Scheme of Learning Year 7 & 8 Term 1 Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Term 1 Week 1 Introduction to music Arts Award books Introduction to music: Lesson expectations, rules, classroom etc. Discussion on music: What is music? Favourite type of music? Experience playing any instruments? SEMSC Accepting the and opinions of others IT IWB ILS Numeracy Communication Speaking & Listening Class Discussion Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 2 Arts Explore Arts Award books PowerPoint presentation Photographs of the creative arts Introduction to Arts View some Arts Award Projects and examples. What are the Arts? Show PowerPoint presentation Sorting activity: sort photographs into ‘the creative arts’ and ‘not creative arts’. SEMSC Accepting the views and opinions of others IT IWB ILS Numeracy Communication Speaking & Listening Class Discussion Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 3 & 4 Arts Explore Folders Glue Photographs Creative lesson: Students to design their own individual folders. SEMSC IT ILS Numeracy
Stickers Felt tip pens Include elements of interests and favourite musicians. Communication Speaking & Listening Class Discussion Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 5 Arts Award Explore Arts Award books Pencils Colouring pencils Arts award book: Page 4- How many different art forms do you know of? Page 5- What arts have you already experienced? SEMSC Accepting the views and opinions of others IT ILS IWB Numeracy Communication Speaking & Listening Class Discussion Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 6 Arts Award Explore Arts books Pencils Colouring pencils Arts Award flipchart Arts award book: Page 6- What arts you like to take part in? How will you find out more? Page 7- What are you good at? Discussion about all of the things students are good at. Use Arts Award flipchart to help Preparation for arts activity: Circus skills SEMSC Accepting the views and opinions of others IT ILS Numeracy Communication Speaking & Listening Class Discussion Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 7 Arts Award Explore Circus skills workshop First arts activity: Circus skills SEMSC Confidence Performing with others Taking part in new experiences IT
Video clip from Dick Whittington Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 2 Arts Award Explore Arts books Dick Whittington leaflets Printed photos Tickets Video clip from Dick Whittington Re-cap on the trip to see Dick Whittington. Class discussion- what did they like and dislike? View some photographs and video clips on the IWB. Students to complete worksheet on the trip to Dick Whittington. IT Use of IWB Video Clips Photography ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 3 Arts Award Explore Arts Award books Dick Whittington leaflets Printed photos Tickets Glue Felt tip pens pencils Re-cap on the trip to see Dick Whittington. Arts Award book page 12: Make a record of your second arts activity. SEMSC IT Use of IWB Video Clips Photography ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 4 Arts Award Explore Arts Award books Re-cap on the trip to see Dick Whittington.
Printed photos Glue Felt tip pens pencils Arts Award book page 13: What did you find inspiring? IT ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 5 Arts Explore Arts Award books Printed photos Glue Felt tip pens pencils up week: Each student to look through their Arts Award book up to page 13. They are to fill in any of the work that they missed out on. Add colour and design to their Arts Award books. SEMSC IT ILS Numeracy Communication discussion Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 6 Arts Explore Arts Award books Printed photos Glue Felt tip pens pencils Catch up week: Each student to look through their Arts Award book up to page 13. They are to fill in any of the work that they missed out on. Add colour and design to their Arts Award books. SEMSC IT ILS Numeracy Communication discussion Speaking & Listening
Music Scheme of Learning Year 7 and 8 Term 4 Weeks Key Learning Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award 1 Arts Award part B: Explore Arts award book What artists are you going to explore? Arts book page 14: What artists are you going to explore? Class discussion and choose an artist. Discuss the various ways to explore an artist. SEMSC Class discussion IT ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Written work in Arts Award book Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts 2 Arts Award part B: Explore Factsheets on a particular artist Video clips Arts award book Arts Award book page 15: How are you going to explore? Class discussion Students to then fill out their answers on page 15. SEMSC Class discussion IT ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Written work in Arts Award book Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award
How long will it take? Communication discussion Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award 2 Arts Part C: Create Arts Award books IWB Spider diagram Pencils Re-cap on: What are we going to create? Arts book page 21: How are you going to make a record of you taking part? SEMSC IT Use IWB to record class ideas ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts 3 Arts Award Part C: Create Arts Award books IWB Spider diagram Pencils Music Video LO: To view music videos and generate ideas for own video. Introduce and objectives. Discuss and choose and ideas. What do we need to make a music video? (song, music, performance, recording) Write down ideas SEMSC IT Use of iPads Possible use of Garage Band ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Key Learning Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award 4 Arts Award Part C: Create piece of paper Backing track Pencils LO: To use their voices expressively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes. Listen to the group’s chosen backing track. Choose a topic to sing about. Discuss ideas, how to write on song? SEMSC IT Use of iPads Possible use of Garage Band ILS Numeracy
Year 7 & 8 Term 6 Weeks Key Learning Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award Week 1 Arts Award Explore: Part c create Large piece of paper Backing track Pencils Costumes Props Practice lyrics and Story-board plan for video. LO: To rehearse and perform with others Storyboard ideas for music video. Practice singing lyrics with backing track. Record the vocals with backing if finished. Stage their music video. SEMSC IT IWB Use of iPads Possible use of Garage Band ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Working in pairs/ small groups Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award 2 Arts Explore: Part c create piece of paper Backing track Pencils Costumes LO: To rehearse and perform with others Practice their music video SEMSC IT IWB Use of iPads ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Working in pairs/ small groups Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award 3 Arts piece of paper Backing track LO: To rehearse and perform with others Record the video IT IWB Use of iPads
Explore: Part c create Pencils Costumes Props ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Working in pairs/ small groups Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts 4 Arts Award Explore: Part c create Large piece of paper Backing track Pencils Costumes Props Make improvements to the music video. Edit if necessary. LO: To evaluate own and others performance. View videos from each group. Class discussion Part D: Present (page 25) How are you going to present your arts exploration How will you record your presentation? SEMSC IT IWB Use of iPads ILS Numeracy Communication Class discussion Speaking & Listening Working in pairs/ small groups Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award 5 Arts Explore: Part c create Arts award books IWB Possible assembly: Presentation to students, staff or parents. Record presentation Page 26 and 27 in Arts Award books. SEMSC IWB Use of iPads IT ILS Numeracy Communication Assembly- presentation Speaking & Listening Working in pairs/ small groups Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award
6 Arts Explore: Part c create Arts award books Evaluation of presentation: Page 28: How did it go? What could you do better next time Page 29: What other people said, wrote, thought… SEMSC IT Use of IWB Presentation of videos ILS Numeracy Communication Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts 7 Arts Explore: Part c create African drums Play an instrument with control and rhythmic accuracy. LO: Repeat and use simple patterns. Introduction to African drumming Parts of the drum Where the drum comes from Hand shapes for various sounds Play drumming circle games SEMSC Learning about other cultures IT ILS Numeracy Communication Speaking & Listening Weeks Key Learning Theme Resources Key Learning Marking and Assessment Teacher Assessment and Arts Award 8 Arts Award Explore: Part c create African drums Play an instrument with control and rhythmic accuracy. LO: Repeat and use simple patterns. Re-cap on previous lesson Parts of the drum Where the drum comes from Hand shapes for various sounds SEMSC IT ILS Numeracy Communication Speaking & Listening