The Arts
PlannedMaking and responding across five art forms.
The Arts covers five distinct art forms, Dance, Drama, Music, Media Arts and Visual Arts. Students learn by making (creating their own works) and responding (exploring and interpreting the works of others).
Strands
How The Arts is organised in the curriculum.
DanceDramaMusicMedia ArtsVisual Arts
The Arts worksheets on SproutSheets
Colouring and colour-by-number activities today; dedicated Arts content is planned.
Curriculum content (Foundation – Year 6)
What The Arts covers, by year band and strand.
Foundation – Year 6
Dance
- •Explore movement and choreograph simple sequences
- •Perform and respond to dance
Drama
- •Role, situation and story
- •Devise, perform and reflect on drama
Music
- •Beat, rhythm, pitch and dynamics
- •Sing, play and create music
Media Arts
- •Images, sound and story
- •Make and share simple media works
Visual Arts
- •Line, shape, colour and texture
- •Make artworks and respond to others'
Content is paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum v9. See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au for the authoritative content descriptions.
Other learning areas
English
Reading, writing, speaking and listening in Standard Australian English.
Mathematics
Number, algebra, measurement, space and statistics, built for fluency and reasoning.
Science
Understanding the biological, chemical, physical and earth-and-space sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
History, geography, civics and citizenship, and economics and business.
Technologies
Designing solutions and thinking computationally.
Health and Physical Education
Healthy, active living and personal and social wellbeing.
Languages
Communicating in a language other than English.
Learning-area descriptions are paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum (ACARA v9). See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au.