{"product_id":"the-arts-unit-1-our-community-of-storytellers-lesson-plans-foundation-year-kindergarten","title":"The Arts - Unit 1: Our Community of Storytellers - LESSON PLANS - Foundation Year\/ Kindergarten","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTired of spending your weekends planning? Transform your Foundation Year Arts lessons with this complete, 9-week inquiry-based unit that brings stories to life without words!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStep into the sensory world of \u003cb\u003e\"Unit 1: Our Community of Storytellers,\"\u003c\/b\u003e a comprehensive integrated Arts unit designed to save you time and nurture the creative expression of your Foundation students. This unit focuses on \u003cb\u003eintegration, \u003c\/b\u003eteaching students how to combine Music, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts and Media Arts to tell powerful stories using their bodies, sounds and images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Curriculum Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAustralia\u003c\/b\u003e: This unit is fully aligned with the Foundation Year Arts curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including \u003cb\u003eAC9AMUFE01\u003c\/b\u003e (Music Elements), \u003cb\u003eAC9AVAFC01\u003c\/b\u003e (Visual Arts Creating), \u003cb\u003eAC9ADAFE01\u003c\/b\u003e (Dance Elements) and \u003cb\u003eAC9AMAFE01\u003c\/b\u003e (Media Arts Skills).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUSA (National Core Arts Standards)\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAnchor Standard 1:\u003c\/b\u003e Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. \u003cb\u003eAnchor Standard 11:\u003c\/b\u003e Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUK (National Curriculum in England)\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eArt \u0026amp; Design (Key Stage 1):\u003c\/b\u003e Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products. Use drawing, painting, and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences, and imagination. \u003cb\u003eMusic (Key Stage 1):\u003c\/b\u003e Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIB (Primary Years Programme)\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eTransdisciplinary Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e How we express ourselves. \u003cb\u003eLearning Objective:\u003c\/b\u003e An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePacked with sensory, hands-on activities, this unit will transform your classroom into a buzzing Sound Lab, a Giant’s Forest and an Art Gallery where students don't just consume stories, they create them as \u003cb\u003eMusicians, Dancers, Artists\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePerformers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis 9-week unit is meticulously planned to help you deliver exceptional Arts lessons with confidence. You will find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e9 Weeks of Engaging Lesson Plans:\u003c\/b\u003e Guide your students through a creative journey, from exploring \u003cb\u003e'Stories Without Words'\u003c\/b\u003e through sound, creating personal \u003cb\u003e'Story Boxes'\u003c\/b\u003e with collage and texture, developing \u003cb\u003e'Moving Characters'\u003c\/b\u003e with body language, capturing \u003cb\u003e'Story Selfies'\u003c\/b\u003e with tablets and presenting their work at the final \u003cb\u003e'Story Circle Celebration.'\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlay-Based \u0026amp; Hands-On Learning:\u003c\/b\u003e Foster genuine understanding with interactive activities that make artistic concepts memorable. Imagine your students becoming \u003cb\u003e'Sound Detectives'\u003c\/b\u003e with percussion instruments, creating a giant collaborative \u003cb\u003e'Backdrop'\u003c\/b\u003e with paint and collage and becoming \u003cb\u003e'Digital Costume Designers'\u003c\/b\u003e by drawing on photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuilt-in Assessment \u0026amp; Differentiation:\u003c\/b\u003e Effortlessly monitor student progress through natural observation opportunities embedded in each activity. Evaluate their ability to follow a conductor in \u003cb\u003e'The Soundtrack'\u003c\/b\u003e, review their \u003cb\u003e'Gluing Techniques'\u003c\/b\u003e during collage work and assess their \u003cb\u003e'Audience Etiquette'\u003c\/b\u003e during performances.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEarly Career Connections:\u003c\/b\u003e Expose students to potential future pathways by weaving career education into every lesson. 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