NGV: Emotions in art

This resource features an animated video and art-making activity from the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Preschool and early primary students will develop their emotional vocabulary and visual literacy, practise expressing emotions from familiar situations, and develop their understanding of how emotion can be conveyed through art.

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Keywords

Emotions , facial expressions , art , visual literacy , creative , art making

Categories

Audience Educators , Parents
School level Foundation - Year 1 , Year 2 - Year 4 , Year 5 - Year 6
Learning areas Visual Arts
General capabilities Critical and Creative Thinking

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Published by National Gallery of Victoria

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