Aboriginal Art: Dot Paintings

I really enjoy teaching sixth grade students about the Aboriginal Culture in Australia.  This visual arts unit combines creativity in multiple ways; students choose an animal to draw, use traditional Aboriginal symbols to create a unique story about their animal and write their stories using complete sentences.  Students add color to their Aboriginal stories using colored pencil, then practice the process of dot painting using acrylic paint (using the end of paint brushes, wooden skewers or chopsticks).  Students enjoy learning about the Aboriginal Culture and have a blast sharing their animals and stories.  Check out some sixth graders below as they dot paint away!