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Stage 1 Drama resources

This page provides units of work for Stage 1 drama. The units of work may need to be modified to reflect the needs or experiences of the students.

Learning in 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

Stage 1 Toy world (pdf - 124 KB)

In this unit students explore the world of toys through improvisation, movement and storytelling, and make links with learning in Science and Technology.

Stage 1 Songs of a Summer Night (pdf - 382 KB)

Colin Lanceley's work "Songs of a Summer Night (Lynne's Garden)" provides the stimulus for this unit. Students explore themes through improvisation, movement and reader's theatre and make links with learning in visual arts and music.

Stage 1 Magic Beach (pdf - 119 KB)

In this unit students explore the picture book "Magic Beach", through improvisation, movement and reader's theatre, and make links with learning in English.