Year 1 Specialist News -Term 3

Music

Transdisciplinary Theme:

 How we express ourselves 

Central Idea:

 People Express Themselves Through Stories.

Lines of inquiry: 

• The way stories are told 
• The reason people write stories 
• The way we explore culture, values and beliefs through stories. 
• How music is used to tell stories 

Key Concepts: 

form, perspective 

Learner Profile Attributes:

 communicator, principled, risk-taker  

Students Will: 

• Continue to explore ways of representing pitch in written form. Students will revise technique, will practise tunes and perform tunes on the chime bars 
• Understand that both formal and informal notation is a form of communication from one person to the next. Notation can help pass on both old and new ideas in music, making a connection to others
• Play percussion instruments in small performance groups. A performance of ‘The Big Green Tram' and ‘The Rain is Falling’ will refine skills learnt.
• Stories have a pattern or form, so does dance and music. Students will learn some dances   
• Use music vocabulary to compare changes in music, as they listen appreciatively to a variety of works  
• Focus on learning to express one’s ideas and share personal perspectives about music and being open minded to the ideas of others
• Experience how stories and ideas can be expressed through ballet, songs, instrumentals, musicals and dance and be given the opportunity to express their perspective on a favourite way to hear a timeless tale 
• Enjoy singing songs related to their unit of inquiry.  E.g. ‘Those Magnificent Men.’

Japanese 

Transdisciplinary Theme: 

How we express ourselves  

Central Idea:  

 People express themselves through stories.  

Key Concepts: 

form, perspective 

Learner Profile Attributes: 

inquirers, risk-takers  

Lines of Inquiry: 

• Cultural Significance of Onomatopoeia in Japanese Language 
• Exclamatory Words and Expressions in Japanese Communication 

Students Will: 

• Recite phrases in Japanese from ancient Japanese stories and perform skits with their classmates 
• Write down the phrases from the skit in Japanese 
• Listen to ancient Japanese stories and infer or comprehend the events within them
• Discuss the lessons that can be derived from select ancient Japanese stories 
• Compare traditional folk tales from Australia with those from Japan, identifying and discussing the similarities and differences between the two countries

 Library

Transdisciplinary Theme:

 How we express ourselves   

Central idea:  

People express themselves through stories.   

Lines of Inquiry: 

• The Elements of a Story
• The way different authors and illustrators use their imagination to create stories
• The way stories reflect the culture and traditions of different communities  

Key Concepts:

 form and perspective   

Learner Profile Attributes:

 communicator and risk-taker   

Students Will: 

• Review various parts of books such as the title, author, illustrator, spine, barcode, and endpapers
• Discuss proper care and handling of books, as well as correct shelving techniques in Picture fiction and Easy Fiction sections 
• Explore Non-Fiction books, examining their features and understanding the significance of numbers on their call number labels, which denote subject codes
• Review different sections of the library 
• Engage in reading and discussions related to the unit of inquiry, "How we express ourselves," exploring storytelling through literature and utilizing resources available in the school library
• Books to be explored include: 
• "The Snail and the Whale" by Julia Donaldson 
• "Look, A Book!" by Libby Gleeson 
• "Boy" by Phil Cummings 
• "Lily the Inventor - The true story of the kangaroo cup" by Claire Thompson 
• "The Unwilling Twin" by Freya Blackwood 
• "Where We Are" by Oliver Jeffers 

Art

Transdisciplinary Theme: 

How we express ourselves 

Central Idea: 

Storytelling preserves cultural heritage. 

Lines of Inquiry:  

• The various forms of storytelling used by Australian Aboriginal people 
• How traditional stories of Australian First Nations people share cultural knowledge, traditions, and express a deep connection to the land 
• The artistic forms and representation of storytelling in Australian Aboriginal art  

Key Concepts:

 function and perspective 

Learner Profile Attributes:

 open-minded and caring   

Students Will Create:   

• Colourful serpent paintings/drawings, inspired by the story of the Rainbow Serpent, capturing traditional pattern of dot and line
• Paper plate weaving inspired by Aboriginal basket weaving. They will explore basic weaving technique and dexterity 
• Australian native animal collage inspired by the Aboriginal story ‘Tiddalick the Frog’ 
• Clay pinch pot turtle applying modelling technique and using clay tools to apply pattern onto the turtle 'shell' 

Physical Education

Transdisciplinary Theme: 

How we organise ourselves 

Central Idea:  

Sport and communities bring people together.   

Lines of Inquiry: 

• The importance of fair play and sportsmanship and personal development in athletic type skills
• The role of the Olympic games in our community and culture and how we all come together   

Key Concepts:  

connection and change   

Learner Profile Attributes:   

principled and caring  

Students Will:  

• Be involved in athletic type activities incorporating running, vertical jump, leaping and throwing. They will use these skills in races, relays and minor games 
• Participate in a whole-school Mini Olympics/Athletics carnival where students interact across all junior year levels with one another competing in various events
• Develop their fundamental motor skills in organized games and revise the basic skills of throwing, catching, bouncing and kicking