EDU20006 CREATIVE ARTS EDUCATION II:

CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY

ASSIGNMENT 3
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Resource 1
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of resource: Aspect Covered:
Musical Mysteries
Music Webpage Lesson plans

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/sound01.shtml

Review (50 words):

An interactive resource which allows students to explore the concepts of music through online activities. This webpage includes a teacher
guide which contains lessons plans and other web-links to accompany the online activities. The outcomes for these activities are constructed
from Northern Ireland curriculum documents but can be altered to suit Australian curriculum outcomes and students.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Use this resource by:

Following the provided lessons plans
Adapt the lesson plans to suit needs of students.
A warm up activity to begin thinking about musical concepts

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Resource 2
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Music Garage Band App (iPad/iPhone/iPod touch) Composing music

Review (50 words):

Students can explore and create a composition without needing to be able to play or own an instrument.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Students can explore the concepts of music:
Structure
Pitch
Duration
Tone Colour
Dynamics

Share with the teacher via airdrop for assessment purposes.

Share with parents or friends through the internet.

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Resource 3
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Fun Music Company Website Teaching videos
Music www.funmusicco.com

Review (50 words):

Fun music company offers music teaching resources, tips for teachers, activities, videos which explain and demonstrate how to use
resources from the website. Some of these resources are especially beneficial if a school has little or no musical instruments or resources as
they do not always require instruments.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Example: Bucket beats activity can be used to:

Explore definite and indefinite pitch.

Create a variety of sounds using found objects.
Exploring simple concepts of music. For example: fast, slow, loud, soft.
Exploring basic music notation.

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Resource 4
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:

Music The Useful Book Book Early Years

Review (50 words):

A book suitable for early childhood teachers but content could also be used for early primary. The useful book contains sheet music, lyrics for
nursery rhymes and songs, also craft ideas and recipes to make for and with children.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Learning through play:

Learning early concepts of music by learning to sing along with nursery songs
Using nursery rhymes with hand actions to improve hand eye coordination.
Singing to develop verbal communication skills.

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Resource 5
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:
Role play
Drama Wheres Mum? Childrens book
By Libby Gleeson and Craig Smith
Review (50 words):
This is a childrens picture book which features a Dad and his kids who ask where their mum is. The story depicts the childrens imaginative
scenarios of their mother being side-tracked by different fairy-tale characters on the journey home. This story provides opportunities for
children to reimagine classic fairy-tales in everyday situations

Description of Usage (50 words):

Students could use this resources pictures as stimulus for:

Tableaux - recreate the pictures in the books
Role play act out a scene of Mum being side-tracked by fairy-tale characters
Hot seating developing questions to ask mum, such as: where has she been and what has she been doing?

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Resource 6
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:
Drama Arts: Live Lesson plans
www.artslive.com.au Website

Review (50 words):

Arts: Live is a free interactive website which provides resources and activities for students and teachers in Australia. It includes whole
lessons and provides information and links to Australian curriculum documents. It not only has resources for drama but also other creative art
forms.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Choose an activity, for example Improvisation starters, follow the interactive links
Have class discussion and explore the activities from the videos such as focused walking either as a warm up for a drama lesson or
as a lesson focus.
Students can complete activity sheets (from website) which require them to apply what they know about the elements of drama which
they have been exploring.
Also, content on the worksheets could be used for a discussion or further exploration.

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Resource 7
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Website Role play
Drama Scootle
www.scootle.edu.au

Review (50 words):

Scootle is a teaching resource site which includes full unit and lesson plans, interactive games and activities, and general teaching
resources. All resources have direct links to the Australian Curriculum with content descriptors and provides a justification of educational
value. Lessons include resources to use for drama lessons and a variety of drama activities to explore in a learning sequence

Description of Usage (50 words):

Focus resource: Blast off! Life in space.
Students observe videos of life in space from NASA astronauts
Develop characters: astronauts/aliens
Script writing for the role play.
Exploring dramatic elements: how can students demonstrate they are in space by utilising different elements?

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Resource 8
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:
Drama
App Improvisation
Heads Up!

Review (50 words):

This app requires one person to act out the scenario, person or object which appears on the screen and another person to guess what they
are acting. There are different categories to choose from within the app and can be played with many people at the one time.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Use Heads up as:
A warm up activity and select a category within the app which aligns with the focus of the lesson.
Activity to develop either verbal communication or non-verbal communication (such as mime).
Way to explore improvisation.
Exploring real life and fantasy situations based on categories selected.
Building character acting out famous characters by portraying their particular attributes.
Save or share the recorded video of activity for assessment or show to students and they can self-assess (or reflect).

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Resource 9
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Teaching Art to Young Children Text book
Visual Art Young children
By Rob Barnes
Review (50 words):

This book contains teaching resources, example activities, student samples and assessment strategies. Real life examples are given so the
reader can make connections between theoretical pedagogy to pedagogy in practice. This book also discusses common issues teachers
face while teaching art and ways to improve their practice.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Finding out activities:

Activities which allow students to explore and experiment with art materials there is no final product but the process.
Colour matching activity: students are given a colour sample and compare it against objects in and around the classroom. Discuss
colour, tint, tertiary, primary colours, etc.

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Resource 10
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Visual Art Picasso head
Website Appreciating

http://www.picassohead.com/create.html

Review (50 words):

A website which lets the user create their own Picasso style artwork. The user can place Picasso style facial features on the canvas,
choosing from many features. Users can also view other peoples Picasso inspired works from around the world.

