CampFire Collection - Drawing Toolkit

  • Year 10 Line and Shape Art Unit – CampFire

    Turn rhythm and movement into confident visual choices with this ready-to-teach Year 10 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Piet Mondrian and Stuart Davis, Boogie Woogie explores geometric forms, colour and musical energy across a connected 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.

    • Independent creative decisions: Students explore how lines, shapes and colour can suggest rhythm, then develop personal responses across physical and digital artworks.

    • 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 painting to music, then explore three connected projects: a clay box with a cut lid, a Boogie Woogie house landscape and a digital geometric-animal wallpaper. Students bring together composition, repetition and colour choices in their own finished designs.

    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 10 class an energetic art term that connects musical ideas with confident art-making.

    Read more for a fuller look at the theme and learning: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

    Explore the full CampFire Line and Shape collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/f-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

  • Year 9 Line and Shape Art Unit – CampFire

    Bring floating symbols and glowing colour into your classroom with this ready-to-teach Year 9 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Joan Miró and Paul Klee, Neon Glow connects imaginative drawing, painting, clay and digital making across ten weeks of CampFire learning.

    Why teachers love it

    • Ready to teach: Ten weekly Core Skills mini-lessons of 20–30 minutes connect drawing, artist learning and digital skills.

    • A visual language of their own: Students explore wandering lines, symbolic shapes and unusual landscapes, making choices about colour, atmosphere and composition.

    • 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 watercolour school of fish, then explore three connected projects: a lidded clay cake container, a Miró-inspired painting and a digital neon-glow wallpaper. Students develop their own symbols and compositions while revisiting skills introduced in the weekly lessons.

    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.

    • Neon Painting Resource Guide with materials, preparation, painting and optional UV-reveal guidance.

    What you will need

    Digital activities use Procreate on iPad. UV equipment is optional: use fluorescent or ordinary acrylic colours for painting; the digital project explores neon glow separately. Art materials, devices and the app are not included.

    Digital PDF download for one teacher’s own classes. Each unit stands alone; no other CampFire purchase is needed.

    Give your Year 9 class a memorable art term filled with imaginative symbols and glowing possibilities.

    Read more: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-9-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

    Explore CampFire collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/f-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

  • Year 8 Line and Shape Art Unit – CampFire

    Bring circles, mandalas and musical ideas together with this ready-to-teach Year 8 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee, this ten-week CampFire journey develops students’ understanding of overlapping shapes, visual rhythm and focal points.

    Why teachers love it

    • Ready to teach: Ten weekly Core Skills mini-lessons of 20–30 minutes connect drawing, artist learning and digital skills.

    • More deliberate composition: Students consider colour, tone, layering and emphasis as they explore ways to create depth and guide a viewer’s attention.

    • 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

    Start with pattern painting to music, then explore three connected projects: a circular clay tic-tac-toe board with themed pieces, a circles-and-mandalas painting and a layered digital mandala composition. Students choose colours and arrangements that make each outcome their own.

    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.

    • Printable Tic-Tac-Toe template for the clay game-board project.

    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 8 class a connected art term that brings pattern, depth and composition into focus.

    Read more for a fuller look at the theme and learning: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-8-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

    Explore the full CampFire Line and Shape collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/f-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

  • Year 7 Line and Shape Art Unit – CampFire

    Make a striking start to secondary art with this ready-to-teach Year 7 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Yayoi Kusama and Georgia O’Keeffe, Polka Dots explores curved forms, close-up subjects and radial patterns through a connected 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.

    • Pattern that describes form: Students investigate how dots follow curves and how repeated shapes create movement, then make their own choices about subject and colour.

    • 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 close-up flower painting, then explore three connected projects: a clay coil pot, a painting of a curved subject covered in polka dots and a digital dotted-object wallpaper. Radial symmetry connects digital experimentation with students’ growing understanding of repetition.

    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 7 class an engaging start to secondary art through purposeful pattern and personal choices.

    Read more for a fuller look at the theme and learning: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-7-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

    Explore the full CampFire Line and Shape collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/f-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

  • Year 6 Line and Shape Art Unit – CampFire

    Make a strong visual statement with this ready-to-teach Year 6 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg, Grid Lines helps students explore straight lines, rectangular spaces and bold colour through a connected 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.

    • Confident composition: Students consider balance, line placement and colour relationships, discovering how a few clear choices can give an artwork its impact.

    • 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

    Start with an abstract rectangle painting, then explore three connected projects: a pair of clay tumblers, a mobile-device-themed painting and a digital headphone design. Grid patterns connect the projects while digital shadows introduce another way to suggest depth.

    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 6 class a purposeful art term with bold designs and room for personal expression.

    Read more for a fuller look at the theme and learning: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-6-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

    Explore the full CampFire Line and Shape collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/f-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

  • Year 5 Line and Shape Art Unit – CampFire

    Turn careful lines and thoughtful colour choices into art students can display and play with. This ready-to-teach Year 5 Line and Shape Art Unit explores Nested Squares through Josef Albers and Kenneth Noland in a connected 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.

    • Precision with a purpose: Students explore how spacing, nested shapes and neighbouring colours change a composition, then apply those decisions to their own artwork.

    • 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 concentric-ring painting, then explore three connected projects: a clay Nine Men’s Morris game board, a painting of nested-square designs and a digital nested-square composition. Playing the game on paper helps students understand their board before marking the clay.

    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.

    • Nine Men’s Morris board template and printable game instructions to take home with the finished clay board.

    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 5 class an art term where careful planning becomes something personal, colourful and playable.

    Read more: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-5-line-and-shape-art-lessons/

    Explore the full CampFire Line and Shape collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/f-10-line-and-shape-art-lessons/