Performing Arts - Prep to Year 6,
Term 1
Prep
Transdisciplinary Theme
How We Organise Ourselves
Central Idea
Schools are organised to help us learn and play together.
Prep students will be stepping into the Performing Arts space with curiosity and imagination! This term they will explore music and movement through playful activities, echo songs, puppets, and sound exploration. Students will experiment with beat, rhythm and expressive movement as they learn how to work together, follow routines and use their bodies and voices creatively. Performing Arts becomes a joyful place where they discover how school helps us learn, cooperate and connect.
What We Are Learning Next
Explore different spaces in the school through movement and sound
Use simple musical patterns to represent routines
Learn songs and actions connected to school roles and routines
Practise teamwork through games, turn taking and shared music
Year 1
Transdisciplinary Theme
Who We Are
Central Idea
The decisions people make influence their relationships with each other.
Year 1 students jump into a term filled with interactive songs, movement adventures and rhythm challenges. They will explore how their bodies, voices and instruments can be used to communicate emotions and solve problems together. Students experience the power of cooperation through group performances, echo games and partner activities, discovering how their behaviour affects harmony in the classroom and in the Performing Arts space.
What We Are Learning Next
Perform rhythms and songs that require teamwork
Explore respectful communication through voice, expression and movement
Participate in musical games promoting sharing and cooperation
Reflect on how behaviour affects group performance
Year 2
Transdisciplinary Theme
Who We Are
Central Idea
Positive relationships contribute to a harmonious community.
Year 2 students will dive deeper into ensemble musicmaking, exploring how musical groups rely on listening, cooperation and shared responsibility. Through drumming patterns, movement tasks, ‘call and response’ and improvisation; students discover how their actions affect others.
Students will use music and drama to investigate fairness, kindness and why communities need rules to thrive. Making, exploring how musical groups rely on listening, cooperation and shared responsibility. Through drumming patterns, movement tasks, call and response and improvisation, students discover how their actions affect others.
What We Are Learning Next
Participate in ensemble tasks requiring active listening
Use movement and roleplay to explore behaviour
Represent rules and routines through rhythmic patterns
Build fairness and cooperation through shared responsibilities
Reflect on why rules help creative groups succeed
Year 3
Transdisciplinary Theme
How We Express Ourselves
Central Idea
Communication is influenced by feelings and emotions.
This term, Year 3 students become expressive artists as they explore how music and movement can show different emotions. Through rhythm creation, expressive dance, pitch work and the introduction of written notation, students discover how artists communicate feelings without words. They will experiment with tempo, dynamics and musical texture to show their own ideas and interpret the feelings in others’ performances.
What We Are Learning Next
Explore emotions through sound, rhythm and movement
Create musical patterns that express a chosen feeling
Analyse how performers use musical elements to communicate
Begin reading and writing basic notation
Year 4
Transdisciplinary Theme
Sharing the Planet
Central Idea
All children have rights regardless of who they are.
Year 4 students will travel the world through music! They will explore drumming patterns, melodic traditions and movement styles from a range of cultures while discussing what creative expression means to children everywhere.
Students will examine how the arts can celebrate identity and why every child deserves opportunities to participate in creative experiences, no matter where they live or who they are.
What We Are Learning Next
Explore musical traditions from diverse cultures
Create rhythmic and movement sequences expressing personal identity
Investigate global access to the arts
Use ensemble work to practise fairness and inclusion
Year 5
Transdisciplinary Theme
Who We Are
Central Idea
Different perspectives influence the way people treat each other.
Year 5 students become creative thinkers this term as they explore how different perspectives can shape music and performance. They will experiment with musical contrast, compose short rhythmic and melodic ideas and work in ensembles to show different viewpoints through sound. Students will reflect on how diverse ideas strengthen group performances and how respectful relationships help creative teams thrive.
What We Are Learning Next
Analyse how music expresses different perspectives
Use musical contrast to represent viewpoints
Develop ensemble leadership and rehearsal skills
Practise building a respectful, supportive creative community
Year 6
Transdisciplinary Theme
How We Express Ourselves
Central Idea
Leaders possess unique qualities.
Year 6 students will step into leadership roles in the Performing Arts space. They will explore how musicians and performers guide others through gestures, expression, decision making and creative risk taking.
Through group tasks, conducting, choreography and performance challenges, students will see how leadership qualities, such as courage, empathy, initiative and communication, come to life in the arts.
What We Are Learning Next
Investigate leadership styles in the arts
Practise leading groups using conducting and direction
Explore how artistic leaders' express ideas and inspire others
Create performances demonstrating leadership and collaboration
Looking Ahead
We are excited for a vibrant and creative term in Performing Arts. Across the school, students will continue to build musical and expressive skills while strengthening communication, collaboration and confidence. We can’t wait to see their creativity shine throughout the year!