See how much one heart shape can become with this ready-to-teach Year 3 Line and Shape Art Unit. Inspired by Jim Dine and Keith Haring, Nested Hearts explores repetition, variation and bold line 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.
Room for individual ideas: Students revisit a familiar motif while changing its colour, pattern, texture and arrangement across different materials.
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 a heart friendship painting, then explore three connected projects: a coiled clay heart, a painted composition of patterned hearts and a digital heart balloon against flowing colour. Digital mirroring gives students another way to develop their heart 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.
Heart templates in three sizes for the Week 1 sketchbook activity, warm-up painting and clay 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 3 class a connected art term with plenty of room to put their own heart into it.
Read more for a fuller look at the theme and learning: https://ilovetoteach101.com/year-3-line-and-shape-art-lessons/
Explore the full CampFire Line and Shape collection: https://ilovetoteach101.com/line-and-shape-art-lessons/
