A series of thematic units curated and published by Bushfire Press. Contributors: Michele Bickley, David Billings, Helen Briggs, Scott Browne, Rob Fairbairn, Mark Leehy, Jock Macneish, Mary Moore, Kevin O’Mara, Kate Perkins, Shirley Sydenham, Jude Wigley.
Suitable for use with students in middle primary school.

This terrific resource is a fantastic way to encourage or expand the Performing Arts culture in your school. There are 10 themed units available, and each unit includes music, dance, drama, media and visual art.

Save preparation time: everything you need to teach the Arts is in one kit – songs and music (including backing tracks), lyrics, activities, templates, illustrations!

Each unit is available to purchase via immediate download and includes everything you need to use it in the classroom immediately.

Also available to purchase are instrumental arrangements for tuned and untuned percussion for some of the songs from each unit. Printable PDFs provide easy arrangements of songs- a great way to extend your use of the program, and perfect for concerts and performances!

Detailed description

Recreation and Leisure
A thematic unit on the topic of Recreation and Leisure, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, group work, choreography, drawing and painting.

Nutrition
A thematic unit on the topic of Nutrition, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes songs, easy instrumental arrangement, movement, choreography, group work, photo essay, simple clay modelling.

Recycling
A thematic unit on the topic of Recycling, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, soundscape, movement, choreography, group work, costume making, advertising, making a shaker.

Travel
A thematic unit on the topic of Travel, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, scat, 12 bar blues, easy instrumental arrangement, creative movement, group work, script writing, animation, design, clay modelling.

Asia
A thematic unit on the topic of ?Asia’, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, easy instrumental arrangement, gamelan orchestra, movement, choreography, group work, shadow puppet play, making a shadow puppet, making a Chinese lantern.

Time
A thematic unit on the topic of Time, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, listening, matching musical themes to pictures, time signatures, simple ballet, choreography, group work, photography, construction.

Flight and Air
A thematic unit on the topic of Flight and Air, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Includes song, soundscape, listening, movement, choreography, group work, making a thaumatrope, making a balloon.

Colour and Light
A thematic unit on the topic of Colour and Light, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, listening, soundscape, expression marks, creative movement, choreography, group work, product marketing, drawing.

Sound
A thematic unit on the topic of Sound, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, listening, counterpoint, texture, dynamics, moving, choreography, group work, radio play, foley, and drawing.

Looking After Ourselves
A thematic unit on the topic of Looking After Ourselves, integrating activities in music, dance, drama, media and visual art. Learning outcomes included. Performance items and opportunities. Includes song, listening, easy arrangement, aerobics, line dance, Mexican hat dance, group work, advertising, construction and making a hat.

Product samples

Here’s a song sample from the unit ‘Recreation and Leisure’.

Off on a Holiday lyrics excerpt

Off on a Holiday sample