Description of Usage (50 words):

This website can be used to explore:

The intentions of different artists behind their work
The artists view of their work can differ to that of the audience.
Explore the use of lines in artwork and how different materials and tools can alter the outcome.

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Resource 11
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:
Visual Art Kinder Art Website Early Years

www.kinderart.com

Review (50 words):

This website provides lesson ideas, teacher resource and samples of student work. Users can search through the website by art medium or
age group of students. Activities are provided for children from early childhood through to high school years.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Printable sheets: students can paint on printed images and explain their choice for colours or tools used.
Use recycled materials to create art works such as a grocery bag kite (make links to HSIE by discussing why people recycle and the
effects of not recycling on the environment).

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Resource 12
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Tayasui Sketches App Drawing
Visual Art
From the App Store
Review (50 words):
This app can be used to draw like you would on paper. It includes various brushes, pencils and tools to sketch with so the user can create
many different strokes and effects. Students who have sensory issues would find this app beneficial as they do not need to touch any paints
or materials which may act as a trigger.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Tayasui sketches could be used in a classroom to:
Explore different artistic tools and how they can change the overall look of an artwork.
Plan students artwork before creating it with real materials.
Share artwork with parents/school.
Collect artwork within the app in folders and use as a portfolio assessment.

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Resource 13
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:
Move and freeze by The Learning Station.
Dance Video Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Q44ReOWE

Review (50 words):

This video provides opportunities for students to explore basic locomotor and non-locomotor actions of dance in a safe and fun way. As the
movements are simple and accompanied by lyrics, it is easy for even early years to perform the movements regardless of their capabilities.
The Learning Station has a wide range of videos which encourage children to be active and get moving in order to have a healthy body and
mind.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Use Move and Freeze in the classroom:

As a warmup activity
Alter the movement to make your own version or ask students to help create another section of the song
As a freeze game/activity
Explore locomotor and non-locomotor movement
Explore symmetry of frozen poses and movements.

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Resource 14
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:
PE Central
Dance Website Lesson Plans
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/searchresults.asp?category=56

Review (50 words):

A physical education website which provides resources, lesson plans and instructional videos for teaching dance in schools. These lesson
ideas include: assessments ideas, tutorial videos of how to conduct the lesson and even offer suggestions to make adjustments for students
with additional needs to be able to participate in the learning.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Use a dance lesson idea, such as Star Wars Dance of the Storm Troopers
To ensure participation and interest of both genders by providing a relevant topic for the dance.
Teach students the suggested movements
Ask students to think about how they might move in outer space based on their knowledge of Star Wars movies and other knowledge
of space.
Have students create dance sequences in small groups incorporating movements from the Star Wars dance and movements of their
own creation.

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Resource 15
Artform: Name of Resource: Type of Resource: Aspect Covered:
Booklet Lesson plans/ideas
Dance Move to Dance

Review (50 words):

A booklet developed with the Australian government and Ausdance to encourage children to become active through dance activities.
Provides the user with tips for teaching, lesson plans and activities, as well as illustrations of what the activity should look like. Activities do
not require a large amount of resources to complete.

Description of Usage (50 words):

This resource can be used to:
Teach students to work cooperatively with others (untying the knot activity)
Bodily awareness (untying the knot activity)
Learn basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements.
Learn to move body parts in time with music.
Develop balance and motor skills (exploring different ways to turn on the spot)

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Resource 16
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Dance Just Dance Now App Action

Review (50 words):

This app connects to larger screens (such as TV or laptop) and the user follows the movements of the dancer on the screen. Users score
points for being in time with the dancer and music and following the movement sequence.

Description of Usage (50 words):

Play the game as:
A warm up activity and then discuss the dancing elements used to perform the dances.
Use as a large group activity for keeping in time with beat and the movement sequence.
Develop movement sequences based on movements explored in the app and perform for class or larger audiences.

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References

Australian Sports Commission (2007). Move to dance: Companion book. Retrieved from https://www.healthyactivekids.com.au/wp-

content/uploads/2013/12/Companion-Book-Dance.pdf

Apple (2016). Garage band (Version 2.1.2) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/au/app

/garageband/id408709785?mt=8

Barnes, R. (2015). Teaching Art to Young Children. Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com

British Broadcasting Corporation (2015). Musical mysteries. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/

music/mm/sound01.shtml

Education Services Australia (2016). Scootle [Webpage]. Retrieved from https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/p/home

Fun Music Company (2016). The fun music company [Webpage]. Retrieved from www.funmusicco.com

Gleeson, L. & Smith, C. (1992). Wheres mum? Australia. Omnibus Books.

Kinderart (2016). Lessons by age [Webpage]. Retrieved from www.kinderart.com

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The Learning Station (2015, May 13). Move and freeze [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=388Q44ReOWE

PE Central (2016). Lesson ideas [Webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/searchresults.asp?category=56

Playschool (2016). The useful book: 50th anniversary edition. Australia: Harper Collins Publisher Australia.

Ruder Finn (2016). Picassohead [Webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.picassohead.com/create.htm

The Singing Room (2016). Arts: Live [Webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.artslive.com.au/

Tayasui (2016). Tayasui sketches (Version 12.2.3) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/au/app

/tayasui-sketches-draw-paint/id641900855?mt=8

Ubisoft (2016). Just dance now (Version 1.5.1) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/just-

dance-now/id833517462?mt=8

Warner Bros Entertainment (2016). Heads up! (Version xxxxxx) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/heads-up!/id623592465?mt=8

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