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NSW Department of Education and Training

Curriculum support for NSW Public Schools

Stage 1 music resources

The materials below include a program overview of Sounds in the Environment with a summary of skills and concept development. 

Blank programming templates  

Adapting activities across stages

Sounds in the environment

 Drawing of green tree frog hanging from branch This program for Stage 1 is based on the Sounds in the Environment unit in the Creative Arts K–6 Units of Work, Board of Studies. Video footage of this unit can be viewed on the arts action CD-ROM.

Download an overview of the program:
Stage 1 program overview (pdf 26k)

Download a summary of the skills and concept development in this program:
Stage 1 skill and concept development (pdf 63k)

 

Blank programming templates

Click below to download a blank program overview for this stage:
Stage 1 blank program overview (pdf 51k)

Click below to download blank programming charts:
Concept based programming chart (pdf 49k)
Skill based programming chart (pdf 51k)
Thematic programming chart (pdf 55k)                                                                          
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Adapting activities across stages

Teacher standing hands raised ready to clap with studentsTeacher ready to clap standing in front of students    

Click below to download charts demonstrating how to adapt units of work for different stages:
Adapting the ‘Etchings’ unit (pdf 29k) from Sync or Swing for different stages.

Adapting the ‘Funge alafia’ unit (pdf 25k) from Vocal-Ease (modules1 & 2) for different stages. This unit is also demonstrated on the arts action CD-ROM.                         
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Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus  

Click on the heading to download the Creative Arts K–6 syllabus from the Board of Studies NSW website for Primary schools. 

 

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