FB S4.3 Handle With Care TEACHER RESOURCE

Handle with Care is an empowering and versatile teacher resource that integrates faith-based reflection with practical classroom strategies, supporting both the academic and spiritual growth of students. Designed to align with the NSW Visual Arts Syllabus, this resource explores the tension between public and private identity, equipping students to reflect on how they present themselves to the world versus who they are within.

Students engage with the contemporary artist Gillian Wearing, analysing how her practice explores themes of identity, and self-expression. Inspired by her work, students create their own cardboard letterbox sculptures as a symbolic representation of how they express themselves publicly versus privately.

Key Features:

• Faith Integration: Rooted in Christian values, the resource guides teachers in modelling compassion, empathy, and grace, encouraging students to see their creative practice as a way of reflecting on their God-given identity.

• Learning Intentions & Success Criteria: Each section includes clearly defined goals and criteria, ensuring that both teachers and students have a shared understanding of expected outcomes, supporting purposeful teaching and assessment.

• Gradual Release of Responsibility: Lessons are structured through the I Do, We Do, You Do model, helping teachers scaffold learning and guide students towards independence with confidence.

• Super Six Comprehension Strategies: Incorporated into artist case studies and written tasks to deepen understanding, strengthen literacy, and encourage critical and reflective engagement with identity.

• TEEL Paragraph Frameworks: Supports students in expressing their ideas in clear, structured written form, fostering reflective practice and strong literacy development.

• NESA Verbs Alignment: Tasks are deliberately framed with NESA verbs to ensure alignment with syllabus outcomes, enabling students to demonstrate skills at the correct depth and level of complexity.

• Practical Classroom Application: Provides scaffolded activities from artist research through to sculpture creation, supporting both creative exploration and faith-based reflection on identity.

Designed for Stage 4 Visual Arts, Handle with Care offers a holistic approach that unites pedagogy, creativity, and Christian identity. It empowers educators to see teaching as both instruction and ministry; guiding students to explore who they are publicly and privately, while nurturing their artistic skills and faith.