Build confidence, creativity and love of learning
Arts ideas and resources developed and tested in Australian classrooms
Teaching primary school can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Students of different ages, at varying stages of development, from diverse backgrounds. English is a developing language for many. Diverse learning abilities are embedded within each classroom of children. ​Yet children are bright and excited and eager to learn.
Help them learn with resources they’ll love.
Resources developed by a primary school teacher. Tested and refined in her classrooms, by the students themselves. Designed to:
5 stories, each with resources, activities and lesson plans
Integrated with the Australian Curriculum v9.0 for Foundation to Year 4
Stories are at the heart of our resources, but the story is just a place to start. In addition to the story book itself, your teacher pack includes:
Original Songs – both as printed / printable sheet music and as recordings
Ideas for introducing & responding to the story
A slide show with posters, flashcards and templates
Outlines for integrated Arts activities
Ideas to support the development of General Capabilities
Ideas to integrate other learning areas
Curriculum charts mapping specific activities to areas of the Australian Curriculum v 9.0
Learning Activities in all five Arts areas: Dance, Drama, Media Art, Music, Visual Art
The following resources are available for each story. Choose what you need for you and your students.
Digital Story Book | Hard Copy Story Book | Digital Teacher Pack | Hard Copy Teacher Pack
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT EVERY TEACHER AND ENGAGE EVERY CHILD
Arts ideas for Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music and Visual Arts
Recordings of all the songs
Recordings of all the songs – so if you can’t sing, you don’t have to! And printed music in case you’re a virtuoso on the piano or the recorder.
Posters and templates
Posters and templates for Visual Arts activities. With the basics done, you and your students have confidence to build creatively.
Teacher packs
Every teacher pack has activities for all five areas of the Arts, so you can engage children whatever their interests and skills.
Designed activities
Activities are designed to be flexible, so you can adapt them to classrooms from Foundation right up to Year 4.
Various ideas
Ideas to integrate General Capabilities into your Arts activities help create more space in a crowded curriculum.
Professional Development Options for Teaching Arts in Primary School
Learn with an Experienced Lecturer and Primary School Teacher
Narelle Steffan, developer of these resources, has broad experience and training which make her uniquely qualified to support primary school Arts teachers.
Musician, choreographer, primary teacher, lecturer in the 5 Arts and in Inclusive Education – Narelle is as versatile as the lesson packs she’s created. Her professional development courses are not only a fun and practical exploration of how to use her own resources, they are packed with ideas and methodologies you can apply with other resources too.
