Let’s Dance!

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• adaptability
• creative thinking
• critical thinking
• collaboration
• communication
• cultural understanding
• intercultural understanding

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Foundation Media Arts

Students learn to create arts works that communicate ideas (AC9AMAFC01).

Year 1 and 2 Dance

• Students learn to use the elements of dance to choreograph dance sequences (AC9ADA2C01).

Relevant parts of Foundation Media Arts achievement standards: Students use play, imagination, arts knowledge, processes and/or skills to create and share arts works in different forms. 

Relevant parts of Year 1 and 2 Dance achievement standards: Students use the elements of dance to structure dance sequences. 

NSW Syllabus outcomes: VAES1.1, DAS1.2

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding

Cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – the teacher will need to confidently facilitate class discussions, group work and support students to perform a dance to their community.

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

• device to show video clip
• device to play music/sounds
• Elements of Dance Cards
• Our Community, Our Story Student Worksheet
• whiteboard and whiteboard markers

These resources have been created with the support of the Australian Commonwealth Games Team, via Commonwealth Games Australia.

The Australian Commonwealth Games Team are set to take on the athletes of he world at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games from next year, and together the more than 250 athletes in green and gold aim to be the top nation at the Games in terms of gold and overall medals won, the number of medallists, and the number of sports winning medals.

You can cheer on Australia’s best across the screens of 7 and 7Plus from 23 July 2026.

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