Tackle Curriculum Gaps with Arts Resources from ARTS:LIVE

Struggling to fit General Capabilities and the full Arts Curriculum into an already-packed Term 3?

Take the pressure out of planning. ARTS:LIVE has practical, low-prep ways to use the Arts to build students’ confidence, critical thinking, empathy, and connection, while ticking off key parts of the Australian Curriculum.

We’ve pulled together four practical resources to help. Each one offers quick, effective ways to boost student engagement and meet curriculum requirements at the same time.

Designed for busy teachers. Ready to use tomorrow.

Support maths and language skills through music.

Primary Music Starter Pack

This is a grab bag of simple musical activities that can be used across the primary years. Each activity includes extension ideas to help progress students. The activities can be taught individually or in any combination and are suitable for generalist teachers with limited musical experience or specialist teachers looking for new ideas.

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Embed key capabilities and priorities.

Artists in our Community 5-6

Discover the work of multidisciplinary artist Tyrown Waigana and explore how First Nations culture and the Noongar six seasons can inspire visual art-making in your classroom. Through six curriculum-aligned lesson plans, students think like artists as they reflect, experiment with materials and processes, and express their ideas using nature as their guide. You will also find culturally responsive teaching tips and community insights to help you engage meaningfully with First Nations perspectives in your arts program.

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Creative ways to cover the Arts Curriculum.

Making Junk Percussion

Learn how to make your own Junk Percussion instruments using everyday objects. Get a great sound using your recycling!

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Support diverse learning styles through the Arts.

Visual Storytelling

Visual storytelling is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, enlisting a range of mediums including song, dance, theatre, mime, craft, sign language and visual arts. Explore a range of ways to bring your story to life with the use of visual mediums such as picture storybooks.

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