Early Stage 1 Dance resources

This page provides a sample scope and sequence and a unit of work for Early Stage 1 dance. The unit of work may need to be modified to reflect the needs or experiences of the students.

Scope and sequence

The Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus outlines the scope for dance in performing, composing and appreciating. The scope is specifically described in terms of the relationships between the elements of dance and dance contexts.

Units of work that the school has devised, as well as units of work that appear in support documents such as Quantum leaps and the Creative Arts K–6 Units of Work are appropriate starting points for inclusions in a scope and sequence. Some units of work may need to be modified to reflect the needs or experiences of the students. It is important that units of work build upon knowledge, understanding and skills gained in other units of work across each of the stages.

Early Stage 1 sample scope and sequence (pdf - 48kb )
This table shows a progression of skills and knowledge for performing, composing and appreciating and the elements of dance in units of work for Early Stage 1.

Units of work

Early Stage 1 Dance unit of work: Moving me (pdf - 92kb)
This unit introduces students to shape, locomotor activity and the use of space. They will experiment with movements from their everyday experience and link these movements together in a sequence. Students will also experience being an audience member and describing what they see. This unit could be expanded to include other everyday experiences, games or jobs, which become linked together to create a longer dance.

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