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

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

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.

A term long unit of work (9 weeks) with a music focus, based off the Australian program Music Count Us In. It uses resources off there so you will need to register (it's free!) to access these. I have sorted it out into lesson plans with Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, Assessments and Rubrics for Foundation/Prep - Year 6 students.

3 weeks worth of performing arts home activities for Prep - Year 6. Week 1 focus is Drama. Week 2 focus is Dance. Week 3 focus is Music. Activities are split into Prep, 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6. They include student friendly Learning Intentions and Success Criteria, links to videos, and no printing or resource making required for you! It may not be the prettiest thing around, but it's easy to understand and fun! Just send home one lesson each week :)