A part of a study of Australian Aboriginal culture, class members listen to a Dreamtime story about a father who stenciled his handprint on a rock wall.  Class members then make their own hand print art representative of themselves and/or their family.

Concepts

australia, the aborigine, aboriginal art, australian culture, australian history

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Additional Tags

aboriginal, australia, australian, aborigini, arnhem land, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Review with class members the appropriate use of the atomizer bottles, scissors, and other art supplies
• Include the activity in a unit study of Australian Aboriginal culture
• Model Aboriginal dot painting techniques 

Classroom Considerations

• Requires additional prep time to download, print, and laminate examples
• Sample paintings are available for purchase

Pros

• Provides a list or materials required for the activity

Cons

• None