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Year 2 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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Other Year 2 learning areas

Questions teachers ask

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