The Story of our Painted Pou
S Peacock, Murchison Area School
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Once upon a time there was a teacher who had 'a bit of an idea...'...that then took on a life of its own...
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Step 1 (Term 4 2019):I wanted to do some art with my Year 7/8 Art class based on the Maori Creation Myth.
I'd seen some painted fence posts at another school and thought painted posts might be an idea to explore.
I bought a resource from 'Teachers Pay Teachers' called 'Maori Atua Mini Posters' made by seller 'Green Grubs'. I thought the pictures looked good for teaching painting techniques from.
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Step 2:
I asked the local rep from Goldpine, Richmond if he had any posts he could give me.
He gave thirteen poles of varying lengths for $10 each as they were seconds or damaged.
The class worked in pairs to transfer the pictures onto the undercoated poles ready for painting.
I asked the local rep from Goldpine, Richmond if he had any posts he could give me.
He gave thirteen poles of varying lengths for $10 each as they were seconds or damaged.
The class worked in pairs to transfer the pictures onto the undercoated poles ready for painting.
Before...
Step 3:
Painting...
...painting...
.......and more painting.....and varnishing...
Painting...
...painting...
.......and more painting.....and varnishing...
Lots of learning about painting techniques and colour theory.
Step 4 (2020):
The class now learns about the Creation Myth in more depth in their Yr 9 Social Sciences class.
The pairs of students create a script for their pou character, explaining the character's role in Maori Mythology.
The students record their scripts onto a site called 'Vocaroo' and the audio recording is converted and saved as a QR Code.
The class now learns about the Creation Myth in more depth in their Yr 9 Social Sciences class.
The pairs of students create a script for their pou character, explaining the character's role in Maori Mythology.
The students record their scripts onto a site called 'Vocaroo' and the audio recording is converted and saved as a QR Code.