What do students learn in Year 1 The Arts?

The Australian Curriculum v9 has 25 The Arts content descriptions for Year 1 (some are written for a band of years: Years 1 and 2). They are listed on this page with their codes.

How do I plan a Year 1 The Arts lesson for a content description?

Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Year 1 The Arts with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

Year 1 The Arts in the Australian Curriculum

25 content descriptions from Version 9.0. Choose "Plan this" to open a lesson plan set up for that content description.

Dance

Exploring and responding

AC9ADA2E01
explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience dance
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9ADA2E02
explore examples of dance choreographed and/or performed by First Nations Australians
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Developing practices and skills

AC9ADA2D01
experiment with ways to move safely and expressively using fundamental movement skills and the elements of dance
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Creating and making

AC9ADA2C01
use the elements of dance to choreograph dance sequences
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Presenting and performing

AC9ADA2P01
share dance sequences in informal settings
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Drama

Exploring and responding

AC9ADR2E01
explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience drama
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9ADR2E02
explore examples of drama created and/or performed by First Nations Australians
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Developing practices and skills

AC9ADR2D01
use the elements of drama and imagination in dramatic play and/or process drama
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Creating and making

AC9ADR2C01
create and co-create fictional situations based on imagination and/or experience
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Presenting and performing

AC9ADR2P01
share their drama in informal settings
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Media Arts

Exploring and responding

AC9AMA2E01
explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience media arts
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9AMA2E02
explore examples of media arts produced and/or distributed by First Nations Australians
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Developing practices and skills

AC9AMA2D01
explore ways of using media technologies responsibly to capture and organise images, sounds, text and/or interactive elements
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Creating and making

AC9AMA2C01
use media languages and media technologies to construct representations
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Presenting and performing

AC9AMA2P01
share media arts works with audiences in informal settings
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Music

Exploring and responding

AC9AMU2E01
explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience music
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9AMU2E02
explore examples of music composed and/or performed by First Nations Australians
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Developing practices and skills

AC9AMU2D01
develop listening skills and skills for singing and playing instruments
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Creating and making

AC9AMU2C01
select and combine elements of music when composing and practising music for performance
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Presenting and performing

AC9AMU2P01
sing and play music in informal settings
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Visual Arts

Exploring and responding

AC9AVA2E01
explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience visual arts
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9AVA2E02
explore examples of visual arts created by First Nations Australians
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Developing practices and skills

AC9AVA2D01
experiment and play with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Creating and making

AC9AVA2C01
use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to create artworks
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Presenting and performing

AC9AVA2P01
share artworks and/or visual arts practice in informal settings
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Elaborations and achievement standards on the Australian Curriculum website

Other Year 1 learning areas

Questions teachers ask

What do students learn in Year 1 The Arts?: The Australian Curriculum v9 has 25 The Arts content descriptions for Year 1 (some are written for a band of years: Years 1 and 2). They are listed on this page with their codes.
How do I plan a Year 1 The Arts lesson for a content description?: Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Year 1 The Arts with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

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