Year 5 Line and Shape Art Unit

Bring colour, precision and creativity into your classroom with Love To Teach Art – Year 5 Line and Shape. Inspired by Josef Albers and Kenneth Noland, this ready-to-teach ten-week unit explores nested squares, geometric shapes, spacing and colour relationships through engaging art activities.

Why teachers love it

• Ready to teach: Ten Core Skills mini-lessons of 20–30 minutes.

• Purposeful creativity: Develops precision, composition, colour choices and artistic confidence.

• Flexible: Three Studio Work projects with adaptable pacing.

• Curriculum connected: Australian Curriculum v9 Visual Arts and Media Arts.

What students create

Students explore concentric rings, nested squares and colour combinations before creating three projects:

• Clay Nine Men’s Morris game board

• Colourful nested-square painting

• Digital nested-square composition

What’s included

• Lesson Slides PDF: Artist studies, Core Skills, projects, quizzes and reflections.

• Teacher Guide PDF: Ten-week planner, teaching notes and curriculum connections.

• Quiz Book PDF: Three quizzes with answers.

• Posters Pack PDF: Drawing Tools posters and reflection guides.

• Game Templates PDF: Nine Men’s Morris board template and printable game instructions.

• Fired Clay Guide PDF: Practical clay preparation, storage and firing guidance.

Materials

Requires basic art materials, fired clay and Procreate on iPad for digital activities. Clay projects may be adapted or omitted. Materials, devices and the app are not included.

Digital PDF download licensed for one teacher’s own classes.

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