Spanish interaction – AT
Students learnt how to talk about themselves and respond to a variety of questions relating to their personal world. Students practiced answering questions and preempting follow-up questions. In this task, students were asked to participate in a one-on-one …
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Mi vida en la escuela – AT
Students learnt how to talk about and describe their school life, vocabulary relating to subjects, school facilities, and language features and functions - conjunctions (y, porque) and verbs – present tense - regular (estudiar, gustar, comer) and irregular …
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Weather report – AT
Students learnt about the language required to describe weather conditions and how to report the weather in Spanish. Students studied the features of weather reports, and students watched and translated weather reports from various Spanish- speaking countries. In …
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At the clothes shop – AT
Students learnt how to talk about and describe items of clothing and participated in various oral activities using realia and pictures. In this task, students were asked to work in pairs or small groups and role play buying some clothing items at a shop. …
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Invitación para un amigo – AT
Students learnt the vocabulary and language structures to describe leisure activities for young people, to interact with friends and how to make suggestions and invitations. Students also learnt about adjustment of language for purpose, context and audience, …
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Scripted performance: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - AT
Students studied and reinterpreted the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in an integrated unit that involved English and The Arts. They participated in a process of play-building, in which they learned about Edward De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats, and …
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Arranging and performing - ABOVE
Students had to determine a community activity at which they could perform. They had to select repertoire and identify what style and form would suit the community performance. Students used their understanding of music making in different cultures, times …
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Arranging and performing - AT
Students had to determine a community activity at which they could perform. They had to select repertoire and identify what style and form would suit the community performance. Students used their understanding of music making in different cultures, times …
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Demonstration: Gymnastics - Years 3 and 4 - ABOVE
As part of a four-week gymnastics unit, students were introduced to activities and practised beginning positions, static balances, rotations, landings and transitions. Safety elements were incorporated into all lessons, including specific and safe warm-up …
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Demonstration: Gymnastics - Years 3 and 4 - AT
As part of a four-week gymnastics unit, students were introduced to activities and practised beginning positions, static balances, rotations, landings and transitions. Safety elements were incorporated into all lessons, including specific and safe warm-up …
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Folk music: North American - ABOVE
Students studied American folk music and the origins of blues in a 10-week unit that differentiated for a range of abilities in class. In particular, they studied traditional North American blues and gospel music, focusing on This Train is Bound for Glory …
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Class performance: Under the sea – Below
During the course of a term, students participated in an annual musical theatre production as an integrated unit that developed their skills across Dance, Drama and Music. The theme was ‘under the sea’ and the Year 2 students collaborated with Year 6 …
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Pairs: Seasons - BELOW
Students made and responded to dance by exploring seasons as a stimulus in a short unit of work. They also individually choreographed a dance to represent their chosen season. They were guided through the process of developing movements to represent a …
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Choreography: Telling stories - Below
Students investigated how elements of dance can be used to tell a story. The task consisted of two sections that were joined together. The first part engaged the students in the development of understanding of repetition and contrast to communicate their …
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Ensemble: Site specific – BELOW
Students studied choreography using a site specified by their teacher as a stimulus. The unit explored different spaces where dance can occur and provided students with the opportunity to choreograph their own work in a specific space. This was an informal …
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Hip-hop: Technology - BELOW
Students were asked to use dance to explore an issue facing the youth of today in a four-week unit. They were assessed in a summative task that included making (choreography and performance) and responding. Students selected and organised the elements …
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Style: Hip-hop - BELOW
Students were asked to choreograph a dance that explored the stylistic features and culture of hip-hop in a five-week unit. They worked collaboratively in pairs to manipulate and combine the elements of dance, choreographic devices, form and production …
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Contemporary - BELOW
Students were given the opportunity to develop their own choreography in response to Keep Everything by Chunky Move, choreographed by Anthony Hamilton. They also experienced and analysed a range of other Australian dance from contemporary and past times …
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Scripted performance: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - BELOW
Students studied and reinterpreted the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in an integrated unit that involved English and The Arts. They participated in a process of playbuilding, in which they learned about Edward De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats, and …
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Readers theatre: Blueback - BELOW
Students studied the novel Blueback by Tim Winton as part of an integrated unit that included English and playbuilding in Drama. They developed their own character in an imaginary town meeting in Longboat Bay, the novel’s setting. They used these characters …
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