Early Stage 1 Drama resources
This page provides units of work for Early Stage 1 drama. The units of work may need to be modified to reflect the needs or experiences of the students.
Learning in Early Stage 1 drama
This excerpt from the resource Exploring the Worlds of K–6 drama: from Ancient Anna to the Cloth of Dreams provides examples of appropriate content and evidence of learning at this stage.
K-6 drama scope (pdf - 593kb)
Units of work
These drama units provide sequences of learning activities developed for students in Early Stage 1. They are linked to a variety of topics and themes suitable for K–6 classrooms.
Early Stage 1 Chants and rhymes (pdf - 180 KB)
In this unit students work in improvisation, movement and reader's theatre to develop and present a performance based on a selection of traditional, contemporary and student-devised chants and rhymes.
Early Stage 1 Colours (pdf - 156 KB)
Students explore their understanding of colours as they develop and perform work in improvisation and movement.
Early Stage 1 Imagination (pdf - 330 KB)
Students respond to a piece of instrumental music to develop and perform a story.
