Beaumaris North PS

 Year 3 Specialist News - Term 1

  Art  

Transdisciplinary Theme

How we express ourselves  

Central Idea

Artists interpret and represent the world around them in abstract forms  

Lines of Inquiry  

  • Abstract art through the fundamental elements of shapes, lines, and colours  
  • Composition and how artists use composition to create balance, harmony, and visual interest.   
  • The influence of artists on abstract art and how their techniques and ideas shape art today.   

Specified Concepts

change, perspective and form  

Learner Profile Attributes

thinkers and communicators  

 

Students Will Create

  • Rotating still life drawing- Students move around to draw a display of mechanical objects, detailing the shapes formed with colour. Inspired by the Cubist works of Picasso, using observational skills to capture the connection in the still life using line, shape, colour, and tone.  

  • Ceramic relief sculptures- inspired by the works of Jean Arp. Applying the use of ceramic technique, looking at shape, form, balance, and composition.  

  • The design and construction of an Abstract printing plate and the resulting prints. Inspired by the works of Roger Kemp and Leonard French, demonstrating design skills through exploring line, pattern, and balance.   

Science

Curriculum Strand

Earth Science   

Central Idea

The Earth, Sun and Moon are in constant movement with each other.  

Lines of Inquiry

  • The causes of night and day 

  • The way shadows are formed 

  • They ways we gain and use data to develop explanations of events and phenomena 

 

Specified Concepts

connection, function 

Learner Profile Attributes

openminded, inquirers 

 Students Will

  • Investigate what causes night and day. 

  • Investigate how shadows change through-out the day and link these changes to the Sun’s apparent movement across the sky. 

  • Explore the sizes, shapes, positions and movements of the Sun, Earth and Moon. 

  • Through investigations, explain night and day in terms of the earth spinning on its axis. 

Music

Transdisciplinary Theme

How we express ourselves  

Central Idea

Original musical traditions use rhythm and pitch patterns to show life and relationships

Lines of Inquiry

  • Understanding audience and environment  

  • Reflecting on the impact my communication skills have on others  

  • Different rhythm patterns are used in dances  

  • Dances used as a mode of expression.  

  • Folksongs tell stories  

  

Specified Concepts

connection, form, function  

 

Learner Profile Attributes

 communicators 

  

Students Will

  • Respond to music from First Nations musicians e.g. Baker Boy  

  • Compare and contrast bush ballads with modern Australian songs  

  • Listen to and appreciate a variety of music connected to their unit of inquiry e.g. Click Go   the Shears, Land Downunder, My Island Home  

  • Learn Australian Bush dances e.g. The Galopede and Waves of Bondi.  

  • Create their own bush dance in groups and then perform them  

  • Add to their knowledge of harmony, as they play chords on chime bars, to a well-known song.  

  • Read and write rhythms in group work.  

  • Take risks at improvising as they play percussion instruments, e.g. lagerphones  

  • Sing songs e.g. The Last Anzac, Shine Your Way  

  • Discuss how lyrics have had to accommodate the change in social attitudes and   experiences.  

  • Reflect on their communication style with each other, as they work together in groups to share ideas. 

Physical Educaton

Transdisciplinary Theme

Who we are

  

Central Idea

Positive relationships contribute to a harmonious community 

 

Lines of Inquiry

  • The way we develop body awareness- exploring how Fundamental Movement Skills contribute to understanding our body and its capabilities 

  • Different activities can foster cooperation, teamwork and communication among peers during activity 

 Specified Concepts 

Perspective Understanding how collaborating strengthens who you are and how you are within a team. 

  

Responsibility Developing awareness of personal responsibilities within the class. Acting responsibly during activities with one another, within a team and with equipment at all times, and understanding why this is important for enhancement in learning.   

 

 

   

Learner Profile Attributes

principled, caring, balanced  

   

Students Will

  • Team-building activities: Parachute games to promote cooperation and communication. 

  • Throwing and catching strategy games: Develop strategic thinking while practicing these fundamental skills. 

  • Modified Lacrosse with external coaches and T-Ball activities: Participate in lacrosse and T-ball games, guided by external coaches for enhanced learning. 

  • Refine Fundamental Motor Skills: Practice and improve throwing, catching, and striking techniques, applying them in lacrosse and T-ball activities. 

  • Introduction to basic team strategies: Learn and apply basic strategies for success in team games.