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Ideas to inspire your class and the whole school in Term 4

Celebrate student learning, cultivate connection and build school culture this term with arts activities from ARTS:LIVE.  ARTS:LIVE can help teachers plan a stress-free Term 4 with a variety of resource that can address multiple objectives like helping students regulate behaviour in the final school term, creating opportunities for parents to connect, or celebrating with end-of-year … Read more

primary school students engaged in music arts learning lesson on ukelele for formative assessment

Music Curriculum Formative Assessment made easy

Semester 2 marks the start of a new planning and assessment phase. With ARTS:LIVE’s new resource, Introducing Formative Assessment, primary school teachers can easily plan, gather and interpret student learning in the music classroom as it happens. ARTS:LIVE’s new Introducing Formative Assessment provides teachers with practical and printable student reflections, rubrics and exit tickets. Teachers … Read more

Primary school students engaged in first nations dance arts learning performance

Bring First Nations perspectives into the classroom for Reconciliation Week

With National Reconciliation Week fast approaching, it’s time to start planning. ARTS:LIVE has a multitude of resources to help you plan curriculum aligned arts learning lessons to support the week. These practical, easy to use resources cover all art forms and primary years, and will support your class to explore reconciliation, respect and understanding, while … Read more

Primary School Students enjoying arts learning lesson in music

Creative ideas to celebrate Harmony Week!

Get a lesson a day for a whole week. Harmony Week gives us the opportunity to celebrate inclusion, respect, culture and belonging. Through arts learning activities on ARTS:LIVE teachers are able to provide students with creative ways to connect, explore and grow as a supportive group. In Term 1, it’s especially important to consolidate connection … Read more

New Professional Learning course for Primary School Teachers!

Today The Song Room launched What’s that Instrument?, the first course in new collection of professional learning resources on ARTS:LIVE called The Music Classroom. The series includes practical, time-saving solutions to help increase the confidence and capability of primary school teachers to bring high-quality music education into their classroom. What’s that Instrument? is now available on ARTS:LIVE. It is a perfect … Read more

Deadly Arts now available!

The Song Room proudly launched a new online Deadly Arts Collection on ARTS:LIVE this week bringing cultural learning to classrooms across Australia. The courses could also provide schools with inspiration and ideas for community connections in the lead up to Harmony Day, National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week celebrations. This four-part series will help teachers … Read more

Teaching the Elements of Music

Children are naturally playful and creative. In fact, they express themselves musically from birth, starting with their very first sound – their voice. Play is children’s work; it’s how they learn about the world. New ideas are tested out and thoughts and experiences are formed through a process of trial and error.