Let organic shapes take flight with this ready-to-teach Year 4 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Rex Ray and Henri Matisse, Hot Air Balloons connects flowing forms, balanced arrangements and bold colour across a ten-week CampFire journey.
Why teachers love it
Ready to teach: Ten weekly Core Skills mini-lessons of 20–30 minutes connect drawing, artist learning and digital skills.
Composition with purpose: Students explore how grids, mirroring and overlapping shapes can help them organise free-flowing forms and make confident visual choices.
Flexible pacing: Plan around an hour of Studio Work each week. Students continue projects at their own pace; completing all three is not required.
What students create
Begin with a Matisse-inspired hand-and-leaf print, then explore three connected projects: a clay plate decorated with organic shapes, a hot air balloon painting and a layered digital composition. Students develop their own colour combinations and arrangements throughout.
What is included
Lesson Slides PDF with artist studies, skill activities, a warm-up, three project briefs and reflection prompts.
Teacher Guide with the year-level planner, teaching notes and Australian Curriculum v9 Visual Arts and Media Arts planning support.
Quiz Book PDF with three multiple-choice quizzes and answers.
Posters Pack PDF with four Drawing Tools posters and four reflection guides.
What you will need
Digital activities use Procreate on iPad. Art materials, devices and the app are not included. Clay projects can be adapted to air-dry clay or omitted to allow more time for painting and digital work.
Digital PDF download for one teacher’s own classes. Each unit stands alone; no other CampFire purchase is needed.
Give your Year 4 class a bold, colourful art term with space for their ideas to take flight.
Read more for a fuller look at the theme and learning: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-4-line-and-shape-art-lessons/
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