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.
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