Primary Performing Arts

An 8 week unit of work for Foundation/Prep students that teaches them about music around the world. The unit includes lesson plans and a detailed powerpoint ready to teach! It looks at what a culture is, different traditional instruments, songs and dances from specific countries. Every lesson includes a learning intention and success criteria, clear explicit steps for learning tasks, links to the Victorian Curriculum, and an assessment rubric.

A 10 week unit for students in years 5 and 6 based around the concept of Rap. The unit looks at technical aspects of music composition including rhythm notation and arrangements based on different musical elements. It also includes activities on the history of rap and hip hop culture, and links to Indigenous Australian poetry. It uses links on the Arts Live website which requires an account (this is free if you are in Australia). Students work towards developing their own raps about a topic tha

This is a whole school primary Performing Arts Unit that focusses on scripted drama, with a mini-unit on dance. It has Victorian Curriculum achievement standards and content descriptors for Dance and Drama from Year 1 - 6. It includes: 10 x 50/55 minute lesson plans. Each with grade specific learning intentions, success criteria, and differentiation. Over 10 scripts Worksheets Posters Assessment Marking Rubric This Unit could be repeated every year and is a real time saver for any Primary Perfor

10 week unit of work where students make their own 'shakers', designed for students in year 1 and 2. The program looks at basic rhythm notation, beat vs rhythm, the musical elements of pitch and timbre, and ends with students learning and performing a shaker song. It includes links to the Victorian Curriculum, Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, detailed lesson plans with a warm up, explicit teaching/launch, exploration, and revision, and an Assessment rubric. Please leave a review and let m

A 10 week unit designed for students in years 3 and 4 based around the concept of Fairy Tales. In this drama/media unit students work towards developing their own movie trailers about a fractured fairy tale they have created. It is important to note this unit does require access to electronic devices such as iPads or laptops with iMovie. This resource includes curriculum content descriptors (Victorian Curriculum), learning intentions, success criteria, detailed lesson plans following a warm up,

A performing arts based unit for Year 1 and 2 students with links to PYP and Victorian Curriculum. It explores developing imagination, creating characters, and settings using facial expression, body movement, and voice. It includes 8 x 1 hour detailed lesson plans, Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, links and an assessment rubric. It is a word document so you can edit it and adjust it how you want. It does include one link to a Twinkl resource but this could also easily be made yourself (o

A performing arts based unit for Year 3 and 4 students with links to PYP and Victorian Curriculum. This unit looks at symbolism in dance, drama and music, and includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander references. It includes 8 x 1 hour lessons, Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, a Powerpoint and other worksheet resources, and an assessment rubric. Please leave a review and let me know what you think :)

Unlock the world of voice acting with this comprehensive 9-week unit! Designed for students in Years 3-6, this could also be used with lower secondary students as well. This unit is packed with engaging activities, detailed lesson plans, and a wealth of resources that will captivate your students and bring out their inner voice actor! What's Included:9 Weeks of Detailed Lesson Plans: Each week features a 1-hour lesson jam-packed with hands-on activities and clear instructions. Start by exploring

This is a whole school primary Performing Arts Unit that focusses on scripted drama, with a mini-unit on dance. It has Victorian Curriculum achievement standards and content descriptors for Dance and Drama from Year 1 - 6. It includes: 10 x 50/55 minute lesson plans. Each with grade specific learning intentions, success criteria, and differentiation. Over 10 scripts Worksheets Posters Assessment Marking Rubric This Unit could be repeated every year and is a real time saver for any Primary Per

8 week unit of work about the development of technology in film. This unit was designed for students in year 1 and 2 but could be adapted to suit students up to year 6. It includes links to the Victorian Curriculum, Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, detailed lesson plans with a warm up, explicit teaching/launch, exploration, and revision, and an Assessment rubric. At the end of the unit students use what they have learnt about Film development to create their own film related invention.

Students must find the letters of their name and the write down the notes from each letter to find their Name Rhythm. This could be a once off activity or expanded into a Unit of work. What's included: PDF file Alphabet with notes for each letter Pre-worked example Blank student work sheet Enabling and extending prompts Learning intention and success criteria Assessment rubric

Display posters relating to Performing Arts for the PYP Key Concepts. Definitions for Responsibility, Function, Form, Connection, Causation, Change, Reflection, and Perspective, and questions relating specifically to the Performing Arts to encourage students to consider how these concepts are involved in the creation, rehearsal and performance process. Please leave a review and let me know what you think :)

Bright and colourful Drama Terminology cards! Taken from the VCE Drama Study Design, terminology with definitions, categorised by colour. Great for introducing to primary drama students, or for revision with secondary students. Thanks to RedPepper and Krista Wallden for the graphics.

Bright and colourful Terminology cards! 1 set of Drama Terminology cards, 1 set of Dance Terminology cards, and 1 set of Music Terminology cards. Taken from the VCE Study Designs, terminology with definitions, categorised by colour. Great for Performing Arts teachers. Useful for introducing language to primary students, or revising with secondary students. Thanks to RedPepper and Krista Wallden for the graphics.

What a crazy, crazy time! Especially for us in the performing arts... Since finding out we will be teaching remotely in Term 2, I have put together 10 weeks worth of performing arts based home activities for Prep - Year 6. I know how challenging it can be to think of ideas for such physical mediums, so hopefully this will be useful to you! There are a variety of Drama, Dance and Music activities that include all resources, links to video, learning intentions and success criteria in alignment to

Bright and colourful Music Terminology cards! Taken from the VCE Music Study Design, terminology with definitions, categorised by colour. Great for introducing to primary music students, or for revision with secondary students. Thanks to RedPepper and Krista Wallden for the graphics.

Bright and colourful Dance Terminology cards! Taken from the VCE Dance Study Design, terminology with definitions, categorised by colour. Great for introducing to primary dance students, or for revision with secondary students. Thanks to RedPepper and Krista Wallden for the graphics.

This pack includes clip art of: - boys and girls of varying ethnicities - ballerina dancers (girls) - boys and girls in costumes (princess, cat, witch/wizard) It may be used for personal and commercial use. If you use it for commercial use please credit my store.

A Powerpoint resource with step by step instructions on how to make a Stop Motion animation on an iPad or Phone. My school was trying to encourage students to practice their times tables so we set up this challenge to increase engagement with the activity. It could be used for the same purposes or if you want to do a Stop Motion unit this could also be a useful tutorial for students to refer to or supplement lessons.

A poster with pictures showing the expected behaviours of the performing arts classroom. Ideal for P - 2 when reading ability is still being developed.