Teaching Primary School Media Arts in 2023
Year 1/2 Media Arts Unit Plan: Tell Me A Tale
This is a sneak peak of my newly released Unit Plan Bundle for Teaching Media Arts to Year 1/2 Students. Read on for more details about this exciting new resource.
MEDIA ARTS — Year 1/2 — Tell Me A Tale — Whole Unit Bundle is a 10 week Unit Plan plus resources for Teaching Media Arts. It is aligned to the Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0). It is perfect for the specialist teacher, classroom teacher or homeschool parent to pick up and use.
Unit Overview:
Students will view and respond to a series of 1 minute interstitial animated narratives from the Series Tell Me A Tale. Tell Me A Tale explores wellbeing and emotional intelligence using the voices of real, Aussie kids, with animations based on their very own drawings. These episodes are currently available for viewing in Australia free on abc iview. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/tell-me-a-tale. Some episodes are also available on YouTube.
Students will learn how to take still close-up photos using a digital device such as an ipad. Students will create a visual sequence based on this story using worksheets provided and create a digital retell of the story using still images and audio recording of their own voice speaking.
In the upcoming Year 3/4 version of this unit, students will create their own story in the style of Tell me a Tale and create a digital audio storytelling media arts product. Follow me to be notified of updates.
What is Tell Me A Tale?
Tell Me A Tale is a series of 10 X 1 minute interstitial animated narratives, and is a fantastic resource for you to use in your classroom. The series was made by Taste Entertainment. It is an Australian Production with a cast from kids that live in Sydney, Regional NSW, Perth, the Northern Territory, and even ex-pat kids who have lived in India and Singapore. Tell Me a Tale shares important educational principles and pro-social values with children all over Australia, through characters and voices that look and sound like them. The images are based on the children’s own drawings, which have been animated. The voice over is done by children. There are sound effects and background music.
What you need for this unit:
Students will need access to an ipad and an app such as iMovie or Book Creator. They will also need to watch the relevant episodes of Tell me a Tale on iview or YouTube.
Key Highlights of this Bundle:
- Aligned with Australian Curriculum (Version 9): Our MEDIA ARTS Unit plan is thoughtfully aligned with the latest Australian Curriculum v9 standards, ensuring that you’re providing education that meets national excellence.
- Engaging Lesson Plans: Inside, you’ll discover a set of engaging and adaptable Lesson Plans that spark creativity and critical thinking in your Year 1/2 students. These plans are designed to bring stories to life in innovative ways. There is a lesson overview page, and one page per lesson. There are links provided to resources for each lesson.
- Assessment Rubric: Assessing student progress is made effortless with our success criteria. It offers clear guidelines, in student friendly language for you to evaluate your students’ achievements. I have included in this unit a 3 point STAR rating scale which is aligned to the relevant achievement standards. It is worded in positive, child appropriate language.
- A Treasure Trove of Resources: This bundle goes beyond the basics. It houses a treasure trove of resources, carefully crafted to support your Year 1/2 Media Arts Unit of work. These resources foster experiential learning, ensuring your students are actively engaged throughout the unit.
Unleash the storytellers within your classroom and foster a deep appreciation for the art of storytelling through MEDIA ARTS. This Whole Unit Bundle is your passport to an enriching and memorable learning experience.
Follow this link to my Australian Artful Educator TPT store to buy the resource bundle. The bundle price is $10USD which currently is approx. $15.54 Australian Dollars.
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Amanda — Australian Artful Educator
