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Actors Guild was developed to introduce drama and role play to children of various ages. We have selected several imaginative games and activities to best suit varied group sizes and age ranges. We offer the drama program in various areas and with various themes. Each theme comes with its own props and costumes. Please ask which themes are currently available near you.
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Curriculum Outcomes K - 2
Literacy - K Replicate the rhythms and sound patterns in stories and rhymes (ACELT1579) Retell familiar literary texts through performance (ACELT1580) Innovate on familiar texts through play (ACELT1831) Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts (ACELT1783) Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts, for example beginnings and endings of traditional texts and rhyme in poetry (ACELT1785) Listen to and respond orally to texts and to the communication of others in informal and structured classroom situations (ACELY1646) Use interaction skills including listening while others speak, using appropriate voice levels, articulation and body language, gestures and eye contact (ACELY1784) Deliver short oral presentations to peers(ACELY1647) Identify some differences between imaginative and informative texts (ACELY1648) Literacy - 1 Understand that language is used in combination with other means of communication, for example facial expressions and gestures to interact with others(ACELA1444) Explore different ways of expressing emotions, including verbal, visual, body language and facial expressions (ACELA1787) Discuss how authors create characters using language and images (ACELT1581) Discuss characters and events in a range of literary texts and share personal responses to these texts, making connections with students' own experiences (ACELT1582) Express preferences for specific texts and authors and listen to the opinions of others (ACELT1583) Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts (ACELT1584) Listen to, recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and songs, imitating and inventing sound patterns including alliteration and rhyme(ACELT1585) Recreate texts imaginatively using drawing, writing, performance and digital forms of communication (ACELT1586) Innovate on familiar texts by using similar characters, repetitive patterns or vocabulary (ACELT1832) Engage in conversations and discussions, using active listening behaviours, showing interest, and contributing ideas, information and questions (ACELY1656) Respond to texts drawn from a range of cultures and experiences (ACELY1655) Use interaction skills including turn-taking, recognising the contributions of others, speaking clearly and using appropriate volume and pace (ACELY1788) Make short presentations using some introduced text structures and language, for example opening statements (ACELY1657) Literacy - 2 Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose (ACELA1463) Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs (ACELT1592) Create events and characters using different media that develop key events and characters from literary texts (ACELT1593) Innovate on familiar texts by experimenting with character, setting or plot (ACELT1833) Health & Physical Education - K Practise fundamental movement skills and movement sequences using different body parts and in response to stimuli (ACPMP008) Participate in games with and without equipment (ACPMP009) Identify and describe how their body moves in relation to effort, space, time, objects and people (ACPMP011) Cooperate with others when participating in physical activities (ACPMP012) Test possible solutions to movement challenges through trial and error (ACPMP013) Follow rules when participating in physical activities (ACPMP014) Health & Physical Education - 1/2 Perform fundamental movement skills in different movement situations (ACPMP025) Construct and perform imaginative and original movement sequences in response to stimuli(ACPMP026) Create and participate in games (ACPMP027) Incorporate elements of effort, space, time, objects and people in performing simple movement sequences (ACPMP029) Use strategies to work in group situations when participating in physical activities(ACPMP030) Propose a range of alternatives and test their effectiveness when solving movement challenges (ACPMP031) Identify rules and play fairly when participating in physical activities (ACPMP032) Drama - K - 2 Explore role and dramatic action in dramatic play, improvisation and process drama(ACADRM027) Use voice, facial expression, movement and space to imagine and establish role and situation (ACADRM028) Present drama that communicates ideas, including stories from their community, to an audience (ACADRM029) Respond to drama (ACADRR030) Media Arts - K - 2 Explore ideas, characters and settings in the community through stories in images, sounds and text (ACAMAM054) Music - K - 2 Develop aural skills by exploring and imitating sounds, pitch and rhythm patterns using voice, movement and body percussion(ACAMUM080) Curriculum Outcomes 3 - 4 Literacy - 3 Listen to and contribute to conversations and discussions to share information and ideas and negotiate in collaborative situations(ACELY1676) Use interaction skills, including active listening behaviours and communicate in a clear, coherent manner using a variety of everyday and learned vocabulary and appropriate tone, pace, pitch and volume (ACELY1792) Plan and deliver short presentations, providing some key details in logical sequence(ACELY1677) Literacy - 4 Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and information (ACELY1687) Use interaction skills such as acknowledging another’s point of view and linking students’ response to the topic, using familiar and new vocabulary and a range of vocal effects such as tone, pace, pitch and volume to speak clearly and coherently (ACELY1688) Drama - 3/4 Explore ideas and narrative structures through roles and situations and use empathy in their own improvisations and devised drama(ACADRM031) Use voice, body, movement and language to sustain role and relationships and create dramatic action with a sense of time and place(ACADRM032) Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama, including exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama(ACADRM033) Identify intended purposes and meaning of drama, starting with Australian drama, including drama of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, using the elements of drama to make comparisons (ACADRR034) Media Arts - 3/4 Investigate and devise representations of people in their community, including themselves, through settings, ideas and story structure in images, sounds and text(ACAMAM058) Health & Physical Education - 3/4 Practise and refine fundamental movement skills in different movement situations(ACPMP043) Perform movement sequences which link fundamental movement skills (ACPMP044) Practise and apply movement concepts and strategies (ACPMP045) Combine the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people when performing movement sequences (ACPMP047) Adopt inclusive practices when participating in physical activities (ACPMP048) Apply innovative and creative thinking in solving movement challenges (ACPMP049) Apply basic rules and scoring systems, and demonstrate fair play when participating(ACPMP050) |
* Availability in regional or rural areas may be limited by staff availability and willingness to travel. If you would like to register your interest for programs in these areas please let us know via contact form. We may be able to combine bookings in your area or utilise equipment transfer periods.