The Arts
Find out more about visual and other creative arts and explore your own creativity
It is recommended that teachers download and print the Teacher Guide and Lesson Overview before they begin to plan their lesson.
Rugby in the Community
(pdf - 412 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students plan and prepare a presentation designed to inform members of their school community about the game of Rugby. The preparation will involve input from other students as well as input from and interviews with local Rugby clubs contacted by telephone and letter. |
Aussies and Kiwis 2
(pdf - 132 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students continue to explore the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. They examine population, demographics and other aspects of the two countries. |
Aussies and Kiwis 1
(pdf - 141 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students are introduced to the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. They explore the cultures, traditions and other aspects of the two countries as represented in sport and life. |
Collector cards 2
(pdf - 388 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students follow on with Rugby collector cards. They identify the main features including photos, logos and biographical information and develop their own cards.
An ideal preparation for this lesson is Collector cards 1. |
Your own emblem
(pdf - 308 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students investigate emblems and analyse the meaning behind the colours and symbols used. They create an emblem to reflect their own values.
An ideal preparation for this lesson is Mottos and mascots. |
Further Flags
(pdf - 207 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students investigate flags used by a range of countries. They analyse and research the meaning behind the colours and symbols used and construct their own flags.
An ideal preparation for this lesson is International flags. |
Logos and emblems
(pdf - 324 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students are introduced to advertising and other logos and signs used in everyday life. They collect a range of logos, identify the symbols used and explore the purpose and form. |
International flags
(pdf - 328 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students investigate flags used by a range of countries. They analyse and research the meaning behind the colours and symbols used.
An ideal follow-up for this lesson is Further flags. |
The highs and the lows
(pdf - 507 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students investigate a poem reflecting courage, thrills, enjoyment and other emotions of Rugby. They perform a mime and develop a short play to further explore these emotions, ideas and themes. |
Rugby people 2
(pdf - 96 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students work with information about the people related to Rugby. They play a card game exploring the various roles and their contribution to Rugby as a whole.
An ideal preparation for this lesson is Rugby people 1 |
Comic strip 1
(pdf - 827 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students are introduced to the purpose and form of a comic strip. They read a short comic strip and deconstruct the form.
An ideal follow-up to this lesson is Comic strip 2.
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Comic strip 2
(pdf - 1292 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students are introduced to the purpose and form of a comic strip. They deconstruct the form and create their own.
An ideal preparation for this lesson is Comic strip 1.
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Views of Rugby 1
(pdf - 229 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students explore a range of photographs depicting Rugby matches. They deconstruct the images and explore the form and function.
An ideal follow-up to this lesson is Views of Rugby 2. |
Views of Rugby 2
(pdf - 187 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students further explore a range of photographs depicting Rugby matches. They deconstruct the images and explore their form and function.
An ideal preparation for this lesson is Views of Rugby 1. |
Rugby scoring
(pdf - 114 kb)
DESCRIPTION: Students collect scores from a match report, categorise in a table of scoring types, then calculate final match scores. They practise collecting and calculating their own scores with a simulation game. |
