Stage 3 music resources

The materials below include a program overview of Just Gimme the Beat and The Earth is our Mother with a summary of skills and concept development as well as assessment ideas including a sample using Lunch Box Rap.

Blank programming templates

Adapting activities across stages

Assessment ideas for K-6

Lunch Box Rap

Two songs

This unit is drawn from Vocal-Ease (modules 1 & 2) and uses two songs: ‘Just gimme the beat’ and ‘The earth is our mother’. Video footage of this unit can be viewed on the arts action CD-ROM.

Student playing the xylophone with two beaters

Download an overview of the program:
Stage 3 program overview (pdf 62k)
Download a summary of the skills and concept development in this program:
Stage 3 skill and concept development for 'Just gimme the beat' (pdf 101k)
Stage 3 skill and concept development for 'The earth is our mother' (pdf 59k)

Blank programming templates

Click below to download a blank program overview for this stage:
Stage 3 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 students Teacher 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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Assessment ideas for K–6 music

The following assessment strategies are based on music units from Vocal-Ease modules 3 & 4. A program overview, an assessment strategy and a teacher observation sheet has been included for each of the pieces listed below.

Program overview

The program overview provides information on outcomes, indicators, syllabus content (what students learn to do and learn about), a sequence of activities, key assessment opportunities, literacy links (where appropriate) and resources needed for teaching this unit.

Detailed teaching activities and recordings for these units are provided in the Vocal-Ease (modules 3 & 4) resource.

Assessment strategies

A variety of assessment strategies have been included. Some of them are intended as assessment of learning and others as assessment for learning. They include portfolio items, peer assessment, self assessment and tasks for teacher observation.

Teacher observation sheets

The teacher observation sheets include the outcomes and indicators covered by each unit of work with space for class names to be added. If the entire unit is taught, it would be appropriate to record an observation for student achievement against each of the indicators. top

Drawing of lunch box with animated fruit jumping out