What do students learn in Year 4 The Arts?

The Australian Curriculum v9 has 25 The Arts content descriptions for Year 4 (some are written for a band of years: Years 3 and 4). They are listed on this page with their codes.

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Year 4 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

AC9ADA4E01
explore where, why and how dance is choreographed and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
Written for Years 3 and 4
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AC9ADA4E02
explore how First Nations Australians use dance to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Developing practices and skills

AC9ADA4D01
experiment with and practise skills for moving safely and expressively using fundamental movement skills and the elements of dance
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Creating and making

AC9ADA4C01
use the elements of dance to choreograph dance that communicates ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Presenting and performing

AC9ADA4P01
practise and perform dances in informal settings
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Drama

Exploring and responding

AC9ADR4E01
explore where, why and how drama is created and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
Written for Years 3 and 4
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AC9ADR4E02
explore how First Nations Australians use drama to communicate their connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Developing practices and skills

AC9ADR4D01
use the elements of drama to explore and develop ideas for dramatic action in improvisations and/or devised drama
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Creating and making

AC9ADR4C01
improvise and/or devise and shape drama using the elements of drama to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Presenting and performing

AC9ADR4P01
perform improvised and/or devised drama in informal settings
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Media Arts

Exploring and responding

AC9AMA4E01
explore where, why and how media arts is created and/or distributed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
Written for Years 3 and 4
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AC9AMA4E02
explore how First Nations Australians use media arts to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Developing practices and skills

AC9AMA4D01
develop media production skills by exploring ways of shaping ideas using media technologies, images, sounds, text and/or interactive elements
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Creating and making

AC9AMA4C01
use media languages, media technologies and production processes to construct representations that communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Presenting and performing

AC9AMA4P01
share media arts works in informal settings considering responsible media practice
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Music

Exploring and responding

AC9AMU4E01
explore where, why and how music is composed and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
Written for Years 3 and 4
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AC9AMU4E02
explore how First Nations Australians use music to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Developing practices and skills

AC9AMU4D01
develop listening skills and skills for manipulating elements of music when singing and playing instruments
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Creating and making

AC9AMU4C01
manipulate elements of music to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning when composing and practising for performance
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Presenting and performing

AC9AMU4P01
sing and play music they have learnt and/or composed in informal settings
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Visual Arts

Exploring and responding

AC9AVA4E01
explore where, why and how visual arts are created and/or presented across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
Written for Years 3 and 4
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AC9AVA4E02
explore how First Nations Australians use visual arts to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Developing practices and skills

AC9AVA4D01
experiment with a range of ways to use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Creating and making

AC9AVA4C01
use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to create artworks that communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Presenting and performing

AC9AVA4P01
share and/or display artworks and/or visual arts practice in informal settings
Written for Years 3 and 4
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Elaborations and achievement standards on the Australian Curriculum website

Other Year 4 learning areas

Questions teachers ask

What do students learn in Year 4 The Arts?: The Australian Curriculum v9 has 25 The Arts content descriptions for Year 4 (some are written for a band of years: Years 3 and 4). They are listed on this page with their codes.
How do I plan a Year 4 The Arts lesson for a content description?: Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Year 4 The Arts with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

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