Aboriginal Dot Painting-Reading & Art Integration Activity

Easily integrate art into your classroom routine with this no-prep Aboriginal Dot Paintings-Reading and Art Integration Unit. It includes everything you need to integrate art into your ELA classroom. Reading passage, CCSS-aligned questions with Answer Key, Aboriginal Dot Art Activity, (with rubric...this makes a great hallway display!), and Video links to build background knowledge and get information from multiple sources (CCSS skill!) are all included! This is an engaging way to get students excited about reading, creating, and learning about other cultures.

What is Aboriginal Dot Art? It is an art form used for centuries by the Indigenous Aboriginal people of Australia to share their histories with future generations. They use tiny dots to create symbols with a variety of meanings.

Benefits

•EASY to use...everything you need is there...just print and go!

•Fun...but still incorporates CCSS

•Motivates students to read

•Learn about and appreciate other cultures

•Analyze the effects of history

•Allows students to express themselves

•Hands-on learning

•Can pull small groups while students are working on the project

•Differentiates learning by providing for various learning styles and providing activities that engage all levels of learners

•Creation is a higher-order thinking skill

•Students will REMEMBER this lesson for years to come!

Table of Contents

1-2 Teacher Directions

3 Video Links: These optional videos can be used to supplement your lesson

4 Aboriginal Dot Art Reading Passage: Read the passage about Aboriginal Dot Art

5 Passage Questions

6 Aboriginal Dot Art Passage Answer Key

7 Aboriginal Dot Art Activity: Students will create their own Aboriginal dot painting that represents themselves, their culture, and their story.

8-9 Aboriginal Dot Art Supplements

10 Aboriginal Dot Art Rubric

Related Resources

Check out the “Dot Day” section of the Megan Memories store for these related resources:

Dot Day Resources:

• Minute to Win It
• STEM Challenges
• Reading, Writing, Art
• Aboriginal Dot Art
• Creation Stations
• Fun Sheets
• Dot Day MEGA Unit!

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