Community Art Showcase

Year Level

Year 4 (Aged approximately 9-10 years)

Duration

60 minutes

Class size

25 students

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Unit Context

Unit: Creative Community Connections
Lesson: 6 of 6
Title: Showcasing Our Community Art
Description:
This final lesson in the unit has students preparing to present their completed artworks representing their community. They will reflect on their learning journey, the significance of their art, and share it with the school community to celebrate their creative expression and connections to community.

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Australian Curriculum Links (The Arts > Visual Arts Years 3 and 4)

Content Descriptions

• AC9AVA4P01: Share and/or display artworks and/or visual arts practice in informal settings
• AC9AVA4E01: Explore where, why and how visual arts are created and/or presented across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
• AC9AVA4D01: Experiment with a range of ways to use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials (as reflected in earlier lessons in the unit)

Achievement Standards links

By the end of Year 4, students should be able to:

• Share their artworks with classmates and other audiences and discuss the ideas, processes, and skills used to create their artworks
• Recognise and describe how artworks represent feelings, community, identity, and culture
• Reflect on their artistic choices and learning journeys.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Present their completed artworks to an audience in a respectful and confident manner.
2. Reflect on and articulate the messages and community connections portrayed in their artworks.
3. Engage with peers’ artworks by observing and providing positive feedback.
4. Understand the significance of sharing art as both personal and community expression.

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Materials and Resources Needed

• Student completed artworks from previous lessons
• Display boards or wall space for exhibition
• Labels or cards for artworks (title, artist name, meaning)
• Reflection sheets or journals for students
• Sticky notes or feedback cards for peer comments
• A simple microphone or speaking area (if available)
• Camera/tablet for recording or photographing the event (optional)

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Lesson Structure

Time	Activity	Description	Notes
10 min	Setting Up the Exhibition	Students assist in arranging their artworks in the display area. Each student places their artwork and adds a label with title and a brief artist statement about the community significance of their artwork.	Teacher guides placement considering flow and audience accessibility.
10 min	Reflection Circle	In a seated circle, students share their personal journey: What they created, what it means to their community, and what they enjoyed learning during the unit.	Teacher prompts with open questions like “What story does your artwork tell?”
20 min	Showcase Event	Students rotate in small groups touring the exhibition, stopping to explain their artwork to their peers or to visiting parents/teachers. Each student takes a turn presenting briefly to the class or visitors, sharing what their art represents about the community.	Encourage positive, respectful listening and questions. Use simple speaking support cards if helpful.
10 min	Peer Feedback	Students provide positive, constructive feedback using sticky notes or feedback cards, focusing on what they like and what they learned from their classmates' artworks.	Teacher models feedback language (‘I like how you...’, ‘I learned that...’, etc.)
10 min	Closing and Celebration	Whole class gathers. Teacher highlights key points about art connecting us to community and gives positive acknowledgments of their effort and courage in sharing their work. Optionally, photograph the display or record short statements from students reflecting on the experience.	Reinforce the value of art in expressing identity and community pride.

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Differentiation and Engagement

• Provide sentence starters or buddy support for students needing help expressing their artwork verbally.
• Use visual aids or props for students who prefer demonstrating or using gesture to communicate ideas.
• Allow students to express their reflection orally or via drawing if writing is a barrier.
• Encourage inclusivity by inviting family members or other classes to participate as audience members if possible.

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Assessment Opportunities

• Formative Assessment: Observe and record student engagement during sharing and peer feedback activities. Check for use of visual arts terminology and personal reflections relating to community connections.
• Student Self-Assessment: Using the reflection sheet, students describe what their artwork communicates and what they learned about community through this project.
• Teacher Observation: Assess student ability to articulate the meaning of their work and respond respectfully to peers' artworks in presentations and feedback.

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Curriculum Alignment Commentary

This lesson embodies the Australian Curriculum goals for Year 4 Visual Arts by having students:

• AC9AVA4P01: Select and display artworks for an audience, sharing the visual arts process informally (the whole exhibition and peer reviews).
• AC9AVA4E01: Reflect on the significance and purpose of artworks in representing community (via reflections and presentations).
• AC9AVA4D01 (reviewed in earlier lessons): Build on the skills and experimentation developed to produce a final artwork for sharing.

This final lesson promotes developmental skills in communication, presentation, reflection, and community engagement through the arts, perfectly rounding out the “Creative Community Connections” unit with authentic audience interaction and purposeful sharing of student voice through visual arts.

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If needed, I can also suggest creative extensions such as digital galleries for remote sharing or creating self-narrated video tours of the artworks to enhance digital literacy in Arts.

If you would like that, please ask!