawing is of the NZ fern which is a native plant of Aotearoa NZ and can be seen on many sporting uniforms such as the All Blacks rugby team.
5. Next I’ve decided to draw the sun, magic fish hook and ropes from the story Maui and the sun. This story was first told among Māori and so this drawing helps express Māori and Māori culture.
3. The 2nd drawing is added showing waves of the ocean. This is to represent the many beautiful beaches we have in Aotearoa NZ and how we love to visit them in the summer.
6. To finish my drawing I’ve added a few more shapes and shaded a few areas to help fill in the background. This will help your letter stand out too.
Drawing home / Step 3 cont…

11. Bring drawings to Te Tuhi
This finished drawing will help make the artworks we produce at Te Tuhi, so its important we bring these drawings with us when we visit Te Tuhi.
Bring drawings to Te Tuhi…

12. As we have seen, there are many great things about Aotearoa NZ we can create drawings about.
Our next lesson will take place at Te Tuhi where we will see, learn, make and share our ideas about art.
Drawing home…

13. We look forward to having you all here
End of lesson
We look forward to having you all here
End of lesson